Battle

‘Whether you admit it or not, she’s still waiting for you. She’ll wait until you fall in love with her again.’ ‘That’s impossible,’ Elias interrupted Jamison. ‘I won’t fall in love with her.’ ‘I hope so.’ Jamison’s eyes were as cold as ice, and he stared mercilessly at Elias. ‘I hope you continue to bring happiness to Callie. I’ll be watching from the sidelines. But if one day you hurt her, and she’s disappointed in you, I won’t hesitate to take her away.’ ‘That’s never going to happen.’ Jamison stopped talking. He adjusted the collar of his white coat and returned to the infirmary’s examination room. *** As time passed, the gunshot wound on Harriet’s chest gradually healed. Being one of the highest-ranking officers on the base, she had a team of doctors taking shifts to ensure her recovery went smoothly. On this particular day, it was Angelia’s turn to tend to her. Lately, Angelia had been unusually quiet, often spending entire days without uttering a word to anyone. Her once radiant