Discarded Wife, Unbreakable Soul

it, but he insisted all attached personnel, including medical staff, were to attend. When Chloe ar

r voice sweet, but her eyes held a mocking glint. "Ethan get

s clear: Chloe was

to play the part of a caring leader in front of his men

he said, his voice low. "

er own pack on and cinching the straps tig

rah, with a delicate sigh, said, "O

pack onto his own shoulders without a seco

ugged terrain. As they walked, Sarah stayed

rom here?" she asked, pointing north. "And what's

training as a therapist embedded with special forces had included briefin

sified information,

ng up with tears. "I was just curio

's just trying to understand my wo

st ahead of Chloe. Suddenly, Sarah's foot seemed to slip on a loose rock. Sh

the edge. She scrabbled for a handhold, but there was nothing b

lay there for a moment, dazed, the world spinning. When h

' s pulse-it was steady. She splinted her own leg as best she could with a broken branch and strips of her shirt. Then, as t

arty. He rappelled down the cliff face, his movements frantic. When he r

p!" he cried, cradlin

, sharp hiss. Chloe felt a searing pain in her calf, just above her boot. She looked d

the pain already sp

tely absorbed with Sarah, who was

than murmured to Sarah,

to blur at the edges. She watched as he tenderly lifted Sarah int

dministering antivenom. Ethan finally came into the medical tent, his f

angry. "If you hadn't been questioning Sarah, m

lfully blind. She was lying there, fighting off poison, an

said, her voice

rned and left, leaving her alone with the throbbing