Discarded Wife, Unbreakable Soul

leaving the command tent. The antivenom had worked,

k," she said, h

ed, not meeting her eyes. "I need to che

a venomous snake bit me because you were so focused on her you

n. "Sarah would never hurt anyo

ing towards them. "Captain! It's Sarah Jenki

t, with Chloe limping behind him. He burst in to find Sar

clutching her head. "I c

ack with a familiar terror. Seeing her like this was triggering his own demon

s eyes flew open. She looked at the syringe in

as standing in the doorway. "She gave you that! It's not right!

s mind, already teetering on the edge, snapped. The love and concern on his face twisted

ieved

dragging her out of the tent and towards a deserte

doing?" she cried, st

, the door slamming shut behind them. He used a coi

ot and ragged. He held up the sedative. "Who sent you? Are you a s

t just a PTSD episode. This was a complete

open. Director Thompson stood there

wn!" Thompson's voice was

king as if coming

ir

pist who has been assigned to this unit-and specifically to you-for two years. S

hloe, at her pale face and the raw, red marks on her wrists. The

agony, her wrists were chafed raw, and the psychological shock was

ah Jenkins stood there, her face a mask of remorse.

, her eyes filling with tears. "I don't kno

nd then, dramatically, ma

angry, punish me. Don't be mad

cruel and unforgiving if she didn't immediately accept t