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Chapter 15

Author: Alyssa J
Gavin didn't leave because of my rejection.

Even though the wound on his abdomen tore open again, blood soaking through the gauze, he still stubbornly guarded the outside of my medical tent like a zombie who felt no pain.

Even the scorching sun and sandstorms of Damascus couldn't make him retreat a single step.

But his days were not easy.

Even in a war zone, the ghost named Elena still haunted him.

Because the signal was poor, Gavin's satellite phone rang intermittently.

Every time it connected, Elena's hysterical crying could be heard:

"Gavin! Where are you? I'm so scared... It's full of criminals here; they're bullying me..."

"You promised you would protect me! My leg hurts so much; is the old injury flaring up? I almost lost my legs saving you guys back then!"

And Kalen's furious roars, his urgency palpable even through the receiver:

"Brother! What are you doing? For a bitch like Ivy, are you going to leave our savior in prison?"

"If anything happens to Elena, we won't be able to re
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