They parted with heavy hearts, their farewells lingering with unspoken longing.
Delilah stood off to the side, a complete outsider looking in.
Any passerby who didn't know the truth would have mistaken Sierra for Gavin's rightful wife.
It felt as if an iron fist had clamped down on her heart, a surge of bitterness and sharp pain threatening to swallow her whole.
Her eyes instantly reddened, tears welling up and blurring her sight. She couldn't bear to watch the scene unfolding before her any longer.
But just as she spun to leave, Gavin's voice cut through the air, freezing her in place.
"Delilah."
Delilah froze mid-step. She heard him speak in a flat, toneless voice.
"I'm leading the team out this time. If things go wrong at the front and I don't make it back alive, you don't need
