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I might've helieved he really was exrimped with military stuff . ] ] Fat with all these indidences piling up ↑ bodd hurely breathe team how much I trust ] ] Drice drubl creeps in . 30 % like weeds - proses wild and bikes tres everyning [ I stayed awake till abrost dem , finally drifting off pret before unter : [ ] Didn't get much sleep before Garrett's phone call woke me up [ ] He was standing on the balcony , keeping his face tone , but I still blight " Get three forum pitests down before dawit - don't let it affect her 1 Diday take a pentos to figure out wie " her " was || My heart sank as 1 fet the packet tovering me [ ] It wasn't ruine - military issue windbreaker that smelled The red cologne I never wore anything that cold and woody : [ ] Neither did Game [ ] The answer was pretty damn obvious ] ] When I checked the forum again every post about Scarlett had vanished with a tract ad eam pow] ] Garten hung up and came back side seeing me awake , he ruched over and pilled me cloor , burying his face in my neck ] ] " Hey baby don't move just bet me hold you for a sex His Janeth was und from the early morning asc , but his arme lucht for tight like he was waend Pó càp away } } For a moment Istoried second guessing myself [ ] Maybe I really WAS overbanking things Maybe ive wix just helping has protage at Bar 2 - hưy's hewn through hell together on the border after all . bly lend automaticity went to his back , fingers trachy gent circles . [ ] Jake I was calming down a restless to cub BUT SURING THE DARKind my cheek , i caught sight at that krigio and stain on his white undinekut saber | The phone was unique || Tiu skal madne kipazzes scastell worn by yesterday's bar interview || Chapter 2 The comments went absolutely WILD : [ ] [ " Someone " has gotta be the Major ! Scarlett's hurt , of course he'd be there !] ] ] [ Remember when Scarlett broke her leg saving the Major on the border ? Now he's returning the favor - as he should ! ] ] [ That arranged marriage chick needs to wake up and smell the coffee . THIS is what a real bond looks like ! ] ] Some people pushed back : ] [ Even if they're just mentor and student , this is pretty inappropriate , right ? Isn't the Major supposed to be getting married ? ] Military marriages are legally protected - if there's really something fishy going on , shouldn't this be reported up the chain ? ] [ ] But before those doubts could gain any traction , Scarlett deleted the post and all the related discussions got buried , like nothing ever happened . ] I gripped my phone with ice - cold fingers , refreshing the page over and over . [ ] He did it again . He was always protecting Scarlett , even if it meant hurting me . That's when I got a DM from some random account with Scarlett's silhouette in milltary fatigues as the profile pic She sent a photo : Garrett sitting by a hospital bed , blow - drying her hair , his eyes so tender they were practically overflowing . ] The caption read : Heard he proposed to you ? So what ? You think some loveless arranged marriage can beat what me and my mentor have been through - bleeding and sweating together in the trenches ? ] ] Then another message popped up : [ ] [ one phone call from me and he drops everything to come running . What about you ? You can't even keep your own husband's heart - pathetic . ] ] This time , I didn't fight back like I used to . Just stared at that photo over and over while silent tears hit my phone screen . The person I'd treasured for years ? For someone else , he was just a finger snap away . I looked at our text thread , still stuck on that missed call . I was too stubborn to text first , thinking my cold shoulder would make him notice something was wrong . Turns out I was just torturing myself . ] A few more days passed without a word from Garrett . Until this morning . I typed out this long message , ready to send it . ] But then his message popped up first : [ Scarlett and I slept together . 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