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Prologue

Deacon

So this is what broken promises look like A rooain Na inme for a variety of reasons, none the wiser thatdown around me if Dani was ever on time

I know she’s late just to spite me, but even with her chronic pettiness, I can’t help but feel saddened by my tasks today

I promised to love Daniella Altieri for the rest of my life

I made those vows before God and our families

She was it for me

I hate that she still is

I hate that I’ve been gone, serving a country that rewards ht her in my arms

Can’t she understand that I’ exactly e talked about?

We wiled away the nights for years, setting up our goals and drea about what our future would look like

She was never happy about my need to join the Arht she did

Can’t she see how lonely I’ve been without her? How it kills one for work?

If only she’d been lonely, too

My bed was empty

Hers hasn’t been

I could’ve forgiven her, eventually