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Abby’s heart ached for hio and put the military and miles between you Like Kristian did with Edith”

“Only Kristian didn’t have a choice, did he? He had to go I chose, Abby When Erin caht before she deployed the last ti behind and be with her, I refused”

Abby’s chest squeezed Erin had come back and asked Tom to run aith her? What a horrible position to be in Happiness, but at such a cost

“You refused because of Josh”

“I refused because I knee could never truly be happy, not with Josh between us How could I let her divorce him and be with me? He was like my brother I couldn’t do that to hio home and make it work That she’d ht “To start a family like Josh wanted”

“Do you regret your decision?”

His dark gaze settled on her, accepting the inevitable guilt “What do you think? Instead of running aithhoain I have to live with that every day”

He turned away and began walking to the truck while Abby stood, dumbstruck, in thearound? Because of his decision, the woman he’d loved was dead That was how he saw it, wasn’t it? He was bla himself

She went after hi a cluster of purple violets as she rushed to catch up Tom had been there for her iven hi private Who could blame him now? No wonder he didn’t want to sho he really felt He’d been burned too often and still bore the scars

“Tom, wait…”

She caught up with hirabbed his ar yourself You can’t live that way”

“If I hadn’t turned her away, she wouldn’t have gone overseas again She would have been safe…”

“And you would have been ht at Sarah’s, Josh said sos You could have come back at him with this” Especially in the heat of the ood

“He lost his wife, Abby” To so so stupid “I couldn’t hurt him that way Not deliberately”

Her heart ached for hily loyal and compassionate”