A Soldier's Wish

Six years ago, Heath Atkins shipped out with the Army and told the girl he loved not to wait for him. He thought he was setting her free. She heard something else entirely.

Gabby has been left before. Her father left. Her mother left. Her grandmother died. So when the boy she'd loved since the summer after graduation said goodbye over a video call, she believed what she'd always suspected about herself - she's not the one people stay for.

She never told a soul they'd been together. She just k...