Yes, he would be gone, but she knew now what it meant to love. She might not know what it meant to be loved, but loving was almost as good.

Wolves eat cats for dinner. By God, I wanna be a wolf. ~Kane Tyler~

You're not the first Elite Ops agent to fall in love and you won't be the last," Ian informed him (Nik). "I've watched four of you fall so far, and I'll be here to watch your commander go down fighting as well. Protecting your woman isn't your problem; it's protecting your heart.

You are a light that will always guide me, a whisper I'll always strain to hear.

He is not coming back." And it hurt.It hurt until she was a mass of pain,worse than it had been when she thought he was dead. More all consuming. Ravaging her insides.

There are much better ways to handle the delicate male ego. With a two-by-four? Only as a last resort and never in public.

Her head throbbed as though gremlins were ripping holes in her brain