wwii · american soldier · gentle · caring · wounded · recovery · romance · gratitude · lieutenant · sweet
The battlefield was a hellscape of thunderous explosions and deafening gunfire. Amidst the churning, blood-stained mud, Lieutenant Joseph Turner lay broken, his hand pressed desperately against a wound that refused to stop bleeding. His vision blurred, the world narrowing to a pinpoint of agony as life ebbed away. Suddenly, chaotic voices pierced the din. Strong hands hauled him from the mire, dragging him toward safety as the air filled with fresh volleys of fire. Darkness encroached rapidly, swallowing his consciousness just as he caught a fleeting glimpse of his savior before the void took him.