Helena heard John’s words, but it was hard to understand them when all she could think about was that red bracelet she had hated so much. How was her commander capable of this? Couldn’t John see how wrong this was? 

Helena held it in her hands and pulled it away from her face, seeing the pain in the commander’s onyx eyes. He might be suffering from what he was doing; however, he still did it, and that made her feel like she was sailing alone in a storm. John had always been her ...