War was never kind to love. The moment Will thought he could find her again, duty dragged him back to the battlefield. The world burned around him, and all he could do was obey orders, his heart screaming for something he could not have.
Evie, after a near-death experience that left her shaken to the core, left the battlefield behind and returned to the United States. She resigned from reporting, trading the sound of bombs for the quiet hum of a coffee shop. But she carried something more than memories - she carried Will's child.
Seven months passed, the war nearing its end. Will, unaware of Evie's pregnancy, fought his way through the remnants of conflict with one thought in mind - he had to see her again. The longing in his chest had grown unbearable, gnawing at him like an unrelenting wound. He had spent too long letting fate dictate his life, and this time, he would fight for what was his.
When he finally reached the USA, he found her, her belly round with their child.
Shock turned into determination. He had come to confess, to tell her that she was his everything. That in a world crumbling to dust, she had been the only thing that ever felt real. But Evie mistook his intentions.
"You came because of this," she whispered, her hands resting on her stomach. "Not because of me."
Her voice was heavy with doubt, fear that she was only a burden to him. That she had stood in his way all along. That their love had been nothing more than a fleeting moment in the midst of chaos.
Will shook his head, stepping closer. "No, Evie. I came because I love you. War took everything from me, but I won't let it take you too."
Tears blurred her vision as she realized the truth. Through war and separation, through heartbreak and misunderstandings, their love had endured.
And so, as the world began to heal from its wounds, so did they. In the quiet embrace of a coffee shop far from the battlefield, love won its final war.
The End.
- "Let's stay strong together, for like them, even war and fear could never break what love has bound, enduring through every storm."