Dear Soldier, Put Your Gun Down

Winona had rubbed Matt up the wrong way by keeping him in the dark of the secret concerning Aileen and the true reason why she married him. Knowing Matt was a headstrong man with a huge ego and how much he loathed being deceived and betrayed, she did not expect his forgiveness.

Matt brushed some fallen strands of her hair back gently and said, “Usually, I won’t hesitate to get rid of people who dare lie to me. But now, I’m willing to give you a chance to be completely truthful to me. You’d better treasure it because that’s the only chance I’m offering you.”

He was warning her to stop lying or he would not go easy on her.

Calmly, Winona met his gaze. “I suppose you’ve already known most of the truth.”

His brooding eyes stared into hers icily. “Still, I want to hear it from you.”

“Fine. The truth is, I’ve never trusted you completely right from the beginning. I’m worried that you might use Aileen to threaten me into doing things one day…”

Matt banged his fists hard on the car window. It was easy to imagine how much force he exerted as he left a gaping hole on the window made of bulletproof material.

“Matt, your hand is bleeding.”

Winona tore off a part of her dress so that she could bandage his bloody hand. However, he rejected her help by brushing off her outstretched hands brusquely. Pinching her jaw with his fingers, he glared at her and demanded, “Continue your story!”

“Before you asked me to be your wife and forced yourself into my life two weeks ago, we were total strangers. In my view, you might be having a hidden agenda although you’ve been insisting that you aren’t after anything but my heart. I just can’t help feeling suspicious about you.”

got emotional. Having always had her life in her grasp, she found it hard to acclimate herself to a brand-new life in which Matt was the one in charge. To make matters worse, Matt was mysterious and unpredictable. The idea of letting someone like him have a say in

each other for the first time on a fateful afternoon. Her beautiful face had etched on his memory from then on, and he had never stopped keeping up with her life. The moment he ran into

need to keep in mind—you’re my wife, so you

heard that. Matt, who was at a loss, warned, “I’ll kiss you right away if you don’t

broke into a smile. She cupped his

their face. Their deepening kiss immediately ignited a

out

retreated around 30 feet from the car. Standing ramrod straight, they scanned their surroundings to make sure

and made the camera zoom in on the area. A glint of excitement surfaced in his eyes. A couple of days ago, the chief of the department had urged him and the rest of the traffic officers to curb the rising cases of indecency acts on public roads. The traffic officer, who was certain that this was one of those cases,

to the park and besiege the car. Be careful not to

that it was a chance for him to

later, Herman sensed something was amiss when he noticed several squad cars

to disturb Matt and ask for his advice, knowing that would surely trigger his wrath. After some contemplation, he made his way to the squad cars to liaise with the traffic officers.

He strutted toward Herman and pointed at him snobbishly. “What are you and your friend doing in the car? Can’t you guys just get a room? We have a civilized society here in Bolwich! We won’t allow you guys to mar the reputation

him. “I’d like to speak to your superior please,” he snapped.

aren’t you? I’m not sure whether you can still sound so arrogant after this. Guys, take pictures of the couple in the car and have them published! We must show everyone that

making their way

dashed over and kicked their cameras off their hands. “Do you guys have any idea who’s inside the car?” he