A Different Battlefield

By the time I left the hospital, his voice still seemed to echo in my ears.

The first time I had a secret with this man, and it was something like this.

I couldn't tell Vera. I couldn't tell anyone.

My heart twisted in knots, and I felt a gnawing sense of unease. What would happen to Tristan if he went to the epidemic zone? Would he get infected? Would he die?

The moment that thought crossed my mi