Chapter 23 Aria’s pov I couldn’t believe Diesel was leaving. I hated to admit it, but I would miss him. Truth is I cared very deeply for him. I know he’s a good man, but I could never give him a chance. I could never handle losing someone I loved again. No, it was for the best that he was leaving. I knew he wanted to say bye to me so I made sure I wouldn’t be around. I knew if I had to tell him goodbye, I would have fallen apart. When I got back to base, he was long gone. On my bunk was a letter from Diesel. I put it in my bag unread. Right now, I had to have my mind here. I was on my own here. I no longer had Diesel in my corner. Many wanted me to fail here. Sirens started to go off all around me. I knew that could only mean a threat. I grabbed my gun, and off I went. I caught up t