A One-Way Ticket to the War Zone

Summary

The deployment notice for the international aid mission just arrived at my door.

Melanie, my fiancée of five years, immediately cornered me. She wanted me to give my spot to her deadbeat younger brother, Jaxson.

"Artie, I know you've been grinding in the field for years, and this is a huge deal," she started, her voice dripping with fake sympathy. "But this opportunity is even more important for Jaxson."

"He's still young. If he gets that international experience on his resume, we'll all be l