The Architect's Exit, Building Bridges in Alaska

My fiancé, a high-ranking Colonel, gave my hard-earned advanced training spot to his divorced childhood sweetheart.

"Valerie, Lana needs this chance more than you. Be bigger than this!" he told me.

To make up for it, he actually filed our marriage registration with his superiors, using it as an excuse to placate me.

This time, I didn't throw a tantrum. I didn't plan on being the Colonel's wife anymore, either.

I turned around and chose a transfer to a place that actually needed me.

"Dean Mi