Our life is quiet now. I still fix things around the house, still drink too much coffee, and still call Lily more often than she thinks is necessary. Sometimes, on a rainy Thursday night, I think about the man I had to be to protect her.
I survived war zones and battlefield chaos. And in the end, it was my love for my daughter that gave me the strength to win the most important fight of my life.
The world is a different place, but Lily is safe. And that’s the only thing that matters.
