Five Years Later. I used to think my only purpose in life was to be a pillar of the military. An essential part of the framework. But that wasn’t true. I’ll always value my time as a general and my experiences as such. Post retirement is where I found my life’s deeper meaning, however. Her. Terrence. My wife. The life we’ve created together out of thin air. One day, I didn’t even know her. The next, she wrapped herself around my heart, adding warmth and passion to my bleak existence, turning me into the family man I never thought I could be. Turning me into a husband that would lie, cheat and steal for one minute alone with his wife. My perfect girl. My heartbeat. My obsession. I’m watching her right now from across the trampoline park. It’s our twins’ birthday. Charlie and Lisbeth t

