Chapter 208

James sighed, his eyes growing distant as painful memories flashed through his mind. "No woman wants to live like that, chief. I was never home. She said she couldn't take the loneliness anymore. She wanted to be free... and I let her go." His voice softened, almost as if he was confessing to himself. “We’ve been divorced for years now. She has full custody of the kids. I thought about fighting for them, but what could I give them? When my wife was fighting for her life in the delivery room, I was away on a mission. When my daughter was born, I was still on duty. By the time I came home, my son was already five years old—and he barely recognized me as his father.” James paused, his voice heavy with regret. “She carried everything alone, raised them while I was out there serving the country. She sacrificed far more than I ever did. Men like us — we’re loyal to our duty, but women carry the family on their backs. They endure so much more than we do.” Daimon sat quietly, James’s words wei