Chapter 10 — Accepted

Pamela followed me into the lodge corridor as I gathered our things.

“If you walk away right now, I will never forgive you,” she said, tears in her eyes.

“Your forgiveness is not my concern today,” I replied.

“I changed my entire life for you,” she shouted.

“I accepted every military interruption, every photograph of Rebecca, every mood your daughter brought into our home.”

And that one word — accepted — clarified everything, permanently.