Her Nephews Are Actually Her Sons

The first thing I did after coming back from the dead was slam the divorce papers onto the table. It was my daughter’s fifth birthday.

Everyone in that room thought I’d lost my mind. After all, it was common knowledge that my wife, Claire, was a rising star at the base, a woman destined for the kind of power that could move mountains.

Her hand trembled as she gripped the document. "You’re doing this now? Just because I asked you to quit that dead-end union job at the mill to help Simon with the kids? He’s a single father, Jack. He’s struggling. We don’t even need your paycheck!"