Chapter 18 - Reflecting On The Long Journey From Covert Operations

Late one evening, after putting the children to sleep, I stepped out onto the back deck under a star-filled sky.
I reflected on how far I had traveled from the clandestine black-ops missions of my youth to this peaceful suburban haven.
Every battle I had fought had ultimately prepared me for the single most important extraction of my life.
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I had survived not because my enemies showed mercy, but because I never forgot my training.
The past was buried beneath federal prison sentences and uncompromising paternal love.