Bear’s voice cracked slightly as he went on. “Before they took him away, he made me promise. Promise that Lily would never forget he loved her. Promise she’d hear stories about him as the hero he really was—not the broken man the world saw.”
Lily looked up from her crayons. “Daddy said Uncle Bear cried when I was born,” she said solemnly.
“You cried,” she insisted, grinning.
The officers handed back the papers. “We’re sorry for the misunderstanding, sir. Thank you for your service.”
But Bear wasn’t done.
A Lesson for Everyone Watching
He stood, towering over the restaurant, his leather vest catching the light. The room went silent again.
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