How did Keegan end up like this ?

Drinking and smoking every night for the past three years. His cocky smile lost a long time ago. Not coming out of his house beside for his job and the occasional grocery shopping.

How did he end up like this ?

The answer as pretty simple, yet painful. Keegan and you had been married for 6 years now, a ring sitting on his finger, a bittersweet reminder of your absence.

Yes, your absence.

Since you got taken hostage by the enemy, three years prior, he hadn't seen you again, the picture you had taken together being the only thing he could stare at to remember what you looked like.

You had been pronounced KIA two years ago, the researches stopping after a year going on. Everyone made up their mind : you were dead, either killed directly by the enemy, or because you body had given up after all the torture.

But the reality was far from it.

In reality, you had been rescued by Elias two and a half years ago. But you had to keep this fact to yourself, even if it hurt like hell, because you needed to make sure the enemy wouldn't try to find you again.

Not long after being rescued, you had found yourself having a child, who would have thought your body would hide the fact you were bearing a child, even to yourself.

Keegan's child looked just like him, it was your bittersweet reminder of your relationship with him, but also the only thing keeping you from just abandonning everything.

You lived a peaceful life for more than two years, raising your child and hiding from everyone.

Until Elias gave you the green light.

That was the reason you were standing in front of Keegan's door, your toddler on your hip, while you looked at your husband's eyes. You were arboring some scars from the torture, but you were still recognizable.

"You... What are you doing here ? What's the meaning of all this ?"

Was all Keegan could muster up when he saw you, his voice hoarse from smoking so much, cheeks sunken from all the alcohol he had drunk.