True love burns away the past

Summary

My wife, Cora, is a fire captain. She's saved countless lives.

But when our own daughter was trapped in a fire, her delay caused a gas explosion. There wasn't even a full body to find.

I was on the verge of a breakdown, but she just patted my shoulder, her voice calm.

"A gas explosion is out of our control. Even if we had broken down the door, my team and I probably would have died in there with her. It was just her time."

Later, as I watched my daughter's mangled remains being sent to the c