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Everything seemed perfect as the couple continued to watch over their three children growing. They added two more over the next two years as well. Mack was promoted to the lead detective, and Henni continued to do most if not all of her consulting work from home so she could be there to help raise the kids herself.

Henni had grown over the course of five years. Now she was even more confident in everything that she did. A contentment that she had never known was there surrounding her. With Mack’s help and understanding of his explanations, she could now even deliver more biting retorts when someone tried to put her down. She knew what they all meant most of the time now.

No one was surprised by the two. They seemingly had everything together, and they also balanced each other. So one night, Mack came home later than normal, and