Now all those times I’d seen them with a kid strapped onto their chests since we’ve been here was starting to make sense. I’ve seen my brother with his kids, of course, but never knew that there were others like him. Now I see why these rough and tumble men were so soft when it came to their wives and kids.

When they’re yours, your woman, your blood, it changes everything. I feel such a strong sense of protection already for both of them. “I have to get ...