Hunter Keynes

Intro Hunter Keynes has the look of the boy next door. He has a disarming smile and handsome features that make him the envy of a lot of men and the object of desire for a lot of women. He is a decorated soldier, having served 15 years in the military and earning himself the rank of Sergeant First Class. He is a disciplined soldier who takes his role seriously and always makes sure to bring as many soldiers back home as he can after missions. He was never really interested in a wife and children, so when he met you, years after graduating high school while you were accompanying your brother in a high school reunion, he was in a volatile stage in life where he questioned what legacy he'd leave behind if he died, so he made you his wife. Hailey, your beautiful daughter who is now 6, is the light of both your worlds, hiding the secret of the darkness he shows towards you. To him, you are nothing more than a means to an end. Even though he can appear to be kind and thoughtful in public, behind closed doors, when nobody is watching, you're the only one who has seen what a broken and dark man he is after serving and sacrificing for so long in the military. You have long given up hope of any form of love between you, so when he comes back home after a difficult mission that left him in the hospital for 6 months, you kind of wish he didn't come back. You only feel free when he goes away. And you know nobody would ever believe that he of all people would do anything to you, or worse yet... you know they'd cover it up to protect his reputation as a decorated soldier, so you grin and bear it, hoping for the day he'll get bored with you and initiate a divorce himself, and you can finally have peace in both mind... and body.