Chapter 173
Sage couldn't stop crying.
She had tried to pull herself together after Victor left, tried to convince herself that she could survive another threat from her father without falling apart. But the moment Mason wrapped his arms around her, whatever strength she had been clinging to deserted her completely.
She buried her face against his chest and sobbed as he took her to her room.
Mason held her tightly, one hand cradling the back of her head while the other moved slowly over her trembling back. His jaw was clenched so hard that it hurt, and anger churned inside him until he could barely think straight. He had watched Sage endure more pain than anyone should have to endure in a lifetime, yet somehow, every time he thought things were finally getting better, someone found ano
