Chapter 71
When Sarah and Carter finally returned home, the heavy atmosphere of the packhouse felt like a distant memory. Sarah let out a long, shaky exhale, feeling as if the weight of the world had finally been lifted from her shoulders.
The forgiveness had come, but it wasn't a free pass. Allie’s voice had been granite-hard as she delivered a stern, final warning: if Sarah ever crossed that line again—if she ever weaponized Allie’s trauma or spoke to her with such vitriol—Allie would effectively cut her off. She would be purged from the pack and from Allie’s personal life without a second thought. Allie had lived almost her entire life without blood relatives; she had made it clear she had no problem returning to that solitude if it meant preserving her peace.
Sarah leaned against th
