JACKSON
I turned my back and started waking toward the packhouse, but my thoughts refused to let me go in peace. Sarah’s silence was a weight pressing against my chest, her refusal to speak slicing through me like a blade I couldn’t see. I couldn’t tell why she was holding back, but I knew one thing,I wasn’t about to give up.
Something was off. More than off. It felt like she was hiding something, something she didn’t want me to uncover. But how bad could it be? Was she in love with someone else? The thought hit me like a punch to the gut, leaving me unsteady. I couldn’t make sense of it, couldn’t piece it together no matter how hard I tried.
On my way to the penthouse, I caught sight of Alexia and Liam. They were deep in conversation, their voices low but their body language unmistakab
