Chapter 55
“So, you just outright said ‘no?’”
Warlord’s voice cut through the heavy silence of the living room.
Carter leaned back against the wall of the townhouse, the weight of the morning pressing into his shoulders. After the confrontation with Sarah, he couldn’t stay in the house. The air there had become stifling, thick with her unspoken resentment and his own stubborn guilt. He had texted her to let her know he was heading to the bounty hunters’ shared townhouse, needing the grounding presence of the guys and Candy.
The room was crowded, though Fury was missing—likely preoccupied with his own mate’s struggles. Candy sat beside Poseidon, her expression soft but searching. As the pack daycare was closed on Sundays, she was a rare, calm fixture in their usually chaotic meeting spa
