Chapter 369

“You’re right! We weren’t here…. we were in another place, fighting to survive and figuring out how to fix a fractured pack. We were out there licking our wounds and struggling to know what to do while oblivious to your suffering. We have no excuses.” I try and soothe them with my words, feeling the intensity of betrayal among them and attempting to push this conversation onward. “We need you to put it aside and help. You’re part of the pack here, and you three can be more useful if you rally your friends and family to Colton’s side. Look at me…. You know who I am. I was here until only a few weeks ago, so don’t give me your bullshit and act like you were the only ones. I lived here. I know what went down. I’m telling you to suck it up and stop acting like sulky babies.” Carmen walks around to the front of all three and stands with her hands on her hips, jutting out her jaw while swishing her hair back with a flick of her head. “We’ve suffered too. We’ve been fighting and hiding and ha