Chapter 42. He Blamed Me

“Carmen, I’m trying to help. We don’t know what went down after. We only knew what to do at the homestead to keep the people safe. You have to open up to…” I try for my therapy tone of Luna, the easing of a wolf to confide, but she doesn’t let me finish.

“I don’t need to open up. I’m fine. The past is done. Nothing can change it, and I want to make up for what I caused and be done with all of this.” A short snap, a tightening of fingers on the wheel, and that abrasive manner that is meant to shut me up. Only I’m as stubborn as she is. I grit my teeth to curb my irritation at her and lock my eyes on her profile as she stares at where we are heading.

“You didn’t cause this! I told you already.” I grind out.

“Yes, I did… not just my mom. All of it. Had I never interfered, had I never pulled Colton back to me and tried to keep you apart when I did. Because of me, you left. Because of that, Colton stood up to him, split the pack, and abandoned the mountain. That was the