Chapter 57:She Was Home

(Grace's POV) Sarah's pacing rattled me as much as her fury. She stormed from one end of the room to the other, like a wolf ready to attack, her steps striking the wooden floor so hard I thought the boards might splinter. "Ungrateful doesn’t even begin to describe her!" Sarah spat, her voice rising with each word. "After everything I sacrificed, after all this pack provided for her, she defies us like this?" Her voice shook with anger, though I pretended to flinch from pain instead of her words. I curled deeper into the blanket around me, making sure I looked smaller, weaker. My pale fingers traced the faint silver-lined veins crawling under my skin. "You’ve always been so good at managing Scarlett," I murmured, lowering my eyes. "If only she had your foresight, Sarah. Maybe then we wouldn't be in this situation." Sarah stopped her pacing and turned, her wild energy still simmering. There was a flash of regret in her expression as she knelt by my side, her hands hovering over me a