Mara and Jack
Chapter 15 - Mara and Jack
Brother and sister did not repair eleven years in one conversation.
Mara blamed Jack for trusting Vale after the cabin fire.
Jack blamed Mara for never trying one more time to contact him.
Both accusations were partly unfair.
Both contained pain.
They began therapy at Rosa’s insistence.
During one session, Mara admitted she watched Iron Wolves charity rides online from motel rooms.
“Why didn’t you send a message?”
“Because if you answered too quickly, I would know Vale was right about you tracking me.”
Jack laughed bitterly.
“He designed every choice so silence looked safe.”
Mara nodded.
They agreed on one rule:
No one would make a protective decision for Ellie without telling her what danger they feared.
Ellie was still a child.
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She did not control every decision.
But she would no longer be protected through lies.
