Chapter 159 The Unbroken Thread

• MILLIE’S POV
• The heavy timbered doors of the massive packhouse closed behind us, shutting out the relentless glare of the human world and the predatory murmurs of the pack territory. The air inside the grand living room was warm, filled with the deep amber glow of the stone hearth, but a profound, reverent silence hung over the space.
• Gabriel had already taken Leo over to Renan’s parents’ place for the evening. We needed him shielded from the thick, suffocating cloud of grief that had settled over us at the hospital.