Rosa didn't flinch. She looked directly into my eyes, her expression stripped of any formalities, speaking to me as the woman who had watched me bleed, watched me cry, and watched me build my armor from scratch."I mean exactly what I said, Sarah. Everyone in this household, everyone in the valley, and everyone in the Rider network knows that the ball is entirely in your court," Rosa said, her voice steady and true. "Tyler made mistakes in the past. He hurt you deeply, he broke your trust, and he broke the sacred foundation of what you two had built. No one is denying that. But he has spent the last nine years doing his penance. He has bled for this family, escaped being roasted in an explosion, he sat by your hospital bed until his own health started to fail, and he is actively trying every single day to be a better man, a better father... only if you will finally let him."I scoffed, a loud, mocking sound that vibrated with pure cynicism as I turned away from her, my fingers diggi
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