** Paige’s POV **

When the back door shuts behind them, it makes my chest ache. Ryder, Parker, and Remy vanish into the night together. I stand there far longer than I should, staring at the door like it might swing back open, like one of them might come rushing back with a grin and an apology that they couldn’t bear to leave me tonight… but no one does.

I press my lips together and turn away, blinking hard. I want all of them around me. They’re my mates, my anchors, the ...