** Ryder’s POV **

I feel it before I understand it.

It’s not a surge or the blow I was expecting. Not the sharp crack of power I’ve learned to brace for whenever Paige’s gifts shift. It’s a settling. It’s like the final jigsaw piece fitting in to complete the picture.

I stop mid-step in the hallway of the healers cabin, my breath catching hard enough that Parker turns toward me instantly.

“You felt that,” he breathes.

It’s not a question. My wolf has gone unnervingly ...