** Paige’s POV **

The cabin is humming with too much energy. Too many worried eyes, too many protective wolves outside. There are too many unanswered questions. Just too much… everything.

My skin still feels warm beneath the surface, like the glow hasn’t decided whether it wants to settle or burst out of me again. My mates hover like mother hens disguised as deadly predators, and I can practically hear the internal debate forming between them…

Does Paige need water? Should Paige lie ...