** Paige’s POV **

The walk back to Phoenix feels nothing like the one we made leaving it.

Leaving was panic, chaos, running, then darkness for me. Going back feels heavier.

Every step feels like wading through a swamp of last night’s fear, the fear of every member of our pack who fled in the dark with children clutched to their chests and wolves snarling. I feel all of it humming in my chest.

The pack moves as a single unit, but the energy feels off. A full spectrum of emotions. People ...