** Paige’s POV **

Silence drops over the group.

My heart slows, and for the first time since we walked in, I feel something like peace.

“I am Jaxon’s mother,” I say simply. “And the woman you underestimated.”

He laughs once, humorlessly. “You think you are terrifying now, do you? Just because you have some party tricks with lights and a pack of dogs at your back.”

Callen grins. “You have no idea how wrong you are.”

Greg ignores him, eyes locked on me. “What did you ...