**Paige’s POV **

Remy takes my hand again, his eyes searching mine. “Maybe we should keep this between us for now, just until we know if it’s a possibility. Ryder was…”

“I’m not hiding this,” I cut in. “Not from them. If I brought a threat, they deserve to know.”

Remy’s jaw works, but after a moment he nods, lacing his fingers with mine.

We walk back towards the house in silence, our hands linked, and my mind buzzing with the weight of what Remy has ...