ログインNo. Absolutely not.“We’re heading to the same place,” he continues before anyone answers. “And apparently it’s easier to get between here and your territory by vehicle, which we didn’t bring.”I stare at him blankly. “Then hire one.”Callen snorts loudly. Traitor.Alaric just grins wider, as if he
** Leo’s POV **The meeting drags on for hours. By the time the sun starts dipping lower outside the lodge windows, every Alpha in the room smells like stress, exhaustion, and brewing aggression. Arguments spark at least every twenty minutes before Alpha Josh, or Ryder manage to drag things back und
The discussion around the table shifts toward territorial alliances and emergency response plans, but my attention keeps dragging back toward them despite myself. Catching Alaric’s amused stare and Bastian’s unsettling calm.“Alpha Ryder, Alpha Callen, I have spoken to everyone here, and we each agr
** Leo’s POV **Alpha Josh finally calls for the meeting to start officially, but I can barely focus on what’s being said because the twins keep watching me. They’re not doing it openly enough for anyone else in the room to notice, but I feel it every damn time I look up.Bastian lounges against the
** Alaric’s POV **Everyone in this room is waiting for the Phoenix Pack alphas to arrive. Not that anyone would openly admit it, because heaven forbid they ask for help from the pack that everyone said was weak and would fail. My brother and I are waiting for them just as eagerly, but for an entir
By the time Callen and Ryder wake up, and we’ve all showered and eaten breakfast, it’s time to leave for the meeting. The main lodge is already crowded when we walk inside. It reeks of alpha power. Wet fur, freshly cut wood, musk, and coffee layered so thick in the air it hits the back of my throat
“Paige,” he whispers, voice cracking. “If this is true… if the Moon or the Dawn or whatever piece of divinity lives in you has given us a child… then I will protect you both with my life. Without hesitation.”Parker leans his head against my shoulder, his breathing uneven. “I never thought I’d get t
“It’ll come back,” she says, turning to look at me.I meet her gaze. In her eyes, there’s no fear. Only certainty.“Yes,” I answer. “It will.”Ronnie snaps his notebook shut. “Then we prepare. Paige, you finish the bond on your terms. Poppy…” He hesitates, then exhales. “We’ll talk soon, but in the
** Remy’s POV **After breakfast with Jax, we dropped him off with Regina, leaving some of the Twiceborn there for an extra level of security. The training field stretches out in front of us. The grass is still white from the late-night frost, and our breaths fog in the chilly morning air, but all I
** Paige’s POV **Morning comes too fast and slow at once. I don’t think I ever actually fell asleep, not fully. I drifted, floated, hovered somewhere between exhaustion and adrenaline. Between fear and hope. Between the things I lost… and the things I might be gaining.A child, a possibility.My ha







