Chapter 149

** Paige’s POV ** By the time the afternoon rolls around, Ronnie is still here, sitting at the kitchen table with his sleeves rolled up and his hair sticking up like he’s been running a hand through it too many times. My mates have gathered around him, Ryder leaning against the counter with that quiet Alpha intensity, Callen perched on the edge of the island, Remy and Parker sitting in the chairs. Jaxon’s in the living room a few feet away, humming to himself as he builds a fortress out of Lego bricks. “Alright,” Ronnie says, flipping open his notebook. “We’ve got patrols, you’ve got safe zones, and Paige has started her control work. Now tell me what this brainstorm is that you’ve all been on about.” Ryder nods at Parker. “You start.” Parker’s eyes light up immediately. “Okay, so, we’ve been thinking about how to stop reacting all the time. We keep waiting for them to make the first move. It’s time we got ahead of them. We need traps, non-lethal ones, and a counter-sniper plan for if