Chapter 141

** Paige’s POV ** By the time we reach the healer’s cabin, the night air has cooled to a soft chill. I wrap my arms around myself, wishing I’d brought an extra layer. Ryder pushes the door open, and I follow him in. He walks past the usual doors to the patients’ rooms and down to the rooms reserved for the healers to rest and sleep if they need to. He knocks softly on the door, and Poppy’s voice drifts from inside. “Come in, it’s open.” Jaxon is curled up on the couch beneath a blanket, his cheeks flushed a faint pink. Poppy sits beside him, her book lying open beside her as she brushes his hair from his forehead. She looks up when we enter and smiles, though it doesn’t quite reach her eyes. “He’s all right,” she says before any of us can ask. “Running a bit of a fever, but Jake checked him over already. Just a little virus that’s been going around the younger ones. Two of the pups were down with it earlier this week.” I kneel beside the couch, pressing the back of my hand to Jaxon’s f