Chapter 209

** 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 do to them?” he demands suddenly. “To my friends.” I frown. “Your friends?” “The men who went after you in the forest,” Greg says. “You remember them. You will have seen them. The ones with the guns, the ones you set your mutts on.” My stomach flips at the memory. “They went out there after you,” Greg continues. “They were good men. Strong and focused. They knew what they were doing. They had done it before. They had dealt with wolves before. But when they came back…” He trails off, and for the first time I see actual confus