Chapter 226

** Callen’s POV ** We all feel the shift in Paige, the way she’s checking out now that she has rested, and the adrenaline has worn off. Her power pushes at her, threatening to consume her. I can see it in the way her eyes are glazed and how she seems to look through things rather than at them. They’re focused somewhere far beyond the room, beyond us, beyond herself. The bond strains like something pulled past its natural limits, and I feel it deep in my chest that we are losing her. She’s not dying, far from it; she’s becoming Eos, and I promised I wouldn’t let that happen. “Paige,” I say quietly. She doesn’t answer. Remy shifts to her other side, restless, jaw tight. His wolf feels it too… that wrongness, that sense of something sacred tipping toward something dangerous. “She’s slipping,” he mutters. “I know,” I reply. I step closer, deliberately slow, keeping my voice calm even as the air stirs around us. “Look at me.” Her gaze flicks to mine for half a second, long enough for me to