Chapter 80

** Paige’s POV ** The words swirl around my mind over and over. A heat cycle. I don’t even know how to process it. I’m human, and yet my body is doing something that shouldn’t be possible. I wrap my hands around the coffee cup, letting the heat seep into my skin, but it’s not enough to stop my mind spinning out. Not when Ryder is looking at me like I’m his next meal, and when Remy’s wolf is so close to the surface that I can almost feel him pacing. Parker and Callen don’t seem to be as affected. I’m not sure if that’s because I haven’t completed the bond with them or because they weren’t part of the moment we shared upstairs. They’re all watching me though, waiting for me to react. But before I can even open my mouth, Jaxon’s voice cuts through the tension. “Mum!” He barrels into the kitchen with Lego clutched in his tiny hands. His grin is so wide that I forget all thoughts of heat cycles and mate bonds. “Look! I added a booster to my spaceship. It’s going to make it super fast.” His