Chapter 121

** Paige’s POV ** The hall hums with quiet voices when we enter the first set of doors. Conversations hush as soon as we step through the internal doors. All eyes turn toward us, sharp, assessing, and curious. I swear I can feel the dominance rolling off every man in here. I thought I’d seen enough TV board meetings and courtrooms to understand the type of situation I was walking into, but this… this is something else entirely. The wolves in this room don’t need clever words to assert authority. Their very presence does it for them. Ryder’s stride is confident, his emotions steady through the bond. Callen moves to my other side, relaxed but alert, his body angled protectively between me and the nearest group of strangers. Remy and Parker walk just behind us, their silent watchfulness like a wall of support. The hall is smaller than I expected. It’s more like the other cabins that’s been repurposed into a meeting space. A massive wooden table sits in the centre of the room. I notice cla