Maddox POV
Evelynn slept like someone who had fought her way through fire and heartbreak. Too still. Too pale. Her chest rose, but each breath felt like it had to claw through pain before it could reach the surface. I sat in the room with her, the little half-burned sanctuary that used to be hers, watching the faint rise and fall under the blanket.
Calder, Jaxon, and Rafe moved like shadows through the hallway outside. Boards creaked. A beam groaned overhead. The whole packhouse felt like a lung full of smoke trying to breathe again.
My wolf paced under my skin. "Stay with her. Guard her. Anyone tries to enter, we tear them apart."
He was usually level-headed. Tonight, not even close.
Evelynn shifted, maybe dreaming, maybe hurting. I adjusted the blanket, careful not to wake her. Her
