Jolie POV I woke three days later to find the compound transformed into a diplomatic circus. Through the window, I see tents erected across the clearing, official-looking vehicles parked everywhere, wolves in formal attire walking between buildings. It looks like the United Nations crashed into our biker clubhouse. "What the hell?" I sit up slowly. Ryder appears in the doorway with coffee. "You're awake, good. We have a situation." "I can see that." I accept the coffee gratefully. "How long was I out?" "Three days." He sits beside me. "Doc said you needed it after burning Thorne alive and nearly killing yourself healing strangers." "Three days?" I stare at him. "And you let all these people camp here?" "I didn't let them do anything." Ryder's jaw tightens. "They showed up on their

