Arlene's POV
The massive conference room on this floor has been converted into our makeshift dining hall, and the energy buzzes with family chaos. Nicholson chatters nonstop to Liana about everything that crosses her mind, while Rockford and Warner laugh with Warner's brothers and uncles at the other end of the table.
"How do you stay so composed?" Linton whispers beside me.
I raise an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
She grins mischievously. "The upgrade helps now, but before? Being surrounded by this many Warners would have driven my wolf absolutely wild. I would've been snapping at everyone."
"They're Warner's family. I think I handled today pretty well, considering midnight changes everything. I'm just trying not to let all this upheaval overwhelm me." The honesty slips out easier than expected. "Besides, Niall keeps telling me we could take them all on, especially with you here. She trusts you completely. Her exact words were 'it would be entertaining.'"
