Right Under our Nose

Lucian.

Heavy murmurs rose among the gathered crowd. Most of them did not even hide their glare from me. I stared at the faces of my beta and gamma. They were dissatisfied with my decision. Even Hazel was in utter shock.

"Silence!" my voice echoed in the large hall and silence was restored.

"I know y'all think I do not care about you but I don't have to get married to Cassie to prove it. Mark my words, there will be a way out." I say to them, "And with that being said, the training hours should be increased. Every one of you must partake in it because we are all fighting."

I pause for a while before concluding, "You are dismissed."

They fill out of the hall in disappointment, whispering whatever to themselves. I knew this would be a tough one but it is also a good thing- sometimes we have to step out of our comfort zone to discover what lies within us.

"This is unfair, Lycan" said Henry when the hall was empty leaving only I with my beta and gamma. "You are putting your sel