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Chapter Twenty-Nine

Lucas already knew Marcella wasn't in class before he opened the door and stepped into the classroom but he still scanned everyone's faces briefly and found her usual seat empty.

Feeling a knot form in his stomach at her unexplained absence, he tried to push back his concern. There must be a very good reason why his best performing student wasn't in class yet. If she was in mortal danger, he would know, thanks to the bond. He had experience in that regard after all.

Clearing his throat, he began to list out the instructions for the quiz as he tried to push his worry aside but as he went on, he couldn't help but notice that the students seemed a bit subdued today. They were usually a bit more lively and engaged, but today they seemed to be holding back. Lucas couldn't blame them, he had been short with them in the last class, and he felt guilty about it.

Their scents all had varying levels of fear mixed in and they looked tense, as if they were waiting for him to snap out at them a
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