Chapter 13

  Lucien:

"Calm down, Lucien.

Please?" she pleaded.

I pulled her onto my lap and pressed my head ontoher stomach.

She took the hint, running her nimble fingers through my dirty blonde locks.“I’m just angry,” I murmured, closing my eyes.

“I’m furious at what they did.

Logan and Drewhad so much planned ahead of them.

Maybe if I had put more pack-members on patrol thiswouldn’t have happened? God, I just want to go to the attackers and—!”"Lucien!” Raleigh interjected firmly.

“I understand you're upset.

I am too.

Heartbroken, even.But you can't think rationally with a hothead.

Calm down, take a night to sleep properly, thenaddress the situation with a clear head."Despite how angry I was, I couldn’t help but feel a tad bit proud at her confidence.

Caspianrumbled in approval and I brought my head up, brushing some wet strands of hair from hercheek."Where did you learn that?" I asked.I felt her shrug.