CHAPTER THIRTY•THREE - BEST HOPE

VALENTINA

PACK OF LORE

My eyes locked with Lucean’s.

"Who will train me?"

I was the first to speak after seconds stretched into minutes after Lucean had spoken, his tone telling me there was no sense in arguing with him. I hadn't planned to anyway, for I agreed with him; I needed to learn how to defend myself effectively.

"I've asked both Teira and T'mara to do so. I will assist at times, but for the most part, they will be the ones training you."

Lucean shifted on the bed, lowering his body beside mine when I eventually slipped under the covers of his bed. Warmness enveloped me, and I curled and uncurled my toes as a slow shiver crept up my skin.

"I once had a trainer back at my pack," I told Lucean. "And I’m sure we’ve already seen that I wasn’t that bad back at the ruins."

There was a moment of silence and then Lucean grunted,

"Yeah you were good, but not good enough. You should have gone for the heart instead of hitting my shoulder"

I turned my head his way, and squinted in the da