[Lucien]
When the meal was over, the Elite Ten said their goodbyes and left to their work. I wanted to go with them, but knew I’d only be a hindrance to their cohesion and Bellamy’s concentration. It had been a long time since I was on this side of a mission. Waiting on someone I loved to return, hoping they weren’t hurt.
“Alpha, can we speak with you?” Daniel asked.
I turned and saw him with his wife. Bellamy said they might question me. It would be a distraction at least. I nodded and followed them to the living room of their quarters.
It was a homey place with big, soft furniture, a television in the corner with a game console connected. Pictures of their kids were all over the place, on walls, shelves, the mantle of the fireplace.
Olive indicated the couch a
