“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” Thomas Paine. I walked inside a local cafe, where I’ll be meeting with the guys. We planned to just chill out together since we didn't get to hang out yesterday, after what happened to Lucas. The poor guy is still shaken up. I would be too if someone I like was forced to kill me. I’m just glad it didn't affect their relationship, and that now it’s tighter than ever. Yesterday events made their relationship public to our packs. So, in a way, that lunatic helped them more than compromised their relationship as he intended, I guess. That jerk. Cynthia quit her job this morning, and my father offered her a position at his company. She said that she'd think about it, but I asked Lucas to convinc