A deep silence followed my question. The guys shifted uncomfortably, looking away. I could almost taste their discomfort in the air. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to," I said quickly, shrugging nonchalantly.
"No!" Lucas countered immediately. "You said the answer is important for you to move on. We want you to understand us better. We'll definitely answer you. I just needed a second to get my thoughts together. Please?"
I nodded nervously. "Take your time," I muttered. Silence reigned again.
Finally, Lucas sighed. "The truth is, I'm not proud of how we acted in the past, Hazel, but we didn't know any better. We were raised to be future alphas. We were taught that the world was under our feet and that to prove our authority, we had to show our dominance every time."
