#Chapter 36 Framed

I bite down hard on my bottom lip, looking for anything in the room that might help me to break up the fighting and regain their attention. I notice a large glass vase at the refreshment table on the other side of the room. Without waiting to think, I sprinted over to pick it up, and smashed it on the ground in front of me. The men dropped each other, looking up to stare at me in confusion. “What the hell was that?” Lucas shouted. “A warning,” I said sternly, glaring at each of them in turn. “It is what will happen to you if you don’t start behaving like adults.” Caleb released the collar of the Bear he has been sparring with, and strolled over to me. He placed a hand at the back of my neck, leaning in to whisper in my ear, “Are you sure you know what you’re doing?” I pulled back just enough to meet his eyes, smiling. “Trust me,” I said. I could see the gears turning in his mind as he tried to figure out my plans, but in the end his face relaxed. “I d