Lucas's POV

"How's it going?" I questioned as a guard walked up to me with a deep frown on his face, blood dripping out of his nostrils.

"Very well. We still have an advantage over the Shadowfang Pack" He replied with a deep sigh. "But the poison is affecting our men too. I feel like we need to stop."

I ran my fingers through my hair, chuckling slightly. "It's already too late. What's the point of going back now?" I retorted. "That was why I chose to let a quarter of our men launch the attack. They'll be the one to take the fall for us."

The guard gritted his...