LYRA

Hanna's hand shot out and slammed me against the stone wall. Pain radiated through my shoulders but I kept my face blank.

Don't show fear. Fear makes it worse.

"You think you're clever?" Her nails dug into my arm, breaking skin. "You think performing well at one presentation changes what you are? You're nothing. An omega pretending to be something she's not."

The other three moved closer, boxing me in. Calista Draen on my left, Thea Loren on my right, Sera Maddox blocking the corridor ...