Chapter 95

Daniel’s POV

I couldn’t believe it. Gabriel had just assigned me to be the new gatekeeper. Me, a mere beta, in charge of protecting the entire realm from unwanted intruders. I couldn’t think of a worse fate.

For as long as I could remember, I had dreamed of being a great warrior. I had trained my entire life to become a skilled fighter, to wield weapons with precision and purpose. I had always wanted to be out on the front lines, facing our enemies head on and protecting our people with my life.

But now, he had relegated me to some backwater job of guarding the gates. It was humiliating, to say the least. It felt like a demotion, like he was saying that I wasn’t good enough to be a warrior.

I tried to muster up some enthusiasm, to convince myself that it wasn’t so bad. After all, gatekeeping was an important job. I would be in charge of ensuring the safety of our realm, of making sure that no one came in who wasn’t supposed to be here. It was a positio