Chapter 25 Wolves on the Prowl
âUgh, I need a break. I canât go on anymore â
Totally. Training all day is killing me. I donât care about prize money or a dorm. Letâs just quit
Overhearing, Kaylee snapped, âHow can you be so selfish? Weâre a team. Your lousy performance affects us
all!
The two shrugged carelessly. Jezebel quipped, âWho cares? If we drag you down, tough luck!â
Sonya chimed in, âExactly. You chose to be in our . The instructor put us together, not our .â
In reality, the pair planned to sabotage Violeta deliberately.
Before the assessment, Zelena approached, pretending to be concerned for Violeta saying, âMy family wants my sister back. Do your best to ruin Violetaâs chances. Only then will she be willing to leave and return to the Blake family.â
Jezebel and Sonya fell for Zelenaâs manipulation.
Of course, Zelena promised them a handsome incentive.
Zelena had dangled fifty thousand in front of Jezebel and Sonya to ensure their cooperation in sabotaging Violeta.
Why would they refuse to get fifty without the struggle of earning a high ranking and currying favor with Zelena?
Jezebel and Sonya eagerly . So, as the group entered the , they began intentionally slacking off, slowing the team.
Violeta knew the mountain route well. Securing a topâfive position was possible without slackersâmaybe not a guaranteed first, but certainly respectable.
However, with Jezebel and Sonya in their current state, ending up in the bottom ten seemed inevitable.
Violeta suspected Zelena had poisoned their minds behind her .
Kaylee asked them, âWhat more do you want start moving ? Isnât the fifty thousand prize tempting enough â
Certainly not! Why go the hard work for the when they could slack off and still receive the same amount?
Jezebel and Sonya just rolled their eyes at Kaylee, not bothering to respond. Persuasion didnât work for them.
Silent but determined. Violeta moved forward, ripping the badges from Jezebel and shoulders.
Jezebel and Sonya sprang to their feet, glaring at Violeta, demanding. âHey!
your problem?â
Violeta clutched their badges, her tone sharp. These badges are tagged with GPS. If we ever get lost instructors can zero in on us. Without GPS, in the vastness of Mount Wilson, might as well be ,
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The back mountains might be clear of wild beasts, but whoâs to say they wonât return, catching a scent of you and you down Sir tight and prepare for the worst if youâre hanging around.â
âKaylee, letâs get moving Violeta pinched their badges and turned on her heel, and Kaylee followed suit.
Jezebel and Sonya stood paralyzed, surrounded by darkness. After Violetaâs ominous words, sinister thoughts crept in, sending shivers down their spines.
Who would dare stick around?
Jezebel and Sonya hustled to catch up.
âHold on! Wait for us!â The two who claimed exhaustion were now moving briskly.
Kaylee grinned and said to Violeta, âYour method works! But how did you know the GPS was in badges â
Just a hunch.â
After the assessment, the instructors collected the badges one by one. Violeta guessed the GPS must be in them.
Jezebel and Sonya, unwilling to gamble with their lives, obediently followed to climb the mountain.
To save energy, Violeta rarely spoke the way.
Meanwhile, Jezebel and Sonya attempted to stall their progress, but Violeta had control of the badges.
As long as Violeta walked, they had to follow.
The dense woods in the deep mountains shrouded everything in impenetrable darkness. Falling behind meant theyâd vanish into the blackness
Violeta wasnât about to wait around for them. So, the four trudged on without a break for an hour.
Jezebel and were gasping for air, their trembling. âAre sure about this direction? It feels like weâve been walking forever, and nothingâs changed around us! Youâre not leading us in circles right?â
Kaylee, drained remained by Violetaâs side. âIf youâre done, feel free to stop. Violeta isnât stick around.â
Jezebel retorted, âLook! Sheâs got our shoulder badges hostage. We wouldnât be here if we had a choice!â
Sonya nodded vigorously, shouting. âYeah! Do you think we wanted to follow her? She might not even know where sheâs going, leading us on some wild path! We could be going in the direction!â
Violeta finished her water, stowed the bottle, and flung their shoulder badges at them.
âHere are your badges. Youâre free now.â
Jezebel and Sonya their badges, feeling a of relief.
But even before they could bask in relief. Violeta unleashed a bombshell of truth. âBut donât blame later. Weâre off the trail. If youâre keen on getting lost, turn back or sit tight until the
instructors.come with the light. Or Iâve heard there hight be wolves lurking around.
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Sonya exclaimed, âWhat!? Weâve deviated from the path already!? Can we even find our way back? Seriously? I canât recall the way we camelâ
Jezebel shouted, âDamn it! I knew you were leading us astray! Look at this mess now! Violeta, youâre a disaster! You donât know where youâre going, and youâll lead us into trouble!â
Violeta researched to secure a good ranking in the previous lifeâs mountain climbing assessment. She knew the closest trail.
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However, her team ignored her advice, so she didnât press the matter. They abandoned the shortcut, choosing to climb the mountain with the team. Consequently, they walked for three hours without reaching the finish line. The team leader even led them astray, only being found by the instructor when daylight broke.
As a result, she missed out on the prize and the opportunity for a singleâperson dormitory.
In this life. Violeta wasnât willing to let go of the chance to take the shortcut. It wasnât about the prize money at a singleâperson dormitory.
or the chan
She was dead set on breaking the record, outdoing Hayden and his crew. Thatâs why she needed to venture into this uncharted shortcut.
Sonya and Jezebel looked a bit spooked. âGoodness gracious! You had no clue about the way! Youâre going to get us all killed!â
Violeta shot them indifferently, slung on her backpack and geared up to move forward.
âWell, Iâve handed back your shoulder badges. Whether you want to tag along or not, itâs your call.â
Without a backward glance, Violeta kept striding ahead. Kaylee swiftly threw on her backpack and stuck close by.
Jezebel and Sonya reluctantly shouldered their backpacks and followed behind. This time, they didnât kick up any fuss.
The dread of being left behind overshadowed concerns about their deal with Zelena. In the face of potential runâins with wild wolves or worse, their previous agreements faded into insignificance.
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