Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 768

Here's your adapted, localized version as a Western-style English novel:

This time, the challenge was running with weighted legs.

"This island is half again as big as the last one. Five laps," Yvonne ordered.

"Five laps around this place?" Susanna groaned.

The island was bigger than before. Running five laps with weights-her legs would be toast by the end of it!

Chloe just nodded, face serious as ever.

Susanna tried to protest, "I want to practice shooting, not run circles all day."

She felt like she was already fast enough. She wanted something more practical.

Chloe knew exactly what Susanna was thinking.

"Don't underestimate these little runs," she said. "When it comes down to it, running fast can save your life."

Susanna sighed. “...

Fine, whatever.

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She knew by now that if Yvonne said jump, she had no choice but to ask how high. If she didn't finish her training, she'd probably have to go without dinner. Life here was rough, to say the least.

week

on Sybil Island, Susanna's new routine was ten times harder. As her

night, she'd run five weighted laps around the island. Then there

top of that came hacking drills, target practice,

never tried before,

hit an apple dead center three times in

Still, Yvonne wasn't satisfied.

Two weeks flew by.

soft, was now tanned and tough from

outside world had

heard that Lincoln had

was in a

gauntlet now," Dan muttered, his voice

man, replied, "Miguel knows about the Sybil Island job. Some of our guys were

matter, though. What stung was that their side didn't get what they

sip of

Lacey now, which only put Derek in a tighter

and the old man are

anything else right

temples.

that Dan's people were on Sybil Island that night. He'd missed

mug down and looked up, eyes cold

going back to Black Gate," he

"Now?" Carroll frowned-this was