Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 768

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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 stamina improved, Yvonne just kept

run five weighted laps around the island. Then there was Moon Peak-she had to summit it twice

hacking drills, target

Susanna had never tried before, she was

before. She could now hit an apple dead center three times

Still, Yvonne wasn't satisfied.

Two weeks flew by.

was almost unrecognizable-inside and out. Her skin, once pale and soft, was now tanned and tough from the

outside world had

When he heard that Lincoln had gone straight to Lacey's

Black Gate, he was in a foul

really thrown down the gauntlet

about the Sybil Island

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

sip of coffee and asked, "What's

with Lacey now, which only put Derek in

"She and the old man are

time for anything

temples.

on Sybil Island that night. He'd missed catching Lincoln there by

put his mug down and

Gate," he said in a low

"Now?" Carroll frowned-this was