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

Sybil Island, Susanna's new routine was ten times harder. As her stamina improved, Yvonne just kept

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

came hacking drills,

never tried before, she was thrown into

before. She could now hit an

Still, Yvonne wasn't satisfied.

Two weeks flew by.

month, Susanna was almost unrecognizable-inside and out. Her skin, once pale and soft, was now tanned and tough from the sun and wind. She was totally focused, training harder than

outside world

Dan. When he heard that Lincoln had gone

Gate, he was

the gauntlet now," Dan muttered, his voice

"Miguel knows about the Sybil Island

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

mood had been icy for days. He took a sip of coffee and asked,

which only put Derek in a

shrugged. "She and the old man are at each

anything else right

his temples. "That

were on Sybil Island that

his mug down and looked up, eyes

back to Black Gate," he

"Now?" Carroll frowned-this was