Chapter 56

Kas’s POV "Good morning, Luna!" Tyree chimes in a sing-song voice and gives me a toothy grin when I open the door. Lenora and Marco are right behind him, looking just as happy, "Ha HA! Today's the last day! We get to go home tomorrow! Come on, time for breakfast. The sooner we finish, the more time we have to relax later.”

"Yeah! Last day! I can't wait to get it started!" I smile at his enthusiasm and let him in the room with the to-go boxes of food.

"I noticed they didn't have a whole lotta fruit in the deliveries. I swiped this from the kitchen for you," Marco pulls a banana from his jacket pocket before he cuts up his pancakes. 1

'Thanks, Marco," I reply gratefully. I eat the banana first, then cut the rest of my food, thinking about what needs to be finished today.

"Earth to Kas," I hear Lenora say.

"Huh? What?” I look up at her.

'You've been poking at that same piece of food for ten minutes. Have you heard anything I've said?" she looks at me, concerned.

"l-uh, no, honestly,” I drop my shoulders, "I am just a little preoccupied guys. Sorry."

"What's wrong, Luna?" Tyree tilts his head.

I can get you to call my Kas when

she ever found out I didn't call you by your title. And that woman has eyes and ears everywhere. I can't risk it," he has a faraway look in his eyes as he thinks about the consequences of having to face his mother. He shakes the feeling and goes back to

raises his eyebrows as he sips his orange juice, "I've

to go into the dungeon today. I know it will be a quick walkthrough. There isn't anything down there except maybe

When I look up, I see Lenora and my guards looking at me with pity. I don't want anyone's pity. I'm not a slave anymore. I'm a

look. The one she gives Codi when Codi can't tell her why she's

Besides, I need to show myself there is

you're going to have to

to step around the truth this one time,"

take another big breath, "Alright, let's talk about business. I don't want to

first families to Blood River in four days. The few pack members who have cars will follow behind the busses. All families

generously volunteered to go to the closed up hospital wing and collect medical records for the families who are being transferred. Knowing how important Diane is to me, Lenora schedules her to be part of the first group of transferees. She will act

families are ready to go, answering questions for people still tentative about the move and to speak with the last few pack members who haven't decided whether they should

floor, the basement, and the dungeon left. I estimate we should finish by midmorning, then

already know there's nothing down there, so it’s really just a fast walkthrough. The kitchen will be a better place to

he audibly sighs

make our way through the main floor and basement where the weight room and laundry rooms are, making notes and determining what we can keep, sell, or have destroyed. There

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