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.

you to call my Kas when we are not in public?"

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 eating

"I've met his mom. She would do it.

go into the dungeon today. I know it will be a quick walkthrough. There isn't anything

at my plate until I realize the room has grown quiet. When I look up, I see Lenora and my guards looking at me with pity. I don't want anyone's

’mom’ look. The one she gives Codi when Codi can't tell her why she's crying but Lenora wants to fix whatever's wrong. I push down my feelings and clear my throat before I give her a

to show myself there is no

too nervous to be hungry, "Sorry, Marco, you're going to have to tell the Alpha that I refused to follow orders this morning. If he gets upset with you, I’ll deal with

Kas. I’ll figure out a way to step around the truth this one time," he says quietly. Lenora and Tyree

breath, "Alright, let's talk about business. I don't want

arranged for moving trucks and coach busses to take the first families to Blood River in four days. The few pack members who have cars will follow behind the busses. All families have young daughters who have been pulled out of

Lenora schedules her to be part of the first group of transferees. She will act

for people still tentative about the move and to speak with the last few pack members who haven't

and me around the building. There is only the main floor, the basement, and the dungeon left. I estimate we should

dungeon. I already know there's nothing down there, so it’s really just

he audibly

where the weight room and laundry rooms are, making notes and determining what we can keep, sell, or

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