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.

my Kas when

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

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

back in my chair and sigh, "It's just that I have to go into the dungeon today. I know it will be a quick walkthrough. There isn't anything down there except maybe my old furniture, but still.

room has grown quiet. When I look up, I see Lenora and my guards

for you," Lenora offers. She’s giving me her ’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

my responsibility. Besides, I need to show myself there is no reason to be afraid of being down

to have to tell the Alpha that I refused to follow orders

a way to step around the truth this one time," he says quietly. Lenora and Tyree

talk about business. I don't

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

is to me, Lenora schedules her to be part of the first group

volunteers to make sure the first families are ready to go, answering questions for people still tentative about the move and to speak with the

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

down there, so it’s really just a fast walkthrough. The kitchen will be a better place to

Goddess," he audibly sighs

and determining what we can keep, sell, or have destroyed. There are no big surprises. There are a lot fewer items we can

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