Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 Taking Away the Little Wolf Cub

After another forty minutes, Violeta paused on a small hill, gazing into the distance where a red flag marked the finish line.

"See that? The finishing line is just over there. A mere two minutes, and we'll make it!

"That's a relief Kaylee plopped down on the ground, massaging her tired legs.

Meanwhile, Jezebel, seated nearby, heard a soft whimper. Turning, she spotted a furry little pup in the grass

"Look! A puppy!" Little did she know she mistook the wolf cub for a domestic pup.

Eagerly, she lured the cub with her food and water, cradling it in her arms.

The cub's whimpers caught Violeta's attention. "What's that sound? Did you guys hear it?"

Kaylee swiveled around and spotted Jezebel trying to stash the wolf cub in her bag.

"Hey, Jezebel! What on earth are you doing?"

Jezebel hesitated. "I don't know who left this little guy here. I felt sorry for it, so I considered taking it back with me."

Upon hearing Jezebel's harebrained idea, Violeta was on the brink of unleashing a torrent of

curses..

"Are you out of your mind? That's not a puppy! It's a wolf cub! Didn't I warn you? There are wild wolves in the mountains

During the hike, Violeta was on this wild wolf hunt, carefully looking for any traces of those

creatures in the area.

You'd see wild wolves in Mount Wilson from time to time, but not often. People would hike up the mountain regularly to scare them off, so the chances of bumping into them were pretty low for regular folks. But guess what? In Violeta's dream team, Jezebel turned out to be a bit of a scatterbrain. She mistook a wolf cub for a fluffy little puppy! Seriously?

dogs, guided by their instincts, would steer clear of wolf territory upon catching a whiff of their distinctive scent. The fact that Jezebel failed to discern the difference is a perplexing twist

around where wolves have left

a shaky dance, causing the wolf cub

hand and said, "Hurry up!

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might show up following the scent trail later, the girls didn't

rear, giving out a few

was alarmed and hollered immediately, "Oh sh*t, Violeta, it's following us. What

sent shivers down the

heck were you doing back there? Hugging

Violeta's the one who dragged us down

"Are your eyes just for show? You can't even tell a wolf from a dog, and yet you're blaming Violeta? She

T..."

Let's keep moving! We're almost there, and then

wolf

know how to run herself to safety, but she couldn't

shut their mouths and followed Violeta, hustling to distance themselves

only ten, fueled by adrenaline. They hit the finish line, collapsing onto chairs, letting the tension seep

finish line, saw the four emerge from the bushes like their lives depended on it and hit the stopwatch, "Wow! Two hours and seventeen minutes, we've got a new record! But why'd you guys come from that way? Everything cool?

going to complain to the instructor about Violeta. Still, before they could say anything, the head instructor spoke up, and their eyes widened, "What! We're in

only are you leading, but you also smashed the

record!"

together, their excitement making them jump

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extra rewards, right? An

Exactly too, you're looking

spot"

my god!" Kaylee was pumped, too, but she wasn't as over-the-top

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