Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism

Chapter 26

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?

of wolf territory upon catching a whiff of their distinctive scent. The fact that Jezebel failed to discern the difference is a perplexing twist in this wild

where wolves have left

dance, causing the wolf cub to hit the ground with a sad

grabbed her bag with one hand and said, "Hurry up! We

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Mama Wolf might show up following the scent trail later,

rear, giving out a few whimpers before

Violeta, it's

then, a distant howl from Mama Wolf sent shivers down the other three girls' spines, making them pick up

doing back there? Hugging the wolf cub? Now, we're all gonna

Why blame me? Violeta's the one who dragged us down this path. It's on her! We wouldn't deal with

just for show? You can't even tell a wolf

T..."

cut off their bickering, "Enough! Let's keep moving! We're almost

surrounded by a wolf pack

but she

and followed Violeta, hustling to

fueled by adrenaline. They hit

Two hours and seventeen minutes, we've got

to the instructor about Violeta. Still, before they could say anything, the head instructor spoke

are you leading, but you

record!"

record!?" Jezebel and Sonya exclaimed together, their excitement making them

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Breaking the record means extra rewards, right? An extra ten grand

you're looking at sixty grand and a single-person

spot"

but she wasn't

Sonya

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