Rebirth vs. Rebirth: Tragedy to Triumph

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?

Ordinary 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 in this wild tale!

“Dogs wouldn’t dare sniff around where wolves have left their scent!”

“What!?” Jezel

Jezebel’s hand did a shaky dance, causing the wolf cub to hit the ground with a sad little whimper.

hand and said, “Hurry up! We must

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

little wolf cub took up the rear, giving out a

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and just then, a distant howl from Mama Wolf sent shivers down the other three girls‘ spines,

the pace.

back there? Hugging the wolf cub? Now,

dragged us down this path. It’s

eyes just for show? You can’t even tell a wolf from a dog, and yet you’re blaming Violeta? She already warned us about the wild

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cut off their bickering. “Enough! Let’s keep moving! We’re almost there, and then we’ll be

by a wolf pack wasn’t a

but she

followed Violeta, hustling to distance themselves from the wolves.

a rush took them only ten, fueled

line, collapsing onto chairs, letting

at the 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

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

instructor confirmed, “Yep, not only are you leading, but

the record!?” Jezebel and Sonya exclaimed together, their excitement making

means extra rewards, right? An extra ten grand on top of the original prize money!”

at sixty

she wasn’t as over–the–top as Jezebel and Sonya.

We’d probably still be stuck in the mountains

took a

wolf pack had caught them, rewards would be the least of their concerns. Making

as Violeta started to unwind, she felt a weird sensation in her feet

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because the little wolf cub tagging

little critter was determined! It was using its stubby legs and

was no good.

‘Awuu!‘

noise?” The instructor caught wind of the wolf howls and

“Sir, it’s