Chapter 324

We make it miles in a flash, covering the distance as we race against the sun, and know that this close to the rise, the vampires would already have retreated to the darkness. It’s only a matter of time before the wolves come out to meet us, and we need to get as far as we can until that moment. I run until I feel like my chest will explode with the effort, my limbs aching, burning too, as fatigue is quick to follow me, and I internally curse that the effects on my body are more severe than even I thought they would be. I ran farther than this only a month back with Colton around the perimeter without a twinge of tiredness or pain. Now my body fails me, and this is more effort than even the first time I ever trained with the sub back at the valley so long ago. My breath becomes labored, and my run slows enough that I spot the two wolves flanking me drop back, and glance at one another, worry evident in their demeanor. They realize I’m stalling, and I can feel their hesitation. I must