+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
381\u2013In The Monster\u2019s Cave\u00a0<\/p>\n
Byron:\u00a0<\/p>\n
I could not celebrate for long. As soon as we saw the monster fly away, both of us came out from behind the bushes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now you are going to follow it?\u201d Sean asked me, giving me a very judgmental look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I mean, my pack was not that large, and we were not wealthy enough for me to take many warriors along.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I also did not want to hand this task over to anyone else. I wanted to be the one to do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had promised Madeline that I would bring her news, and I meant to keep that promise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what do you think I put the tracker on for? All that effort just because I wanted to give it a piece of jewelry?\u201d I told Sean, slapping my forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow give me my tablet,\u201d I said, extending my hand toward him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you think I walk around with something that big in my pocket?\u201d Sean snapped back at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We were both growing bitter toward each other, but it did not matter to me. We were still friends. No matter how much we fought, we always stayed together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, let us go get the tablet. I need to leave right now,\u201d I said anxiously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He gave me the same look again, full of annoyance, and then we both started walking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as we reached our old car, I took out the tablet and started tracking the signal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, if something happens to me, tell my people to-\u201d I began to say, but Sean cut me off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo not put their lives in danger? I know you do not want the monster to attack them,\u201d he insisted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he said that, I gave him an angry look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you insane? No. Bring the entire pack with you. Look, the alpha has to survive. People come and go,\u201d I argued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I said that, Sean looked at me with deep sadness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you expect me to say that my people should live while I die?\u201d I asked him, staring at him in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTry thinking about your pack for once,\u201d Sean taunted me, but I waved him off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at this. It is picking up the signal,\u201d I said, showing him the tablet screen as I started moving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least take the bag with you,\u201d Sean called out as he hurried after me. \u201cWhat are you going to fight with if the monster catches you? Your hands, or that sharp tongue of yours?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He caught up to me while throwing <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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