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Chapter 100: Going Through the Motions

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AVA

The next two days were a blur of border concerns and all manner of other crap. On the third morning, I made a point of doing something normal. I got up at 5am to run with Alex and Kieran.

Of course now I had a security escort, but they stayed far enough back that I could attempt to pretend they weren’t there. Not that it’s really possible to ignore the presence of Lycans.

Alex beat us to the training ground; I hadn’t actually told him that I was planning to join him for this run.

Kieran was standing in the middle of the training grounds when we got there, clearly having just shifted. He jumped and spun around at the sound of paws approaching him, his unease pouring off him at the sight of the Lycans behind me.

Then he saw Artemis… and yipped happily.

“Ava!” Alex shouted excitedly through the mind link. “I’ve missed running with you.” He suddenly stopped, before correcting himself. “My Queen.”

I laughed. “Alex, you’re like a second adoptive father to me. In informal situations, a
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