Chapter 71: Time to Run

8 hours until the moon is full

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Jeremiah picked up the envelope as planned, and within what felt like no time at all, it was time for me to get going. Now, just to help Jeremiah with his distraction… whatever that was going to be.

“Hey Jeremiah,” I called through the mindlink, trying to sound lighthearted in case Oscar was listening. “I beat my half-mile record.”

I could feel something in the back of my mind, like another presence. Oscar. He was definitely listening.

Jeremiah snorted through the link, evidently having put two and two together. “Well done, my Queen. Once this is all over, we’ll race.”

I smirked, slamming the link shut, before standing to leave my office and the pack house.

We’d already dealt with the Lycan warriors I had guarding me; they’d stay in position until Jeremiah called for them later. Commanding this lot had been a mess, but I needed to get out of the pack grounds alone.

“I’m proud of you, my child,” Selene whispered through my mind. “This has been hard, I