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#Chapter 171: Lucky Ones
We didn’t move for hours, instead staying up to strategize well into the night. We took a few breaks to get food, but that was it. Everyone was reeling after Zoe’s message, long after she disappeared to rejoin the Crescent wolves.
Eventually, Nina called it a night. “We can talk more tomorrow,” she said. Her skin was pale, and she looked exhausted. Everyone did. We all dispersed, and Matt led me to his cabin, Fiona trailing behind us.
“I’m just there,” Fiona said, pointing to a cabin a few feet from Matt’s.
“Okay.” I squeezed her hand. “We’ll talk soon. I promise.”
She nodded, then walked over to her cabin. Matt unlocked the door of his with a key and stepped aside to let me in.
“You can stay with her tonight,” Matt said as I walked past him. “If you want to catch up.”
I just shook my head. I was much too tired to get into everything.
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