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One Hundred Nineteen: Lana
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Lana's P.O.V.
With each step, I moved faster than the last until I had picked up enough momentum to run while balancing Oliver over my shoulder. It was probably a hilarious sight, a naked woman running with a naked man on top of her.
But I was panicking. The longer Oliver remained unconscious, and without his wolf, the more I was struggling to get my bearings. I needed him to wake up, or at least to feel our bond again so I could tell what was going on or what he needed.
"Come on, Lana! Think!" I scolded myself as I glanced around. We had been running away from the rogues for over twenty minutes before I had to pause. I needed to figure out where to go. Running from side to side wasn't going to do anything to hide his scent as long as he was still bleeding all over the place.
'Go east.' A familiar male voice said through the pack link as he ran toward me. Mr. Blake's wolf was slightly smaller than Oliver's but just as impressive. I didn't
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