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Marked by fate Chapter 197
Zahra's POV“Ready?” Levi calls, and everyone agrees.“After you then, Bastion.” He waves his hand in the direction of the start of the trail and Bastion sets off.Feet pounding, it’s a good pace. Comfortable, and consistent. His pacing seems good, but I could push it a lot more.‘That all you have?’ I challenge him, and he snorts beside me.‘I can maintain this for 20km’ he says confidently‘Can you try and push it a bit more? If we want scouting time, we need to leave them in our dust.’‘Yeah, but we also don’t want them to get fed up and abandon the run.’Hmm. That’s a valid point.I look over my shoulder. The rest of the group have slotted in behind us in pairs, all keeping up so far. Holly’s face is scrunched up in irritation.“Oh, come on, this is waay too slow for the start,” I hear her say to Levi.“Overtake then if you want.”She huffs and pushes past into the treeline slightly to overtake. A few of the others do as well.Shit.‘I doubt they can maintain this up the slopes an
Marked by fate Chapter 196
Zarha's POVBastion climbs out of the truck as I take a deep breath.‘You can do this. It’s just a run,’ Zanthe soothes.‘What if they realise, you’re white?’‘They won’t. How can they? Edwardo checked me over last night. The dye is holding.’I sigh. I know she’s right, but I’m still so fucking nervous.‘It’s ok to be nervous. This is the first time you’re doing this sort of recon with only one team member, but you’ve got this. You’re as prepared as you could be.’She’s right. I need to pull my shit together.Given the amount of people we suspect will be here tonight, and the activity in the area, the rest of the team have hung back, so Bastion and I will be relatively alone for this run. Our links are open, of course, but they are over ten minutes’ run away from us if the shit hits the fan. And for some reason I’m more nervous about this than I have been before. Perhaps it’s the uneasy feeling Levi gives me. Or perhaps it’s just that shit’s getting real now.I take a deep breath, for
Marked by fate Chapter 195
Zahra's POVI quickly type out a message.Me: Hey Linc, how are you? How’s AC? Listen, I’m sorry to message out of the blue, and I’m sorry to ask this, but I just spoke to Max and he is not ok. And I don’t think he should be alone right now. I’m going to see if I can get leave to come and visit but I’m not sure that will be possible. Could you go and check in with him? I’m really worried about him. xIt’s probably overkill. I’m probably laying it on thick, but I hate the thought of him sitting alone while miserable, and I think him trying to hurt himself is a very real possibility right now.I stand and head to the door, not realising I’m chewing on my lip until I taste the coppery taste of blood. Shit.My phone buzzes.Lincoln: Hey Zahra, lovely to hear from you. Of course. I’ll grab pizza and head over now. I’ll let you know how it goes. xxxI nearly sag in relief.Me: Thank you. And… please don’t tell him I asked you. I don’t think that would help him right now. xxxLincoln: No wor
Marked by fate Chapter 194
Zahra's POVI stare at the screen of the laptop in front of me. Gavin set it up and we’re all watching as he explains the weird coloured blobs and what they all mean.“See here, this is the area to the west of town. Six months ago, this was all the wildlife traffic picked up on the national park sensors and satellites. You can see there’s little to no repeated patterns, and those that are belong to small wildlife and game. There are a few footpaths through the region, but the traffic on them is light.“Then,” he hits a button, switching to a different image. The coloured blobs multiply as they swirl across the screen. “Back in August, the amount of activity suddenly increased. Not only are we seeing a greater number of animals moving about the area, there’s a pattern in those movements.” He presses another button and the image starts to jump slightly. “See, the traffic is almost all out to this point here, then it swings over here, then crosses back, and then returns.”The image creat
Marked by fate Chapter 193
Zahra's POVWhen Morgan and I arrive back into the kitchen, I find Bastion brewing coffee and grabbing mugs out of the dishwasher. I move to help, getting milk and sugar and a packet of biscuits from the cupboard.Once they’re ready, Morgan helps carry them all over to the table, and the three of us take the empty seats.Edwardo clears his throat. “Right. Well, after the intelligence Zahra collected last week…”Morgan shoots me a look, and I shake my head at her, silently telling her I’ll tell her later.“We investigated your friend’s claim about his pack, and the lack of response from the council.”He isn’t my friend. I bristle but don’t comment. Zanthe huffs in my mind.Gavin leans forwards. “There was a pack called Blood Diamond. They were small and near the eastern border of the kingdom. A few years ago they simply seemed to disappear. No notification of an attack was ever filed. No requests for aid from any members have ever been received, or at least submitted to the council dat
Marked by fate Chapter 192
Zahra's POVThe rest of the week dragged. I saw Levi a few times in class, but never alone again, and every time I was in his presence, the uneasy feeling returned. My professors have all given us a mountain of work to get done this week, and I sigh as I pack my books into my already full bag.My small suitcase is ready to go on the bed when there’s a knock at my door.It opens and Corrine’s face peeks round it. “Hey,” she says with a smile. “You ready to head off?”I smile at her. “Almost. You?”“Yeah. My mum’s downstairs. I just wanted to say bye and have a good break.” She heads further in and hugs me.“You too. See you next week.” She smiles.“Don’t have too much fun,” I say, and she rolls her eyes.“Look, I know you don’t approve, but I don’t regret it.” I know what she’s talking about. We haven’t discussed it, but we haven’t been as close since that night at the party. I feel like she thinks I’m judging her, and she’s avoiding me.‘Don’t stress. It’s her guilt, that’s all,’ Zant
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