Chapter 169: Spring Is Here, Death

Tara’s POV

“Stop getting distracted, will you? We need to be there before the sun starts setting.”

My ears listened to the chaos behind me. Kia was yelling at Tanner, who took to messing around the the various shrubbery and stones he found in his path. It was understandable considering everything that had happened, Tanner barely found ways to get out of Lycosidae this far away and he was enjoying the various things that the surface world provided.

Unfortunately for us, it made the trip longer than what it should. But I was beginning to recognize the familiar routes I had once run. We were getting close.

We had opted to walked for the journey, shifting where we could, turning back to human and walking when we grew tired of running. It was easier and less conspicuous than us emerging from nowhere with an entire car.

“How are you feeling?” Talia asked as she came up to walk beside me. “Feeling jittery?”