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My alarm clock on my phone woke me up. Urgh! It was way too early compared to the few hours of sleep I had gotten, but we needed to keep going while the trail was still hot. And if she really was a hiker going hiking in Moyie Springs, then we had to start asking around at the local hiking trails.

When I stretched, I felt a stinging sensation on my neck. Oh, the bite mark. I rolled my eyes under my closed eyelids. Luckily, I didn’t really feel the one on my thigh as there was more flesh compared to my neck. But if this was something that happened regularly, I really needed to get something like… aloe vera lotion to put on. Painkillers weren’t a durable solution, and it meant too many medical runs.

“We have to get up now.” I poked Jake on the shoulder, he grunted sleepily at me. I got up to throw some cold water in my face and do my morning routines.

I examined the wound on my shoulder, it was practically healed now. Now there was only a pink scar left. Another