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Chapter 153
“Catching seagulls with a fishing net—Boss, you’re a genius!”As Joseph’s most devoted sidekick, Noah Diaz was already piling on the praise. This time, he meant every word. If anyone dared say Joseph wasn’t capable, Noah Diaz was ready to fight them over it.Joseph wore a smug grin.“Come on, keep it low-key.”He said that, but he looked happier than anyone else. There was nothing low-key about him.“Boss, how did you know the seagulls would gather in one spot?” Noah Diaz asked.Everyone wanted to know. Joseph had seemed to predict exactly where the flock would fly. The birds had gathered right where he needed them for the net, and he’d even chosen where Bruce Lee should stand to throw the bait.“The magnetic field, the wind, and the food supply,” Joseph said.“The sudden surge in seagulls upset the balance around here. There isn’t enough food for all of them, so when they saw the bait, they rushed in and fought over it. That’s also why you and the others were able to catch them so ea
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Joseph gathered the seagull entrails Alice and the others had left over and mixed them with the entrails from the birds they’d killed today. He wrapped the whole mess in a shirt too torn to wear.He’d cut slits all over it, wide enough to expose the entrails but too narrow for them to spill out. Blood and juices soaked through the fabric. The stench was enough to drive everyone away.To the seagulls, though, it was irresistible. Several had already spotted the bundle in Joseph’s hands and were eyeing it, ready to swoop down and steal it.“What are you doing with that?” Alice asked.“Just watch, Alice.” Joseph grinned. “I told you I’d catch them all in one sweep.”He still wouldn’t explain how, leaving Kyle Lee and the others baffled. But Joseph looked confident. All they could do was wait and see.The seagulls had gathered overhead, wheeling around aimlessly. This was the moment Joseph had been waiting for.He would only get one chance.“Bruce, come here!”Bruce Lee came over, puzzled
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By evening, a breeze had brought a welcome coolness to the sweltering island. Morning and evening were always the most comfortable times of day.The alpha wolf’s yelps finally stopped. Bruce Lee’s first day of training was over.While the air was cool, Joseph cleaned all the seagulls, rabbits, and pheasants they’d caught that day. Alice helped, and the work went much faster.But Joseph’s brow remained furrowed. Anyone could see something was bothering him.He set aside what they would eat that night and salted the rest as usual. Once the sun came up tomorrow, he’d leave it out to dry for the day. That would keep it from spoiling for a long time.They had enough food now, but there was no way to replenish their bear fat. Joseph couldn’t fry seagulls for every meal. They needed to save what was left for emergencies.He found some sturdy branches, lightly salted the seagulls, and skewered them. Everyone gathered around the fire at the center of camp.After so many days of Joseph teaching
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Alice had told Joseph what the alpha wolf had been through all morning. Bruce Lee had been a little too rough.“Training takes time,” Joseph said, trying to smooth things over. “Push him too hard and you could end up doing more harm than good.”“We don’t have time,” Bruce Lee insisted. “We could be rescued any day, and we can’t take him with us. If he isn’t ready to survive on his own by then, he’ll die.”Even as he spoke, Bruce Lee took a seagull from the bucket and tossed it in front of the wolf.“Eat up. Then we keep training until you manage to hurt me!”Joseph shook his head. Bruce Lee talked tough, but he cared more than he let on.And he had a point. They’d lost contact with the outside world, but they wouldn’t be stuck on this island forever. Sooner or later, they would leave. The alpha had grown used to living with them. Without training, it could lose its wild instincts, and once they were gone, it would have no one to protect it.Bruce Lee might pretend not to care, but eve
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“Boss, another pheasant!”Noah Diaz had gotten the hang of collecting Joseph’s traps. After removing the catch, he slit its throat and brought it over, grinning.Joseph stared at him. “Take a good look. Does that look like a pheasant to you? It’s a peacock!”Noah Diaz’s ignorance was worse than Joseph had thought. The man couldn’t even tell a pheasant from a peacock. At this point, Joseph suspected every bird looked like a pheasant to him.“A peacock?” Noah Diaz looked it over. “Doesn’t look like one.”As far as he knew, peacocks had those huge, fanned-out tails. This bird looked nothing like that.“Not every peacock fans its tail,” Joseph said, rolling his eyes. “It’s usually the males that do it to show off and attract females. This one’s female. What’s she supposed to fan out?”“Whatever.” Noah Diaz waved a hand. “Boss, we’ve caught so much today!”They’d checked only half the traps and already had two pheasants, the peacock, and three rabbits. None of them had expected a haul like
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Naomi Martin was injured, and they knew where the traps were now. With fewer wild animals roaming the forest during the day, there was no need for everyone to go.Someone had to stay behind to protect Alice and the others.“I’ll stay,” Bruce Lee volunteered.Joseph was surprised—until he caught Bruce Lee staring at the alpha wolf, his eyes burning with anticipation. Then he understood. Bruce Lee had been itching to train it.The wolf seemed to sense trouble. It backed away from Bruce Lee, hackles raised and fangs bared.“Fair enough.” Joseph nodded. “I’ll feel better with Bruce Lee here.”And with Bruce Lee keeping an eye on things, Naomi Martin wouldn’t be able to slack off.“I object!”Leaning on Alice for support, Naomi Martin limped toward them.“He’ll bully the little guy.”“Object all you want.” Joseph rolled his eyes. “Nobody asked you.”Her leg was injured, and she still wouldn’t let it go.“The alpha needs someone with experience to train it. You’re hurt, so you’re out.” Jose
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