The Perfect Thief novel Chapter 344

Chapter I hate sitting here like a waiting duck ; it was only Tabby and me while everyone else went to search for more flags .

Tabby was staring out at the ocean , watching the waves jolting the canoes we needed to take to get off this island .

There were three in total for our team , just enough to get back to base .

Weve been sitting here for a few hours ; the sun beaming down on us , making our jobs incredibly hot and difficult .

I felt the sun burning into my flesh and I knew Id have sunburn by the time I left this place .

I hated having such fair skin .

Sighing , I lay back on the sand , staring up at the blue skies ; there were some clouds in the sky , but not enough to provide us with some shade .

When do you think well get to go back ? Tabby asks , pulling her attention from the ocean to look at me .

I opened my mouth to answer , but the ruffling on a bush turned my attention to the wooded area .

I quickly sat up ; my eyes narrowed as I stared off into the forest .

Tabby was also standing at attention , her eyes narrowed , and her breathing halted to almost nothing There was somebody here and they didnt smell like a teammate .

Neither of us spoke , we stared and listened for any signs of movement .

And then it happened again ; this time , I was on my feet .

My heartbeat was rapid with both worry and excitement .

Perhaps this wasnt a boring job after all ; maybe Sherry was right , and the other teams would try to get our flags .

Soon , multiple different competitors were emerging from the forest , their eyes narrowed and determination crossing their faces as they stared at us .

One of them , the largest one , looked around for a moment , and then a smirk spread across his lips when he spotted us .

They left two of the smallest girls on their team to watch over their flags ? He laughed , making the others chuckle as well .

One of the guys who I had fought with before had gone completely pale at the sight of me and I provided him with a not so innocent smirk He opened his mouth to say something to the others , but then he clamped his lips shut .

He ended up disappearing without any of his teammates noticing .

He was smart to leave because he knew exactly what I was capable of .

The others though , not so much .

They had only seen me passing ; too consumed with their own fights to notice me .

I never got the chance to combat with them .

Which was fine because they were about to learn today .

Itll be easy to get their flags , just like it was easy to get the other teams flags , he laughed , making the others chuckle darkly as they started to close in around us , Wha were they thinking ? At least the other team had a fait chance .

They had a couple of really strong waters and some more keeping a further watch .