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Rowan found himself sitting on the edge of the desk,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIqiJqMl0d
in his office, staring at the flames in the fireplace, as they licked their way74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt67fs7CxPU
around the logs of wood that he placed there earlier this morning. He yawned74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHM5N2mruQ
and pinched the bridge of his nose, fighting off the feelings of tiredness.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOWuaZpQ48
Rowan had experienced nightmare after nightmare since he became Alpha and now74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bzRs3gdQK
seemed to be running on empty. Olcan seemed to the feel the same as he had made74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTrDHDRzkZ
himself pleasantly scarce for now. Rowan knew that Alex was at the door before74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8bvB21A5f
he even knocked.
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“Come in,” Rowan said. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN29NKKJmmn
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Alex opened the door and crept in the through the small gap.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4h5d4W1jl
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“Sorry Rowan, I didn’t want to wake anyone in the guest rooms, the kids last74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6s4JJ2gAs
night were driving me mental. Echoed through the whole pack house,” he said,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex3DwqpUhZ
yawning. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlndv2rNl0
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“Yes, I feel you there,” Rowan replied, smirking. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajocvyZQbX
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“Have you spoken to Alan, Rowan?74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0xmNsCBWw
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“No, not yet, but I will. I told him I needed to talk to him this morning.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1b4z3sCNfU
Especially if we need to make long term plans to house the lot of them.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4YmJp9LST
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“Have you thought about where the pack is going to stay? We can’t keep them74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZXpn0WAt8
cooped up in here for too much longer.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAfgCNqtlk
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Rowan continued to think for a moment. The question ran through his mind all of74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU14mFGApTF
the time. All he had been doing is thinking lately. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzogzR9kNtF
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“The ones who pledge to me, and join us will have homes built, the others will74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5LTbkkJGI
be sent on their way,” he replied. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTqVoKmGGN
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“So, you’re actually going to let them stay? What about Alpha Alan? I am sure74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhGaEykTDQ
he will not denounce himself,” Alex questioned. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksQ1Sqj0Kf
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“He will,” Rowan replied with assertiveness.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9zNX5iapY
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Alex stared at Rowan like he was offended that Rowan hadn’t let him in on the74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotRyNHHbYT
concoction of a plan. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKHwDPXfjN
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“Alex, Alpha Alan wants something from us, and when someone wants something,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJ5j1f9bLH
they have to give something in return. For me, I want his title and his pack.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBAIkcBwV2
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“I think he is coming now,” said Alex, as he tilted his head toward the door.
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the chair, sitting upright so that he looked half awake. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKE0IkONhKQ
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Knock, knock, knock.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BZm7h6xD6
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“Yes?” said Alex.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCX2tZHfQs
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“Ah, may I please come in and talk, Alpha Rowan and Beta?” asked Alan.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonjnEiZepg
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“Come in Alan,” Rowan allowed. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYNUuC3Zi8
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Rowan remained seated behind the desk, and he ushered Alan to sit down in74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSZ5k05W2v
front, on the other side and Alex took the seat next to him.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNtYM7Ubid
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“What did you need to discuss today, Rowan?” Alan was the first to speak,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM8WouN5Si
nervously. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtUCB4j5CH
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Rowan knew that the man was nervous as sweat droplets started to form across74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShA5QTaphI
his forehead. He was certain that Alan was hiding something from him, and the74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzaijdJ2Xn
thought irked him. Rowan knew that he might have to make a deal with the devil74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SnDyI150r
and needed to trust his gut instinct. He knew that he needed to make a proposal74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPa9NDZrSmi
to good to be true, so that he could squeeze every piece of information out of74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1uzCgOCXI
him whilst he was in the room. Alex and Rowan were burning to know more about74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uFIi6pVDv
last night and what the hell was going on with his daughter that Alan was so74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusUm8jxmaK
vague about. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD4DNpquVW
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“I need to discuss with you your pack, staying here. Surely you have plans to74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dftI7nWni
move on with your pack?”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePaIUVFRo4
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“I was at a weak point last night Alpha, one I am sure you can understand. As74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa50HGaGdtY
Alpha, I hate seeing my pack the way they are, so unkempt, hungry, and beaten.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNLhQTZarb
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Rowan needed to cut to the chase.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXK6G0Lea0N
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“Last night you asked me to save your daughter? Last night you said that your74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7wM0SmYd2
daughter was with Alpha Harold, and you were feeling pretty guilty about your74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6r8e7hE9m
proposal,” he pressed. Rowan heard Alan’s heartrate increase slightly. The room was silent, and Rowan could tell that Alan tried to come up with some excuse. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0L4WT739E
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“I said that I had my suspicions,” he cautioned. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4Amjx5crk
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“Look your pack is welcome to stay here and hell, I’ll even throw in housing,”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihStClJO5L
Rowan stated. Alan’s face brightened slightly. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPPdPbq3cj
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“Alan there is only room for one Alpha, and that is me. Denounce your title.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02WO7PVqBa
Those who wish to stay with pledge their alliance to the Black Alder Pack, and74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUibYd7ZV0a
we can move on from this conversation.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa09xqUefsc
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Rowan pretended to think for a moment. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklGbvbNO23
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“I want information Alan. What happened last night?”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1VQXgyMAy
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The older man sighed, and his facial expressions changed to the beaten man that74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddLIYyxTzF
Rowan had witnessed last night.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22zVH10RLR
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“My daughter’s name is Ivy.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqTkeoRDc9
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Rowan’s cock twitched at her name. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlD1MkKQSt
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“She does not know the power she holds. She does not know what she is. Last74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6N2oZ50Cu
night was not the first, nor will it be the last. IF she is with Alpha Harold,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4P4igT16i
then he is the one in danger.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5gWjauU2r
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Rowan tried to hide his confusion and instead he slowly stood from the chair74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zcHd8exhg
and moved around the desk next to Alan, so that he stood over him. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNrgmRihX7
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“Why would you sell your daughter for a cheap deal, if you were putting him in74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblHKl4VWxS
danger?”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeH5HDDzWK
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Alan’s smile grew wicked, as it spread across his face. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueOkrH1ALc
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“Because Alpha Rowan, that is how you get rid of your enemies. You unleash your74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhUjGkMDmB
biggest weapon,” Alan snarled. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUaxRVpKG8
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“Your territory, how much of it has gone?” Rowan asked, changing the subject. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqubxBfJRm
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Alan’s body visibly relaxed with the change of subject. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2SqmO4Noa
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“All of it. I have no doubt that it was Harold. I know that he took Ivy into74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwY4DvU4Hw
his territory and then Rogues came to mine and lit the whole place on fire, it74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnr8JBY9rY2
was horrific. Some died but most of us ended up here.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgNshqyPgT
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“So why were you so concerned for your daughter last night and not now?” Rowan74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpQvVBE1pU
pressed. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjiuAtnLsl
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“Have you seen Harold’s fortress since Luna Katherine died?” Alan asked, but74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsm2mvLrLQ
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“There are no windows, it is solid concrete, it’s a fortress of death. He went74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8XodsCmKK
mad when Katherine was sick. No one gets in and no one gets out without him74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8upHEVpLG
knowing,” Alan explained. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWeO4WPiPD
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“I don’t see your point.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFO05dPQQrZ
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“If there are no windows, she can’t shift on her eighteenth birthday, because74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjQh2Pefhv
there is no moon, and he would have locked her in there. Which means Alpha, she74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8JtHp6whs
is outside. The electrical storm that you witnessed last night is not even half74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6DwJxvG3a
of it. It’s the sign of her first shift…if I know my daughter, she’s escaped.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb0d2XGobqx
Let’s just hope that she killed Harold on the way out, because believe me, he74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmw7jEuW25
will come looking for her.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzULYQTuVP
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Rowan took his eyes off Alan and turned his attention to Alex. He stared back74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuf2MyXgr4I
at Rowan with his eyes wide, shaking his head slowly from side to side, as if74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN04pUzXinv
to say, ‘no don’t do it.’ Alex instantly mind-linked Rowan. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboPJRcFckx
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“This is not worth the hassle Rowan, don’t agree to this. This guy is74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwyeQMkFZ8
crazy.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLIIPz68AM
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“Challenge accepted,” Rowan sent back, and a groan escaped Alex’s lips. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ81mtLX5qk
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“Alan, your pack will pledge to me and my pack. They will adhere to my rules,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2I0iCCv1Xy
regulations, and training. You will denounce yourself as Alpha and I am sure I74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDV99PcZVvU
can find a fit for you here, with some sort of ranking. Our new members will74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxa2t0U9Rb
get housing, training for battle and education. The children will go to school74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgey7GpBzr
and any healers that you have will reside in the Guardians Temple. Only then74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQu89X2DZr
will I find your daughter.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVXeEOaaSy
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Alan’s gaze flicked between Alex and Rowan, pretending to think about the74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqO0Yg0Gc1
offer. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU7J2Bk655
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“Deal,” he agreed. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i6Ktam30Y
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“Great,” Rowan threw his hands in the air, “Please go and notify your people74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuwpgW6j4W
and we will make the other necessary arrangements. Those that don’t wish to74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaUzzXKq3A
pledge will be required to leave.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaA6L4Ui0Xs
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Alan excused himself from the chair and held is stature tall. He took a small74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3e9IL0SC4A
bow and bared his neck before he turned to leave the office. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32ztRMptSy
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“One more thing, Alan.” He turned and faced Rowan, raising his eyebrows. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF63iU0OLoy
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“Don’t fuck me over, because I will fucking kill you.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE27LdXtdWf
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Alan nodded his head and took off down the hallway to his sleeping pack. Alex74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYNM2qgtU2
closed the door behind him. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgYjHoo5zQ
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“Are you fucking nuts Rowan?” 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChjq2DDBqA
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Rowan thought that a part of him was, indeed, nuts but he was also aware of how74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCtMG60omW
eager he was to meet this Ivy. A part of him made the arrangement because when74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiydVhmBrA6
he found her, she would be held in the house. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VjsndNAP1
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“Do not speak to your Alpha like that Alex, yes, I fucking know what I’m doing,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGl9KpWxFZ
but you are my Beta, act like it!” Rowan spat harshly. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o7wnUjAb3
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Alex’s face recoiled from the tone of his voice and raised his hands to show that he surrendered.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCvtTqqyuM
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“We will find Alan’s daughter and cage her. I want you to send the best74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzIxfqwPkJ
Warriors, a couple of Scouts and maybe a Hunter or two… you can go as well.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzj8fPSqlk
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Alex started to protest but stopped himself short. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9xJYMAhwQ
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“Yes Alpha,” Alex replied, and started to make his leave. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZNm2VddiF
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“Alex,” Rowan added. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rWAp5t4GR
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“No one harms her, or I will have their head. She will more than likely be closer74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2gz9bQ9hP
than you think.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hnEvBiTgX
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The confusion set over Alex’s face.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjJslO1aKM
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“How do you know that sir? For all we know, we could end up in a human74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwetgiyplW
village.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YidsNjp06
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“If Olcan is right, she will come straight to me without even realising why.”
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sit at the desk again. Alex left the room hastily to gather the men required74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvawMV3DW2A
for the task. Rowan ran his hands through his hair and let out a huge sigh. He74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xKa4i5t6d
kept hoping that he made the right decision to keep Alan around. He hoped that74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKRCZU098b
if he and his pack pledged to Rowan that he wouldn’t have to worry about Alan74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4kKk6gKmC
crossing him. Rowan also thought that he put too much faith in the traditions74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApyRAwwTSH
of pledging and pack bonds because it might come easy to someone like Alan to74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnl7nbAUaGu
double cross their Alpha. Rowan yawned and stood to stretch, he thought maybe74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyjfcHge6t
his father could make some sense of this.
The Elder House was beautiful in size and always74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYIxtYFFLG
amazed Rowan that his Ancestors had built the place. The walls were thick, mud74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78dqqBsH8a
brick and over time the greenery and vines had grown over the walls which made74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RqryAq0Kp
them look like veins. It was as if they kept the house alive. As soon as Rowan74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQq8JJRbYq
walked through the tree-lined driveway, he felt a calm feeling wash over him,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXOuALbd9Y
like he was at peace with his decision. The attendants to the house live with74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjrFTuPwL6
the Elders and they always looked like mice as they scurried here and there,74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiaBBNDYzi
attending to the bossy, old ex-Alpha’s, and Beta’s.
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“Argh come on Adrian, let an old man win for a change!”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLc7YzcTDul
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Rowan heard his father before he saw him. Obviously, Adrian had not lost is74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgumdcusi6
touch, and instead of beating Father in a battle, he was now beating him at74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSQi6VIy2a
chess or cards. As Rowan approached the house, he looked around briefly and74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNusRqVDK8D
spotted them seated under the old oak tree. He made his way over casually. Rowan’s74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB76gouwI7H
father saw him and ushered him over, waving his hands vigorously. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCzSOaTJOyu
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“There’s m’boy!” he announced. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPnQBOUmTO
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“Please take a seat and join us, Adrian is kicking my ass.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz7JaURmZg
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Rowan looked down at the table and saw they were playing chess.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5DZdCvKvB
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“No thanks,” Rowan replied. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWFFnaJsNE
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His Father noticed the change in his voice and pressed further.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwna0pfoKRZ
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“What eats at you? Can’t handle being Alpha? Omegas tell me that you are quite74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WclEdleWs
good, but they haven’t seen Olcan running around lately.”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58SRyT4KDf
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Rowan felt proud, knowing that his pack thought he could handle himself and74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0zXTrIucW
proceeded to tell his father about the week. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExOXN99FJB
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“Olcan is hiding at the moment, he knows I’m pissed, and I haven’t as so much74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPwQFvDUK7
heard a whimper from him in the past few days, but sometimes his advice is74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0J83ZQhQwe
warranted.” 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU4viZZnRA
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“You can’t be an Alpha and be missing your wolf Rowan,” his father said as he74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxxvXsWKyy
shook his head.
Rowan managed to reply with a grunt. He couldn’t let74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUJOIAEZfA
Olcan take control again, not like that. He is too unpredictable. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKONPq3nr6
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“Stop overthinking things Rowan, you have great instincts, and you use your74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE212baymdj
head. Alan is a puppy dog and would bend over backwards to be set up for the74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vmwh3QU2m
rest of his dismal life. He is getting older; he needs to step down. I wouldn’t74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvAlYuZbA6
be so worried about him.” 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFynP950B1S
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“Did you see the storm last night?”
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and they both nodded casually. Rowan pretended that he didn’t see the odd74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuRkTNl9Ko
interaction and continued to ask questions.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToKDpJaiOl
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“What does it mean? Should I be concerned for the pack’s safety?”74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbL2d0xy1mU
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His father swatted his hand in Rowan’s direction, and dismissed his worry.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MxKKrSRZ6
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“Pfft boy, it’s an old fairy-tale that was told to us young ones. Right here in74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyqd4JaV3n
this very house if I might add. Scared us though. Something to do with74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ukTZo4mCA
prophecies and that rabble. Don’t bother your head about it.” The ex-Alpha74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16gUFnxBcS
pondered a thought for a moment before he spoke again.
“Come to think of it, in the office of the pack house, the book might still be74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpVyzmds0w
there that has the story in it. Perhaps you can give it a read and then bring74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGs5U6OlUK
it here. I think I earnt the right to scare the young ones with the same74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgvNnyqXyt
story.”
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Adrian and Calvin laughed at the idea. Rowan’s father looked much more relaxed in the Elder House. There was no stress from pack leadership, but he also74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0auDAlAzS
looked more vibrant and fresh. Rowan stood from his seat and kissed his74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9SSwd0hzx
father on the forehead. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdx0Qqqdsm3
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“I’ll be seeing you, and I will find that book and bring it to you when I’m74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelWv6HTiVU
done.” 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKCO2hBPd2
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I must find that book thought Rowan. He also hoped that the story was74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuYyjzPxv4
not too embellished and gave more facts about what Rowan could potentially be74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUHqGAZWOk
dealing with. He doubted that he was to get more information from Alan, but the74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWOVFWsgog
idea of seeing Ivy made him nervous. Alex contacted Rowan through a mind-link74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZnFpAQXAQ
to inform him of who he was taking and that they were leaving soon. Rowan replied74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrwPvbloqS
to Alex, informing him that he was returning from the Elder House and Alex sent74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKRPOB8tRN
his intrigue back through. Rowan reassured him that he would tell him74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfHf3vYA0i
everything when he returned. Alex had his strengths but sometimes he is also74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSmtpZaCkC
too excitable about the smallest things. He had a habit of reading too much74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXex72zFgLA
into interactions or events which drove Rowan crazy. Rowan reminded Alex that74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWj4JtCnTv
no harm is to come of the girl, and he quickly cut the link.
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Rowan approached the doors of the pack house and74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZ8fCzGM0H
something in his peripheral vision startled him. Someone was sitting on top of74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBjEdNvVaF
the log pile, watching the road. He couldn’t tell who it was from the glare of74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYhN0TgXqs
the sun, but he assumed that it was someone from Alan’s pack that he hadn’t met74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkb9MoaMFRo
yet. He mind-linked the Omegas who oversaw housekeeping and preparations for74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8rhYCiXck
tonight’s feast and checked in with their progress. Rowan also checked in on74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIzljFeYRZ
how the delegated building crew were travelling with building the new houses.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUddMO2hwv
It was truly amazing what their wolves could create in twenty-four hours. They74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwY4TnAxTHL
reported back that kitchen was great, the beds were cleaned, and houses almost74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEzxU78rtc
finished. Feeling pleased, Rowan retreated to his quarters, and grew impatient74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi74MjEZPG6
whilst waiting to hear from Alex. It had barely been an hour, but he was so74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJQXBL2ApI
confident that she would be close, and he had no idea why. Rowan tried to get74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTfYByX3Tl
in contact with Alex, but there was nothing but static in return. 74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SMa3YTS9R
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Olcan emerged and growled.74Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEfibCchfL
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“Must find her soon.”
