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in his office, staring at the flames in the fireplace, as they licked their way70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDOJE9Wq6s
around the logs of wood that he placed there earlier this morning. He yawned70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2013EZSgrc
and pinched the bridge of his nose, fighting off the feelings of tiredness.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUwFPnQuTy
Rowan had experienced nightmare after nightmare since he became Alpha and now70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kdtFduHWc
seemed to be running on empty. Olcan seemed to the feel the same as he had made70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxRrJibPJa
himself pleasantly scarce for now. Rowan knew that Alex was at the door before70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMynOOaAau
he even knocked.
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“Come in,” Rowan said. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDY2YVxnBK
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Alex opened the door and crept in the through the small gap.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdbUpGKrE4
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“Sorry Rowan, I didn’t want to wake anyone in the guest rooms, the kids last70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRlxQE64sm
night were driving me mental. Echoed through the whole pack house,” he said,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pHAeDr6tp
yawning. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDXYYUZAXE
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“Yes, I feel you there,” Rowan replied, smirking. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSZdPQqTbu
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“Have you spoken to Alan, Rowan?70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM66jM0fCmw
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“No, not yet, but I will. I told him I needed to talk to him this morning.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXIzs3KWBN
Especially if we need to make long term plans to house the lot of them.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1LZJTBqrZ
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“Have you thought about where the pack is going to stay? We can’t keep them70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mMYaL2NIT
cooped up in here for too much longer.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X6muZKkBP
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Rowan continued to think for a moment. The question ran through his mind all of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtN0Y0QJZR
the time. All he had been doing is thinking lately. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS8oHRC7Ys
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“The ones who pledge to me, and join us will have homes built, the others will70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpbWrh7mGc
be sent on their way,” he replied. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPqBh9GnR2
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“So, you’re actually going to let them stay? What about Alpha Alan? I am sure70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueKvfqxtVb
he will not denounce himself,” Alex questioned. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94Utgs6Mtn
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“He will,” Rowan replied with assertiveness.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dzhZPK6s0
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Alex stared at Rowan like he was offended that Rowan hadn’t let him in on the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzp0DJSUca
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“Alex, Alpha Alan wants something from us, and when someone wants something,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6tmNay1EY
they have to give something in return. For me, I want his title and his pack.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxdDBBmU4N
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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. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqsigJiLRM
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Knock, knock, knock.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvq11BUg2Z
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“Yes?” said Alex.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCoPnGcK7x
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“Ah, may I please come in and talk, Alpha Rowan and Beta?” asked Alan.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAfZOn7426
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“Come in Alan,” Rowan allowed. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDl2kk1jwa
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Rowan remained seated behind the desk, and he ushered Alan to sit down in70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXpEykPQoF
front, on the other side and Alex took the seat next to him.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ194XKmZy1
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“What did you need to discuss today, Rowan?” Alan was the first to speak,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasnz4k8QFI
nervously. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjqwdO4rIg
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Rowan knew that the man was nervous as sweat droplets started to form across70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb768igAALJ
his forehead. He was certain that Alan was hiding something from him, and the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsd327hkbX6
thought irked him. Rowan knew that he might have to make a deal with the devil70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9N4Oi8Nz2
and needed to trust his gut instinct. He knew that he needed to make a proposal70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VpANizXZL
to good to be true, so that he could squeeze every piece of information out of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZGiAHKBJx
him whilst he was in the room. Alex and Rowan were burning to know more about70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrBISgeJYg
last night and what the hell was going on with his daughter that Alan was so70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHeqBmYUO8Z
vague about. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4bszl1dLc
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“I need to discuss with you your pack, staying here. Surely you have plans to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvV4fuH98u
move on with your pack?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFKJtqkiU9
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“I was at a weak point last night Alpha, one I am sure you can understand. As70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLmGqM1Wse
Alpha, I hate seeing my pack the way they are, so unkempt, hungry, and beaten.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDmisQ8XZg
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Rowan needed to cut to the chase.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqp18dKaunj
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“Last night you asked me to save your daughter? Last night you said that your70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsqXYPFZRh
daughter was with Alpha Harold, and you were feeling pretty guilty about your70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeypTNM2a6t
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. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RtdqAKjO0
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“I said that I had my suspicions,” he cautioned. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpypdIfs4Ls
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“Look your pack is welcome to stay here and hell, I’ll even throw in housing,”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMTVF4HLco
Rowan stated. Alan’s face brightened slightly. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJ3NGFdaEJ
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“Alan there is only room for one Alpha, and that is me. Denounce your title.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdIef9488q
Those who wish to stay with pledge their alliance to the Black Alder Pack, and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6OaBlNUAg
we can move on from this conversation.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5CIMyAQFk
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Rowan pretended to think for a moment. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2NcUmZHZG
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“I want information Alan. What happened last night?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwHb5VL0id
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The older man sighed, and his facial expressions changed to the beaten man that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYtvNAf80i
Rowan had witnessed last night.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqkPtkWa3n
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“My daughter’s name is Ivy.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdFUbgqpuP
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Rowan’s cock twitched at her name. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekZFSdKmoF
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“She does not know the power she holds. She does not know what she is. Last70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpiOIZm5Hs
night was not the first, nor will it be the last. IF she is with Alpha Harold,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJQrkkKQjy
then he is the one in danger.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPxZMNJTe7
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Rowan tried to hide his confusion and instead he slowly stood from the chair70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATcc7fgQGK
and moved around the desk next to Alan, so that he stood over him. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe5kekndqG
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“Why would you sell your daughter for a cheap deal, if you were putting him in70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgoSO1eoqi
danger?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI49Cvcesj3
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Alan’s smile grew wicked, as it spread across his face. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH54W2j5pq
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“Because Alpha Rowan, that is how you get rid of your enemies. You unleash your70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLV3n2Q86lH
biggest weapon,” Alan snarled. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQZ9tLz12h
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“Your territory, how much of it has gone?” Rowan asked, changing the subject. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsP4hdoX49B
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Alan’s body visibly relaxed with the change of subject. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PvwV9DBNG
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“All of it. I have no doubt that it was Harold. I know that he took Ivy into70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNkrU8jrLI
his territory and then Rogues came to mine and lit the whole place on fire, it70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiYiE8PCe7
was horrific. Some died but most of us ended up here.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLw58Ew0Jr
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“So why were you so concerned for your daughter last night and not now?” Rowan70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ssUvxKCQ0
pressed. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytLB2qzHk2
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“Have you seen Harold’s fortress since Luna Katherine died?” Alan asked, but70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xhf35wYWp
Rowan shook his head. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovTYebPDxT
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“There are no windows, it is solid concrete, it’s a fortress of death. He went70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYh6QewuhH
mad when Katherine was sick. No one gets in and no one gets out without him70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEynXB5VUOj
knowing,” Alan explained. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtSaz9mxe3
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“I don’t see your point.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1ghpL71Oe
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“If there are no windows, she can’t shift on her eighteenth birthday, because70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLw78vKQozb
there is no moon, and he would have locked her in there. Which means Alpha, she70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxthbVW22ai
is outside. The electrical storm that you witnessed last night is not even half70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9itv9JLk4a
of it. It’s the sign of her first shift…if I know my daughter, she’s escaped.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIuBpKrnuN
Let’s just hope that she killed Harold on the way out, because believe me, he70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuJEZiLdG3
will come looking for her.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0FyvcwZQr
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Rowan took his eyes off Alan and turned his attention to Alex. He stared back70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFC9re9Rdtu
at Rowan with his eyes wide, shaking his head slowly from side to side, as if70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCj7hRPA9jP
to say, ‘no don’t do it.’ Alex instantly mind-linked Rowan. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4s3pf2FFci
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“This is not worth the hassle Rowan, don’t agree to this. This guy is70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡii8zN50Ddf
crazy.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW4WtvfTm6
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“Challenge accepted,” Rowan sent back, and a groan escaped Alex’s lips. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty8hORMg5Y
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“Alan, your pack will pledge to me and my pack. They will adhere to my rules,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSla1On1jO
regulations, and training. You will denounce yourself as Alpha and I am sure I70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqu0WuI66t
can find a fit for you here, with some sort of ranking. Our new members will70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKy54bCHIQ
get housing, training for battle and education. The children will go to school70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpjPEn5eUW
and any healers that you have will reside in the Guardians Temple. Only then70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdTp1kYOaD
will I find your daughter.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6HzVp9Bzm
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Alan’s gaze flicked between Alex and Rowan, pretending to think about the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX7gM8Vkvl
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“Deal,” he agreed. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MvCNco0Yy
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“Great,” Rowan threw his hands in the air, “Please go and notify your people70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVNPA0G7Ru
and we will make the other necessary arrangements. Those that don’t wish to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FQ0Ml5LVR
pledge will be required to leave.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpz5djdscQg
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Alan excused himself from the chair and held is stature tall. He took a small70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRqCZI6PRd
bow and bared his neck before he turned to leave the office. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94dBzcbImK
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“One more thing, Alan.” He turned and faced Rowan, raising his eyebrows. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ79seVziJD
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“Don’t fuck me over, because I will fucking kill you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdKdIWki9A
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Alan nodded his head and took off down the hallway to his sleeping pack. Alex70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BfXSSFKiJ
closed the door behind him. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjBXTbekBP
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“Are you fucking nuts Rowan?” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6437O017d
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Rowan thought that a part of him was, indeed, nuts but he was also aware of how70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5woSnV4ct
eager he was to meet this Ivy. A part of him made the arrangement because when70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrtBDUOgPp
he found her, she would be held in the house. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkShmb8aDjy
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“Do not speak to your Alpha like that Alex, yes, I fucking know what I’m doing,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBGhLmV1xz
but you are my Beta, act like it!” Rowan spat harshly. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zDTJHUKTf
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Alex’s face recoiled from the tone of his voice and raised his hands to show that he surrendered.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieFDbNyhCU
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“We will find Alan’s daughter and cage her. I want you to send the best70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IuwhP3Xss
Warriors, a couple of Scouts and maybe a Hunter or two… you can go as well.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6z07VjYzG
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Alex started to protest but stopped himself short. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiOOC4OOhw
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“Yes Alpha,” Alex replied, and started to make his leave. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPOyI6P6Uh
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“Alex,” Rowan added. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO87HkRHA0B
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“Yes?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡev1IoJzqEd
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“No one harms her, or I will have their head. She will more than likely be closer70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKEFtTMcj8
than you think.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VVaKhR9y4
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The confusion set over Alex’s face.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqP0yEy1mFN
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“How do you know that sir? For all we know, we could end up in a human70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrTbA3RLif
village.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6s9a8GOBO
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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 required70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6Uqn8YNpW
for the task. Rowan ran his hands through his hair and let out a huge sigh. He70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdDolDZGOp
kept hoping that he made the right decision to keep Alan around. He hoped that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZliQFdK5J
if he and his pack pledged to Rowan that he wouldn’t have to worry about Alan70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1MiGJ4tVB
crossing him. Rowan also thought that he put too much faith in the traditions70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjL9Dhkp0b
of pledging and pack bonds because it might come easy to someone like Alan to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdo8aq4Dhng
double cross their Alpha. Rowan yawned and stood to stretch, he thought maybe70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5hhiI7B5s
his father could make some sense of this.
The Elder House was beautiful in size and always70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9tf6l4pkr
amazed Rowan that his Ancestors had built the place. The walls were thick, mud70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ0heK1ROO
brick and over time the greenery and vines had grown over the walls which made70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmtsKYeLkP
them look like veins. It was as if they kept the house alive. As soon as Rowan70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveXQCz43lQ
walked through the tree-lined driveway, he felt a calm feeling wash over him,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh39mVyzao9
like he was at peace with his decision. The attendants to the house live with70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoso0Rq7zu
the Elders and they always looked like mice as they scurried here and there,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWNIOz8CFR
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!”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FN5zarLA8
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Rowan heard his father before he saw him. Obviously, Adrian had not lost is70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsPt0urADB
touch, and instead of beating Father in a battle, he was now beating him at70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnDBvTXykr
chess or cards. As Rowan approached the house, he looked around briefly and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUDKQE4szx
spotted them seated under the old oak tree. He made his way over casually. Rowan’s70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEE1DzfKsDq
father saw him and ushered him over, waving his hands vigorously. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t5iYCLwJg
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“There’s m’boy!” he announced. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwHOIDgWTv
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“Please take a seat and join us, Adrian is kicking my ass.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDFIysFYmc
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Rowan looked down at the table and saw they were playing chess.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiozzp4Oehh
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“No thanks,” Rowan replied. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDxs974z8T
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His Father noticed the change in his voice and pressed further.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxWAi7d7bH
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“What eats at you? Can’t handle being Alpha? Omegas tell me that you are quite70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrXKOplWoL
good, but they haven’t seen Olcan running around lately.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQheI3O2uRO
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Rowan felt proud, knowing that his pack thought he could handle himself and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzCBsJVqAR
proceeded to tell his father about the week. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP5o5nswSY
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“Olcan is hiding at the moment, he knows I’m pissed, and I haven’t as so much70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8gij8YM4S
heard a whimper from him in the past few days, but sometimes his advice is70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvalcTRmS66
warranted.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjyUBOgMo4
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“You can’t be an Alpha and be missing your wolf Rowan,” his father said as he70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsHzIok4To
shook his head.
Rowan managed to reply with a grunt. He couldn’t let70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRt6xr07gg
Olcan take control again, not like that. He is too unpredictable. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK5Z4DQiYD
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“Stop overthinking things Rowan, you have great instincts, and you use your70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbYPTRjGwH
head. Alan is a puppy dog and would bend over backwards to be set up for the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyrnYpRh2z
rest of his dismal life. He is getting older; he needs to step down. I wouldn’t70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMArpoLOCUw
be so worried about him.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GlNj6kt2L
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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 odd70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFCUveZnyg
interaction and continued to ask questions.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsyx96YJ0Y
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“What does it mean? Should I be concerned for the pack’s safety?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHQpsUerA9
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His father swatted his hand in Rowan’s direction, and dismissed his worry.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBuUw0vcS3
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“Pfft boy, it’s an old fairy-tale that was told to us young ones. Right here in70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0uWBU8h5G
this very house if I might add. Scared us though. Something to do with70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjFX6nBgaf
prophecies and that rabble. Don’t bother your head about it.” The ex-Alpha70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHsgQKQSzn
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 be70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvMzWCw6L4
there that has the story in it. Perhaps you can give it a read and then bring70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjytAYjDUD
it here. I think I earnt the right to scare the young ones with the same70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRSO8Qz58M
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 also70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIK6tMKYp5
looked more vibrant and fresh. Rowan stood from his seat and kissed his70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMgCZjrLRT
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“I’ll be seeing you, and I will find that book and bring it to you when I’m70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjikVMSHey
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I must find that book thought Rowan. He also hoped that the story was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNj3ilWCcO
not too embellished and gave more facts about what Rowan could potentially be70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ntppL8nuD
dealing with. He doubted that he was to get more information from Alan, but the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EuxC8sfNE
idea of seeing Ivy made him nervous. Alex contacted Rowan through a mind-link70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGLSkS3AGT
to inform him of who he was taking and that they were leaving soon. Rowan replied70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWvWiDPcMq
to Alex, informing him that he was returning from the Elder House and Alex sent70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohy2UryBbQ
his intrigue back through. Rowan reassured him that he would tell him70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRh819Z4YKR
everything when he returned. Alex had his strengths but sometimes he is also70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZYEcXtcV2
too excitable about the smallest things. He had a habit of reading too much70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfPyKMO9Ew
into interactions or events which drove Rowan crazy. Rowan reminded Alex that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeXe8edA2Y
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 and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoxIQ2OdXS
something in his peripheral vision startled him. Someone was sitting on top of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZCzsQYWIw
the log pile, watching the road. He couldn’t tell who it was from the glare of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXpWQxaEs5
the sun, but he assumed that it was someone from Alan’s pack that he hadn’t met70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZG8jXdlH5S
yet. He mind-linked the Omegas who oversaw housekeeping and preparations for70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEq2wXphWK
tonight’s feast and checked in with their progress. Rowan also checked in on70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLiTYdu1iM7
how the delegated building crew were travelling with building the new houses.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWCvzNy5Wa
It was truly amazing what their wolves could create in twenty-four hours. They70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bOGBCr0lR
reported back that kitchen was great, the beds were cleaned, and houses almost70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcCwbaHQ37
finished. Feeling pleased, Rowan retreated to his quarters, and grew impatient70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWexJ55ni55
whilst waiting to hear from Alex. It had barely been an hour, but he was so70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZjIyizwAE
confident that she would be close, and he had no idea why. Rowan tried to get70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrQQzUl2nm
in contact with Alex, but there was nothing but static in return. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKt5BbD8aTJ
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Olcan emerged and growled.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQrkyPZfkX
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“Must find her soon.”
