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made it to the door.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMx1xFWyo6u
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“SHE BETTER BE AWAKE!” said her dad in his booming voice.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9h0qq03iOB
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He opened the door without knocking and Ivy began to sit up in bed. She was so79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4ohXnj4C9
mad that he forgot she is a female, almost of age and didn’t knock. He79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWmalfxZrM
barrelled through the door and didn’t realise that Ivy’s handmaiden stood right79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡip87OnE78m
there, and he missed her by millimetres.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwo6ahhkLFB
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“Do I have some great news for you, my love!”“Well it better be great news79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMiueCJu18
because you woke me up when I have two more hours of sleep before school,” she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAonvXxjMl
groaned.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxT2FhTITq
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Ivy watched her dad whilst he bounced all over the place.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxGtBCUAv6
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“You are eighteen in a week!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03C4T7G9bg
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“Yes, I know this dad, cut to the chase,” Ivy said as she rolled her eyes.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHVlJyOh0C
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Ivy knew exactly where the conversation was going if they were discussing her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWsI1GXVNj
birthday, it meant that her dad was more interested in a potential new suitor79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgelV5Tqv2i
that would come and see if they were her mate.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rplkzZ8Dw
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Catori was Ivy’s wolf and had been absent for the conversation with her dad. He79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvK8k8LbQV
was always trying to work his way into palming Ivy off for a truce bargain.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNq9zTWKrjn
Trying to convince the alone male to take her as his ‘Chosen Mate’. Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUR5Y7VHyZ
constantly pleaded with him to let her find her own mate, in her own time but79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFFhfGTG69
he never listened. Ivy let him continue with his fantasy plan.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWqD7XqsQf
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“Ivy, Alpha Harold has sent word that Luna Katherine is not with us anymore.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPrvt1VlCB
The excitement poured out of his skin as he spoke.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1JnrbHgyw
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“This means that you can be his Chosen Mate and there is no risk of him79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYXZtkD963
actually finding his Mate! It’s so genius! He has the biggest army, strongest79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NfuZWBsNb
warriors and mixed with our intelligence, we can surely take every territory from79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEojXv6WUYo
the North!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyfbS9e0yG
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Ivy sat in disbelief that her dad would even think such a thing. He was willing79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnztyFuYvi
to trade off his only daughter to an old, stinking Alpha for STRENGTH!79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBKHEc10ue
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“Is your father bloody serious Ivy?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUWknm6yFKS
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“Oh, hello Catori, listen to this shit,” Ivy scoffed.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC5dtPTKmg
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“Hey! We are both coming to your eighteenth with changes.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe171gJSeCq
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Catori sounded so tired, and the weight of her mood was dragging Ivy down.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMj95cIHw9
Ivy’s dad has kept her locked in the room all weekend for ‘suitors’ to inspect79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SFX1rhvLh
her and to see if they could come to some sort of agreement. Ivy returned her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY8cBQjREG
attention to her father’s ramblings.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYuaJIZUGh
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“We shall leave on the eve of your birthday, so that we can be there by your79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMudhgXUPQW
actual birthday, so then he can mark you.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI82obnMaw
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Catori began to stir and felt uneasy about what he was saying, even this idea79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjpXx40Ela
was too crazy for Ivy to listen to, but who was she to defy the Alpha of her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOYvs3nt0M
territory, even if he is her dad? He muttered a few more plans to himself,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Mt82cVaFp
preparations for the trip and briskly walked out of the room without mentioning79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWNVceWreu
a goodbye.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWv5LP9Q2w
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“What the fuck do we do Catori?” Ivy groaned.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuPHiptCN3
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“I can kill him…” she growled softly, which made Ivy laugh.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8wXOFChBb
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The only funny thing about the situation is that Ivy knew that Catori could79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxd2Ahcyaw
kill him. They both train at night in secret sometimes with some of the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEw2m0Q4iVx
Warriors. Ivy’s dad’s Chief Sentinel often took the time out after his shift to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpPjUkhe62
give them some pointers and brush up on skills. Her dad has always managed to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDtGXQFFKJ
get by without the pack getting hurt or involved in pack wars because he79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNik3gssOti
barters off his prize pack members, or in this case, Ivy. This is only to keep79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpm5ISHHKZj
his ranking safe. One thing an Alpha should never do is use his commands to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNgvzkslpX
control his pack members, and that is all her dad knew how to do. Ivy secretly79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKnfebBPds
hoped that no Alpha would want her so that her dad would be forced to give79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUB83mpYvS
control of the pack to her and then she could lead with respect and strength.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJohpbxhHd
Times like these Ivy wished that her mother were still here.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOdAwwXJL0
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Ivy found a hair-tie and she pulled her hair into a ponytail, slipped on some79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1vFLqm9WQ
leggings and a singlet with some sneakers and ran downstairs to eat some79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRtc0JBOiv
breakfast. Maisie was downstairs preparing breaky and it smelt amazing. Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HmtFx6CC9
inhaled deeply and smelt bacon, eggs, toast and some tomatoes. Her stomach79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvWyVnbUKd
grumbled hungrily. Despite her dad’s announcement, she was starving. Ivy knew79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RxhXOE4uS
that thinking about Ol’ Harold should make her want to vomit but she shook the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9MS40OmX5
thought out of her mind and bounded into the kitchen.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ813Zpl9687
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“Morning Maisie how are you?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHY2RqtuSv
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“Not too bad Miss Ivy, I see your father is on a mission, barking orders to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGymfWREFWN
pack a few things. Are you travelling soon?” she asked with concern.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7bRcTHOPT
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“I am to be shown to Alpha Harold, he has apparently lost his Luna in a pack79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgo2kYWs94P
war,” she shrugged. At this point she was sure that he would say no due to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPu8SQhSeo3
grief or no because she was so young.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH75ZvIdT4
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“You be careful Miss Ivy, your mother would never have allowed this.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylAn1APfkH
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“I am aware, thank you,” Ivy snapped.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWknbHMle2I
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Maisie retreated quickly with Ivy’s response, and she immediately felt bad. She79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkCPpDO1hY
was already reeling that her mother would not be present to see her off but79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXi5QGtzJ5P
also because Maisie was right, her mother would have never allowed such a thing79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUZg2PTKsy
to occur and maybe they might have still been a family. Ivy glanced at her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaKrjE1UJz
watch, and she quickly scoffed her food before she was late. She walked through79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE0T5xSErx
the foyer, grabbed her bag and headed to the bus stop. She was seriously hoping79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSatnPYcHl3
that her best friend Kate had some gossip to get her through the day ahead.
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The school bus pulled around the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1la5MHhZL
corner and into the school parking lot. Ivy stood from the step that she was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsrE1w7aaA
sitting on, anxious to tell Kate what her dad had in store for her. Kate got up79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ViRS3fdGa
from her seat in the bus as soon as she spotted Ivy waiting. She tried to push79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEgkz3E0UZ
past other students to get out the door quicker. Once Kate was off the bus, she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn66mOHnr0
flew at Ivy in a mad rush and immediately embraced her in a friendly hug,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALWKKRDUKn
almost knocking Ivy off her feet.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPfh7uA31S
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“Oh, it is so good to see you today. We missed you at Danny’s party this79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ6XY1asIN
weekend. You missed out on so much! I thought your Dad would have you locked up79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjghotZGneo
in that room forever!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaOYOpukxT
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“Oh, trust me, it feels great to get out,” said Ivy, rolling her eyes.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7DZOEY56R
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“Well, please tell me that you have heard the news?” Ivy looked at Kate with a79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbTBNaD1Wr
puzzled expression. What news?79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpH8OAOZzk
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Kate realised that her friend had not heard the latest gossip around town and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuR0kRpywEo
decided to fill her in. Before Kate could speak Ivy tried to take a guess.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdIJErOf6d
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“That Alpha Harold lost his Luna?” Ivy guessed. Kate almost fell over backwards79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq9BYaz9HV5
that Ivy knew something before her for a change.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0FZjmrdgP
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“WHAT! That is awful, he must be so sad…but no, that is not what I’m talking79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8ClFMbhD7
about. Word is that Alpha Calvin of the Black Alder Pack got beaten by his son79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRt08X0P8o1
in a ritual battle and apparently there was blood EVERYWHERE,” Kate explained79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03YkDVykaA
with grand hand gestures.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3OiH7Nhdl
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Ivy giggled at her explanation of events, but she also wondered why her dad did79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpfs0rEx8T
not consider the younger Alpha a suitable option for her. Surely, he knew that79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYiKU84PfH7
this happened.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UYYk2Fe18
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“…AND then, just as he was about to be mauled to death by his own son’s wolf,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPmbJw6OS4
Calvin surrendered. Which means his son is now Alpha and he is UNMATED!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtukcPkiBiI
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Kate paused and looked at Ivy, expecting an answer. When Ivy didn’t reply she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvY2ZEO0uS
continued.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKa0j2J4ta
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“Do you know what this means Ivy?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTynZqS3Dd4
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“No, I really don’t.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83ExMailVN
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“There is hope for us yet! One of US could be a Luna!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaIJYqFbFt
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“Please bring Kate back down to Earth,” Catori chided, which made79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVE5Wa1yFs
Ivy giggle quietly and judging by Kate’s facial expression she giggled too79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1DSNYxnz6
loud.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLspfHHlD1
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“Ivy, you tell your sassy wolf to keep it to herself, anyway what were you79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAEz0nwtyP
going to tell me?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1xJL8lIFV
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Ivy gently pushed Kate along so that they weren’t late for class and explained79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4A1w64FqML
about her dad’s big announcement this morning. When they reached the lockers,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vYXkZ037y
Ivy continued to say that she would be leaving to Alpha Harold’s territory to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNmcXUmooM
see if he would take her. Ivy kept spilling the arrangements like word vomit79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBjNKOX1Br
and Kate looked like she was hanging on every word and her face looked as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpKb1ILQD4
though Ivy told her she was dying.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXURlF47ds
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“Kate are you okay?” Ivy asked when she was finished.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4ZmPi12TI
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It took some time for Kate to snap out of taking in all the information and she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2paBHTixzV
shook her head in disbelief.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVQ48I3IXX
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“Who wouldn’t want you anyway Ivy, look at you, you are the only one in the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFqIMwHzm9
territory,” she paused, “…no, ever that has bright piercing79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PPZ9vNUta
blue eyes, long white hair and transparent skin. You look like the moon79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Vi4CRQMrO
herself. But you do know that your dad wants you to be mated and marked by an79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUHCaw9bZG
old fuck, right?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaGmqEwL88
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Ivy laughed so hard that she couldn’t stop the tears that came after. Kate79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OXjgVsCxX
comforted her and apologised for what she said.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNp6TIj9Jc
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Ivy couldn’t blame her; it was a funny remark, but her reality just came79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxw5FjX9X6
crashing down. Ivy missed her terribly already; this might be the last week79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLq2IBnuZp
that she gets to spend with her friend. They had a bond so strong, and Kate was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA21xsA9NY7
right, who wouldn’t want Ivy as a token and an object, especially as a ‘Chosen79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKAmXDb1ph
Mate’. The others rejected her father’s offers only because they had already79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDErxvznb6
found their mates and Lunas, who did not want to share.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPBZxYu5QE
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There is no way that she would want to share either. The bell rang and instead79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLAH5dvGxl
of following the masses of students into class, Ivy made her way to the girl’s79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC76wPiqkVt
bathroom. Once inside she entered a cubicle, locked the door, and sat and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4BjoQsIv4
cried.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ917RN6YATB
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“Hush now Ivy, we need to be strong.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKcyWDp8ca
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“Where have you been Catori? I have needed you and to feel your strength79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TNL5wGiA9
and you have been silent!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3r2kijS70
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“As you turn of age, I need to be rested and ready for our first shift. It79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUaqjXRbEx
takes time and a lot of effort. I also need to have you in the right mindset so79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxivWbEAiU
that you are able to shift without getting hurt,” Catori explained.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixoSPXZ2re
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t realise that we had to go through that pain just yet.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ImisJEz1s
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“I will be here for you Ivy, as much as I can be, especially when we have to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WktnU98VN
see that god awful man.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CqoNb6xHn
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Ivy shuddered at Catori’s words, however, she was excited for her first shift.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡILjCJbJmA1
Ivy had always wanted to see what Catori looked like, whether they were alike79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JDZ9KubnV
or completely different. The shifting part made her nervous though. She's heard79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZNjTgOy2h
other people in the year level talk about their first time and how much it hurt79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe74namvjiM
and how long it took. Times like these Ivy wished that she could call her mum79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf4hAmHH4e
and tell her what’s going on. She wished that she could ask for advice and have79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5RshWphcg
her present to keep her calm during the shifting process. A lot of other kids79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqzDWNC0E3
her age always talk about how their mothers were the ones that got them79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFF1hkbWDHl
through.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShXYuLP5Rg
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If her Dad had his way, Ivy would have no one.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zR6H46mMx
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She wiped her tears and patted her face dry, trying to make it look like she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNMhhq4HRs
hadn’t been crying so hard. Ivy slid off the toilet seat and, in that moment,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlr8DTBKMMV
decided to create her own ending. She was going to approach her dad after79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdur61TXNEp
school and demand to seek out mateship from this other Alpha from the North.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlaL0ERUcN
Ivy would try and persuade her dad that it’s better to take the North from the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4lUTsI1ij
within, rather than a war. She gazed in the mirror at her swollen face, with79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTl9a2Sp7Ok
her new-found courage almost blinding when Catori spoke.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJK8nmsEOq
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“Ivy, there is something wrong,” she warned.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwisH3yPiL
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Ivy felt her nervousness and listened to her whimper when she spoke.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmdt0X8SD7
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“What do you mean? We are fine, I am going to take back our lives.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YKRZYRM2G
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“No Ivy, listen and smell, use your instincts.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcqRGAkWpT
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“Jesus, Catori chill out, you’re making me breakout from all your emotions.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2bfwh54hT
Are you sure you aren’t going into heat?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoSNmf2Fudr
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Even though Ivy knew that wasn’t possible; one-minute Catori is a nervous wreck79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvjvYLpm6q
and the next she is strong and fierce.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNnOkbmnTP
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Ivy lifted her nose to the air and silenced her body, feeling any noise around79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkfhghSqqv
her. She could smell it. She could smell them. Ivy understood, Rogues.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGdVB9950g
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No sooner had their scent filled her nose, outside the door, Ivy heard chilling79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGdskHmMRM
screams from human forms and wolf, and she smelt death instantly.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUteIExCTcF
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“Catori?” 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKECLnDcbC
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“Catori? What do we do?” Ivy’s voice started to sound panicked.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzWqpOImE8
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“Fuck me Catori, answer me!” Catori didn't answer straight away but Ivy felt79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3QLpOFqAs
her trembling and her heartbeat thumping loudly in her head.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunIXCC58AT
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“Run or look for a way out,” came her whisper.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2uZpo49xB
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Too late. She heard the breath of a wolf coming from under the entrance door to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmshTJqPimD
the bathroom, trying to pick up a scent. Ivy looked to her right at a tiny window,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYAeu08jf1
close to the ceiling, that she could attempt to climb out of. She had to try79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHsnwE4WDq
and fast. Ivy pulled herself up from the toilet so that she could sit on the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wEjrLBXkA
top of the cubicle walls and took a minute to regain some balance. She took a79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttuJiaILi4
small moment to thank the Chief who taught her how to be silent like a fox. In79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySktw8GTpX
the meantime, Ivy got enough of a grip on the window ledge to rest her body79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5z7h1y6ILH
weight on as she tried to jimmy open the window. Focusing her acute hearing to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8z9xHwztLz
the door, she heard a gathering start to form. Ivy’s heart rate began to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttLnxejNdC
increase with every second that the damn window wouldn’t open. Taking deep,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiIma5fHva
silent breathes to ensure that whoever was outside the door, waiting for79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4CNPnmLS1
reinforcements, couldn’t hear the thumping of her heart. The feeling of relief79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ336RhXcJHR
that swept through her as the window cracked open -79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyjIpRu009
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BANG!79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhkwV55KCU
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The bathroom door burst open, and three Rogues emerged from around the corner.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPeoBXa7C0
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“What do we have here?” the oldest one sneered.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXl58dF7Sj
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“She looks like I could lick her to high heaven,” the second one stated.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuAFS7qmfy
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“Nobody touches this one,” commanded the third, “You heard Harold, he said79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOXSwbceeD
nobody touches her before he does.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOvcERoA51
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He cackled and it sent shivers down Ivy’s spine.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nRvoIx2q7
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Bile rose from the pits of her stomach, and she could taste breakfast all over79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCZumLC0tg
again. She cowered further back into the corner of the ceiling and desperately79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbywLWr065o
searched for a quick escape.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwfM714Dlj
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The last Rogue that entered the room and sniffed the air deeply.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf9I9lNOS5
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“You must be Ivy and we are here to collect you. You see, there is a pretty79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jFQdRoJV2
penny for us if we bring you back safely, so we can either do this the easy way79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBlifwOyyI
or the hard way, your choice.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuD1HI1Oq3
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It doesn’t take long for Ivy to make a decision and she leapt from the top of79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NiDTQBHlU
the cubicle, reaching for the window. The Rogues laugh as they watch her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojbkovJXW9
scramble up the wall, trying to pull her weight onto the ledge and attempting79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitzV85ehY5
to climb through the window. Ivy managed to get her upper body out which now79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlZNEsM2bV
hung on the other side. She tried to reach the ground to soften the landing but79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡME5vDIrdJs
the Rogues climbed up on to each other to grab her legs. Ivy soon realised that79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxOie7KXrd
she can’t move out any further and her hips were stuck in the window as she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsaSYumVVc
continued to squirm. There was silence behind her, quickly followed by79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUkjnii76S
harrowing laughter.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2QA4g1kTf
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“Get her down boys, I can’t stand to watch this pathetic escape any longer.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiPqlM6oim
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One of them tugged on her legs, which forced her to move down, inch by inch. On79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I4clwgWhn
the other side of the building Ivy tried digging in her nails and grabbing hold79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TApEVWz30
of anything that stuck out on the surface to stop her from moving backwards,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumhIVGizNh
but there was nothing. Her face was almost parallel with the window. Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0DSEYqaPL
started kicking and screaming. This was the only tactic that she had left at79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VYqt3Dhyy
this point. With one last tug of the bottom of her shirt, an arm wrapped around79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllqsIcNYNN
her waist, and she was back through the window and in the bathroom. The Rogue79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcboyjujyZR
that seemed to be leader of the three, threw Ivy over his shoulder.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YczGhb72d
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“Put me down NOW, what do you want with me?” Ivy squealed.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BbzvxhlSi
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“No can do, you will run, and I am tired and can’t be bothered playing chasey,”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUn9a0P2Zv
he said breathlessly.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFN5bUvGekE
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“You have already tried to make this hard and if you keep it up, you might not79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjl8otwSZef
be worth the coin.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthCpohHX4s
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All Ivy could do was plead.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfsN8faLHt
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“I can assure you, I am not worth any coin, please just let me go.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJkGkh7xzl
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“Oh but you are Miss. Harold put a nice prize for your head, and I am going to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQmPsTJ14T
reap the rewards. Plus, if I don’t, someone else will.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSfvxbnOab
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Ivy gulped hard and gave up from trying to escape from his grip. Instead, she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpIqDp7IV0
twisted her head to see where they were headed. Through the small gap under his79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWM1M0BI9X
arm and from an upside down view, Ivy could only see one small car parked in79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OxQTaAsdx
the carpark. She turned her attention and lifted her head to see if any one had79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzizlx98GjW
gathered behind them. To her shock she hadn’t realised the carnage the Rogues left79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJXb5u6vCS
behind. There were a few littered bodies through the front of the school yard,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡho2XQGv3FX
those that tried to escape. Some were injured, the ones that have wolves can79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYmWcNGifX
heal but the younger ones couldn’t. Rogues can sometimes be the worst and they79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZV39iukNn7
are generally feared. They would do anything for the right price. Rogues don’t79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmB6vjkkiRk
have an Alpha, only leaders who are most of the time the strongest in the clan.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHHbU6M0yp
They are quick and ruthless, and no Alpha of any pack want them in their79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq08GvsFkf9
territory, even Ivy’s Dad.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODn6BAoT5F
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A small tear escaped and ran down the side of Ivy’s cheek, as she was thrown79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyV7WOUiFvz
into the boot of the car.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqvOHo8Jwm
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Her back hit something hard and her eyes dart up just in time to see the door79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0i7xfQ6Kw
slam down over the top of her. The soft rumble of the car vibrated Ivy’s back,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQidF4LmdJ
and they car took off with speed.
