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Ivy slowly opened her eyes and realised that she cried herself to sleep. They were77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiOPWj3MfD
caked slightly, and her lashes were stuck to her cheeks. She looked around at77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3OTanBQfF
her surroundings and found that she was still in the trunk. She thought the fumes from the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVjuESBq25
exhaust assisted with knocking her out because the stench was awful. Ivy’s77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuLsZkO7OA
head was foggy, and she knew that Catori must have been feeling the effects77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfSBWyqwNK
too. Ivy tried mind-linking with her wolf, with no response. She realised that77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuG1H16IQx
she was still untied and so began to quietly look for an object to assist her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEx1ZuF0Tw
to escape. There was nothing to be found, nothing to even try to pick the lock.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkHLEonOlD
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The car slowed to a halt, and she could hear muffled voices outside, moving slowly in her direction. I hope Dad has heard what has happened and has77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGZwxUYQlf
tried to find me, she thought. In the past Ivy’s father had roadblocked the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpYe393LK7
streets and made his Scouts and Sentinels search the entire area for other77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcvSI1l2vB
members that went missing. The car jerked forward, and Ivy smacked her head77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS392BoU52D
hard on the side of the car. She lifted her hand to her head, and it felt wet77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdH8VE1H3e
with blood. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSlLl9Ds0a
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“Bloody dick heads!” she yelled, not sure if they heard. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6Q1t7vgqe
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The car was still creeping forward and there were loud horns blaring in the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JDk79V8Mp
distance, which indicated a new arrival. The car stopped once again, and the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj49che0Ytb
Rogues immediately got out of the car. Their footsteps came around to the back77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGf7quBl16
of the car. Ivy knew that she should have her used her instincts to run as soon77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3x5OtbcSP
as they opened the trunk, but she felt exhausted from crying and the exhaust77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ664g9vpcDf
fumes kept her drowsy. The trunk opened and Ivy expected the sunlight to burn77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoW4XHy0yeY
her eyes, but instead she was met with the moon glaring down at her, high in77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfeffnWGjY
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One of the Rogues hauled her over her shoulders, and she took a glance back77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5CwbOikHj
towards the car. The moonlight revealed bunches of wolfsbane wedged around the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmNW1fhQEb
side of the boot where she was positioned. There was no wonder why she and Catori felt awful. Wolfsbane is a poison for her kind. When you touch it with bare77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6C5AZPsaC
skin, it burns to high heaven. Ivy’s father tried soak-bathing her in wolfsbane77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWUTTdJ77Ei
when she was younger to try to build a tolerance for it and all Ivy remembers77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3S6Mndrmw
was that it was hell. She still has scars from the burning. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljob5v9z4B
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“Come on, can’t keep the Alpha waiting, can you walk now?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItuQ62GFxb
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She nodded.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajpOoZM75Q
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The Rogue, who had changed his attitude dramatically since helping to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2EvCd9Sc92
massacre and desecrate Ivy’s school, lowered her to her feet. She stumbled for a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jcM3Bo4Qa
moment, and tried to gain her balance and at the same time, drastically searched for a way77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nWf91xNkI
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Looking around, Ivy could see nothing but a barren wasteland. There were no77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUS4BGX7Hy
trees, no green and the only thing surrounding them was steel, upon steel of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiNTtDfth2
ten-foot-high walls of sold concrete. The wolves were wearing armour so thick,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsA1SLabrQi
that they would have had to stay in their wolf forms to even hold it. Ivy took77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0a6FEzTWP
notice of the Sentinels that guarded the gate and took note of the lever that77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSV1essx2R
opens and closes; the only way out. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Q5p6yFtsc
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There were a few haybales backed up to the side of the gate, which would allow77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeGYxfaQHC
for an easy getaway, but Ivy was certain that there would be nothing on the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSpWEgLZ6x
other side to protect her fall. Just a ten-foot drop to her death. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zfIPpBVKe
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The Rogues surrounding Ivy nudged her along, and towards the dirt pathway that led to the packs house. At the end of the path stood a huge castle-looking fortress. This looked nothing like the pack hall at home which was77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyGq4iiKc9
beautiful and quaint. This castle fortress was made of thick concrete and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzY6F2g7t6A
looked cold. This was not a home; this was a death sentence.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzVAoSYF7G
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Ivy stepped forwards, one foot at a time and she noticed that the Guards and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fIjYrDFac
Sentinels didn’t even look down as they passed through. They had a glazed77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqqUgSorNr
look over their eyes which only meant one thing. They were under Alpha command.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZCOzHKZU9
How long have they been like this? Surely their human forms are going crazy, Ivy thought. She tried to form a mind-link and reach out but only to be met77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmk87FB275G
with blockage from the Alpha command. They had all been completely locked77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGOyOXlfAF
out and all control has been given to their wolf forms. As they reached the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnx3qv66vs2
thick concrete stairs that led into the fortress, Ivy saw that there were77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq817NCpUh
no windows either and the silence that surrounded them was deafening. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTgPyM2Oie
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“Where are all the women and children?” Ivy asked, mainly to herself, under her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAOfDKdBQ7
breath.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡka1E9u3Ph4
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One of the Rogues made eye contact and almost triumphantly gleamed. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9V6xAs59I
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The doors immediately opened, with a loud thud and standing before them were77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkAg2J6J8S
ten women, minimum. They were wearing raggedy robes and had tousled hair. The77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPosCxUnuzw
women silently looked at Ivy up and down and then reached towards her to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZOvlFsbgP
grab at her arms and gesture inside. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6xv9pmS8g
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Ivy reluctantly moved forward but was pushed hard by the Rogues behind her. One77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE3EBr5YaN
woman spoke in a hushed whisper to the lead Rogue and gestured them inside and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkiS4cgS1d
down a corridor. The other nine women took hold of Ivy and led her in the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigJiTebnQu
opposite direction towards a staircase. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxDwQwchvN
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The women took her to a bedroom which boasted a huge king size, four-posted bed77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8D8WU4WB7
which was quilted with gold and ruby colours. Furthermore, there were open77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YRlbvzYmI
wardrobes full of gowns and an adjoining bathroom. One woman moved towards the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TwAUQCnGX
bathroom and started to run a bath. The steam from the hot water slowly drifted77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDb0YT3Mo0
out of the doorway and the scent of rose petal, milk and honey had left Ivy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr95o0aw2lG
longing for it. A woman spoke, startling Ivy.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBFgpibzKF
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“This is your quarters, Miss Ivy, we have been expecting you. Please bath, gown77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpv2OAcm38
and meet Alpha in the dining room.” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVxAVB3qYr
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The woman stood slightly taller, “You have thirty minutes.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeJ5j1EkGP
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All nine of them quickly rushed out of the room, leaving Ivy alone. They77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSewH5A81q
probably cook as well.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4Apg2DwAZ
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“Ivy, can you see a way out? I feel uneasy.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPwBSH8rXY
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“I looked when I came in but there is nothing. There aren’t even any77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxuJSfbcMg
windows in this place and the doors are solid oak. This place was clearly built77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHExrajywdO
so that no one gets out.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiFPzNOLTX
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Catori growled at Ivy’s response. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxmSn4JCGk
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Ivy pulled her hair back behind her ears and walked towards the door to see if77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTEBzVyhdL
anyone stood the in hallway. Perhaps they could make a quick escape. No sooner as77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPp4o9E8h9
she turned the doorknob to peep out, a dark shadow stood in front of her,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lNIdKrz3L
blocking her view. Whoever he was, was wearing big black combat boots and dark77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfCaGhjfAe
grey jeans, with small tears in the knees. He had chains draping all over them.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZJFfGtbuo
Ivy started to trail her eyes up further and noticed that he was wearing a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvobOz5MYF
black t-shirt and his face boased a nose-piercing. This was certainly not77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmgPHqCUI0
what she had imagined. He was tall and his muscles protruded from his jeans and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3STheNNf7i
t-shirt. He had black hair and olive skin with deep, dark eyes. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8rCnOZJWW
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“Sorry, I was just checking out the scenery,” Ivy squeaked. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZxSAyt03B
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“You are not bathed,” he said, looking at her messy hair, which still77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6SIE4GOOm
had blood through it from earlier. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxhbRwj4Lj
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“BATHE,” he roared as he pushed Ivy, back through the doorway. She slammed the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAqQ86IoXv
door in his face and locked it. His big combat boots marched off down the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmzsFPADKu
hallway, and to notify his Alpha of the occurrence. Ivy rolled her eyes77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bhAfnKM5A
and let out a sigh. She started to get undressed to get into the bath. Surely,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzQcTWEsff
I have wasted a good ten minutes out of the thirty. Ivy made sure to close77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUe8obU5Oi
the bathroom door with a bang, to ensure it was heard by whoever was stationed close by and then proceeded to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagaHiB5csJ
lock it. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0zlRPbK5B
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The warmth of the water was perfect and so soft from the milk and honey. The77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEdQoayw8a
water was soothing from the rose petals and her body relaxed. She dunked77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAjOUg8AIC
herself under the water to wash the dried blood from her hair and scrubbed her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDPGFkiNqZ
body clean. For a moment, Ivy seriously considered having a nap but thought77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OrqYOGaDw
that her ass would probably be handed to her, and she did not have the energy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurVknmIrBY
to fight back. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRSv3NMVy5
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BANG! BANG!77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxh9Lp5HDS9
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“You are late, get out here now and get dressed!” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2YBHkILMS
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Ivy recognised the deep low voice anywhere… combat boots man. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsgpuhLV3G
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“Excuse me! I have washed my hair so get out of my room so I can get dressed,”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47CLN3TH2v
she yelled back. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBe0krI55x
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“No can do, Miss, under strict orders to watch you.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvSidFDwrs
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“WATCH ME GET DRESSED?” Ivy shrieked.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFlugQcTSi
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Silence. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzoBd7Sd8M
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“No…make sure that you actually make it to dinner.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1J4tAiGKQ
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“Well, get out of my bloody room so that I can get dressed.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGuXS0G1II
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His growl was rough and low, and Ivy was sure that she felt it go through her,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs120EQv30U
even through the door. He punched the door and stormed off. Ivy didn't move77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXIALeyHhJ
until she heard the bedroom door close behind him. As soon as the door was77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3LoIEkjlK
closed, combat boots man tried to mind-link with her. His force was powerful77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdF29Y2Ygwu
and strong, and Ivy tried to block him out, but he broke through. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmG9nci8m3
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“You need more training in that weakling. Get out and get dressed, trust me you77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aoY68G2Jf
do not want to be late; I do not want to be forced into hurting you.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2PlBOfXCE
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Ivy scoffed at him. Fear of being hurt, urged her out of the bath and dried77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6G4MzBLedK
herself quickly with the soft, warm towels that were provided by one of the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FKGEuTGFw
women. She unlocked the door and briskly walked to the wardrobe, pulling out77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5FqfvJEOq
any old gown to wear. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVObxM3z1Ms
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Ivy marched to the door in a huff and threw it open which almost startled the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8nd54qVdj
rude, obnoxious stranger. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XMnzKOXPo
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“I am ready now,” she said sternly, as she made eye contact whilst squinting77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDBShWwbHE
her eyes.
She knew that her reaction was very teenager, but he rolled his eyes77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44BoSG0irx
in return and ushered her forward down the hall. Ivy stole a glance as he77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80Hj32ACE4
continued to push her, and she swore she saw him smirking. Ignoring the smirk77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcxqDgshgX
Ivy started to storm down the hallway, not actually aware of where was headed,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4jukCrx9W
but she could hear him chuckling behind her.
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Whoever the combat boot man was, Ivy was thankful for allowing her to be in a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNoZbVYOxQ
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She forcefully opened the door to the dining room, and eager to take on whoever77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfU7zM0lli
had dragged her from her territory to this ghastly place. She felt bewildered77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKp7o6gdY3K
that whoever this was, may not have known that she was an Alpha’s daughter. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRoR5ukizm
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Straight ahead at the end of a long table, was what looked like a shell of a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6g0BnDrb3V
man and Ivy’s anger simmered to nothing short of an extinguished wick. This77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruAr79XMA0
must be Alpha Harold. This was the man that everyone feared. They feared77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7811GZMMp0
his army, his pack and most of all him, due to his habit of breaking truces and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXf0GRgJML
making decisions erratically. Ivy almost laughed out loud but almost just felt77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4QFhE94PF
sorry for him. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7rtj92HuI
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“She is here, sorry for the tardiness sir,” the stranger growled as he left us77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbZPGg8igL
alone, and he closed the door behind him.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB2aWVCA2f
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The stranger did not call the man Alpha so this must have meant that he was of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs60YwRs8V
the same ranking or his Beta. There was a long silence, dinner is served from77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdKLU88dsb
the same women that escorted Ivy to the room. The spread must have taken more77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOP22VRW6l
than thirty minutes to make. It was all the trimmings, like they prepared for a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1V4sX4HaV
banquet. Pork, lamb, almost all the vegetables that Ivy could think of, and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXY9wF6xmY
cake was included. Not realising how hungry she was, Ivy’s stomach rumbled77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjsF2P19lzA
loudly through the silence. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbd7SGoscF
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“Eat,” commanded Alpha Harold. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTZ0iGnpEp
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Ivy’s hands shook as she started to load it up with the delicious food in front77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhmVpohCZQ
of them. Alpha Harold spoke and startled her, forcing Ivy to drop her fork. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34LNOkqLp6
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“You do realise that coming down late for a meal so generously cooked by my77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTIEipJUbW
pack, is rude and I hate tardiness.” His tone was abrupt and threw Ivy off for a moment. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoCbr0zcDD
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“I do apologise Alpha Harold, but you do realise that coming into my territory,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JX4dSFey6
hiring Rogues to do your biding, and forcefully bringing me here is also rude.” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEstsQSv2V
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Ivy’s head was hung low, trying to avoid eye contact. She understood that what77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GmPvQVU2Y
flew out her mouth was snarly and disrespectful. She took a glance in his77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCm1M5AkOvF
direction under her brow, and saw that he flinched at her words, probably77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwyddwSzuD
something that he was not used to. Everyone else in the fortress trod on77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBcXj0zUoV
eggshells around him. The newfound courage that Ivy felt, meant that if she was77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZSs6sygcL
going to be his Chosen Mate and Luna of this pack, then he would need to know77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PmMVuhfZu
his place. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHPXV5WUZ2e
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“You are quite the disrespectful young lady, aren’t you?” he finally spoke. Ivy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpIOKJlkbP
could sense the tension building in the room.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozNgBgyiI5
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“I guess I am going to have that beat that out of you too?” he questioned. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxDFBa3GW1
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Regardless of the tension brewing, Ivy still had the courage to keep talking. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwoUQ41T9Z
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“Why did you bring me here Alpha? What is it that you want?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjHjEUxXTHE
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“Well Miss Ivy, you can blame your father. You see, he sent word to me with77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBlo0u0HMk
condolences for my late Luna and offered you as a buffer. He explained your beauty77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTUm7TlgZU
and rareness of complexion and I thought to myself that there must be some77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbiRvUk6FI
strings attached to this…arrangement. I don’t want ‘strings’ Ivy, so I took77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSN3snbbnAQ
you instead,” he smiled with pride and chuckled at his ‘genius’ plan. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8we9VesYm
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Still looking down towards her plate, Ivy rolled her eyes. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtSChHYdTZ
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“Now that I see what you truly are and yes, your beauty, I have no intentions77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLaRhuEad0
of taking you home. I decided that if I didn’t like what I saw, I’d take you77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtN1ylFHWX
home to your pittance of a territory. Hearing your feisty nature and seeing77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWDVwvFQok
your beauty myself, I might have to just mark you and keep you here,” he77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73pltd2Xo4
laughed.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGze7Y3iBUn
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Suddenly Ivy was not so hungry anymore and she lifted her head to watch him77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMX7pwWDHH
devour his food like he hadn’t eaten in days. The sight immediately put her off77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwoNXoT1wn
her own meal. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYKJKZZbBl
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Alpha Harold spoke again, “You are eighteen in a few days right?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHK6wWcWRr
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“Yes,” Ivy conceded.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZGBKbJZDz
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“Are you a virgin?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31He0xxe67
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“No,” she lied. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PWPEmzp3h
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Ivy did not want to give the man the satisfaction of knowing that he would be77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJ3uNeoLrS
taking something sacred from her as well as having the satisfaction of keeping77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJGtO3Q5q3
her trapped there. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMngZunWUy
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“Used goods,” he scoffed, “Well your father assured me that you are a virgin,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1hx0K3rAT
and you are pure…are you a liar as well?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY314JK2uw0
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Ivy was immediately offended, “No, not a liar, my private life is no concern of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPKGvspmKI
my father’s once I reached sixteen. I was hoping that he would not ship me off77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfWa4rMQEZ
to some horrendous man like yourself.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0uXEc88UP
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“Watch your tongue Ivy. You do not know what this man is capable of. His77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRd4oPv1YvD
wolf is trying to reach me, but I have him blocked.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3Jwmkcdxf
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Harold slammed his fist down on the table, which caused Ivy to jump out of her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcebZa2GomG
skin, leaving a trail of goosebumps down her arms. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkYwh1tO3V
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“You will not speak to me like that, where is your respect?” he spat, “I am77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSEjUGstCe
done playing childish games you brat, if you are to be my Luna you will77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyn5iPJrqR
learning to hang off every command I give you and obey.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtIO1IyPfq
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His voice rose slowly and his cheeks blushed red. Ivy knew that she had77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORDN1tEW1Q
over-stepped her place, but nothing could stop what she was to say next.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg9n8mUDOF
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“AND if I agree to become your Luna, you will NOT keep me trapped in this cold,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGWZO3ifb0
forsaken fortress that you call a home and treat me like I am one of your77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUm64k54vT
bloody servants. It is YOUR respect and boundaries that are out of line.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfgvg2LlPc
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“IVY!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5oAAoQnak
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Ivy didn’t care that Catori was concerned about this man, it was just him and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ7foXoJK7
her now and she had to stand up for herself otherwise this man was going to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfThjUI6dph
walk all over her for the rest of her life and she couldn’t live like that. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh3PSMNzvR
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No quicker than she finished her sentence, Alpha Harold threw his dinner plate77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRmvVQ7oJ6
across the room and launched himself at her from across the table. Ivy did not77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvELFYcVzt
have time to prepare a defence for herself as he threw her up, off the chair77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHxD8CWCgt
and against the wall with his hand around her throat. Ivy mistook the weary man77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKIei842v3
at the end of the table. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFDxh603Hb
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Pinned to the wall of the dining hall Ivy could smell his disgusting breath of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoHQvzhgSc
decay with age, and she had to fight the urge to spit in his face. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEWjW4N56v
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“You look at me you little bitch,” he spat.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyHyXDtNH0
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Harold’s other hand forcefully directing Ivy’s face to his. She looked at him77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrehAYXCIwx
directly in his eyes and noticed that his wolf had taken over. This type of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nEoWS3DoB
strength does not come from nowhere and his eyes were as black as they could77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4AZfoELrb
be. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxiNEvVecY
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“Mark my words, in a few days there will be a ceremony, I will gladly mark the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbPlubKamD
fuck out of you, and your little bitch wolf won’t even be able to block me out77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyw4aX2TnW
then. You will be mine to do as I please. You will not leave your room until77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGczczwGsI
this day, until the bond is formed so that I can always find you.”
His face was77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGGIbAF8HP
bright red, and he started to sweat. As he talked, he pushed his hard77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbualZe60j
erection into Ivy’s thigh, using the wall behind them as leverage as he started77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9iDVjgH6P
to grind against her. Harold saw the horror in her eyes and sneered, “Oh I am77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLupwfyt6n
going to fuck you alright, until you can’t walk, just you wait little pretty.” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbygbDHpNnQ
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In that moment his eyes flickered to dark brown, meaning Harold must have taken77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1TbeiSklD
back control. He dropped Ivy to the ground and started to walk off. Ivy fell77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Enlfndn6x
with a thud and a whimper. She looked up and watched him adjust himself, sit down and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6GcwQyTlS
started to pile another plate of food as if nothing had just happened. Ivy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdfjVXEaom
started to wonder how his Luna passed, and if he was the one that killed her. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfMIpp51Gs
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“JAMES!” he belted. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2EkeGBHzG
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James crashed through the door, looking at the mess, looking towards his Alpha77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63wJV54qZ3
and realising that Ivy was not at the table. James took a moment to locate her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWFdXxp7OZ
on the floor and Ivy started to stand, he guided her gently out of the room. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFdKLcVMIA
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As they reached the door to leave, Alpha Harold yells, “If you didn’t want me77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKF9joPoiU
to get mad and aroused my pretty, don’t wear a see-through gown to our first77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJnp02AXf2
meeting!”
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The blood drained from77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yhFIAOw4i
Ivy’s face as she realised that she forgot to check herself in the mirror. His77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvh0XTHTCv
Beta knew this whole time; hence the smirking and she felt so naked and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPZDwKjAIr
embarrassed. She pushed past Harold’s Beta, ran for the room that was now her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Yt1hmMtTL
jail to change, only to hear Harold’s sadistic laugh all the way up the stairs.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW45ZlltU7
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Ivy heard the combat boots after her as she ran to the room, she had no time77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNP9HfoZrj
for him. She made it to the door and slammed it shut behind her. All the maids77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJYmSN7s1mU
that served dinner, the Beta, HIM had assisted in her embarrassment. Ivy cursed77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8jABRy6e5
them all at their blatant disrespect for their future Luna. She felt the tears77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjK6W3tkFS
well up in her eyes as she stood in front of the wall length mirror to see how77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufs9Icbjpb
‘see-through’ it really was. Her eyes were wide in her reflection as to what77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNMYKX0Pv9
she saw looking back. Ivy could see the colour of her nipples and the shade of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE9Io6WViH
her pubic hair. When she twisted her neck to the side, she could see the red77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAu9SGWS4G
marks caused by her choking. There was relief that Catori assisted well with healing. She threw off the gown, still embarrassed at her failed77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsChKSetZb7
attempt of standing her ground. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPpLRuu7fW
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What could I possibly have achieved looking like that? Ivy took a deep77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJpZIXfhZd
breath and dabbed her face, urging herself not to cry to which she felt a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK9OSQ9lUe
softness come over her as Catori tried to comfort her. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBa0zO5VIq
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“I tried to warn you, his wolf is so strong though Ivy, we are in grave77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYRqoSLFA5
danger. We must escape.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW9FxYRfjV
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“You just saw what he did, and so fast for an older man, an older wolf. We77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOZlIcq7jP
have to be careful and precise.” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2Orpp3E8I
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“His Beta is still at the door, Ivy.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJb4SaclQG
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“Try to reach his wolf and let me know if you can get anything from him.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkHxqnLxmj
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Ivy flicked through the wardrobe of clothes that were placed in there for her,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi524dnFdC7
and frustration consumed her as all of the gowns were of the same material. No77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc94iv6Y26D
matter what she wore to dinner, they would have all been see-through. Snide,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1WYhAiQWm
dirty, horny bastard, she thought. Giving up with the wardrobe she headed77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAq4EO3OsD
towards the dresser and opened the first draw, empty. The second one, empty. Finally,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWMPBXAk4X
the third drawer, and the only thing in there was a tattered dress robe.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJ8Gjd3S57
Holding it up to the light, it was certainly not see-through but not made for77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbW4zdOk7b
the coldness of the room. Ivy slipped it over her head and with the day’s77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2s2yLMhto
events, gave a huge yawn, but her mind was reeling. She plunged into the soft,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtgWmGRXr4
huge bed and rugged up under the covers in hopes to feel some warmth. The bed was like a pillow, engulfing her and willing her to sleep. Before Ivy allowed77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL42Pw60DPS
herself to succumb to the heaviness of her eyes, she tried to mind-link with77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zccp5LQuG
the Beta, James. He instantly felt the tug of Ivy trying and she wasn’t77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QYHkqoQEG
expecting a reply. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBOvsDaBjc
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“Yes?” he warned. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF442HfzW85
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“Are you still outside my door?” Ivy asked. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0fJuafGTd
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“Yes, Ivy. This is where I stay, to babysit.” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY1F1DNy72
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Ivy retreated by the annoyance in his tone. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuI8NIyw3wU
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“I’m sorry that you have to baby-sit,” she replied sarcastically, “But77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3f8AK5JS9
thank you all the same.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1N0JzSscd
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Ivy knew that the man must have had a sense of humour somewhere in there.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSORFrwf9N
Before she gave up trying to a reply, he retorted, “Tell your she-wolf to go to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVwBNIwss7
sleep, I need rest and so do you.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV24DSlIstd
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There was a moments silence and Ivy looked up the ceiling and stared. 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmGQSF9pBW
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“We can trust this man and his wolf.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZngvk2eaTT
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“How do you know Cat? Are you going from what he just told you?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5c2ef5pNi
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“His wolf, Arwen, tells me things.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LIjSsB2A3
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“Well please share, because I need to work out our next move.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiN3uWeprdm
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“Not tonight. Ivy, I am tired, so are you, we need rest, and I will tell you77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsBZ1iQwze
in the morning."
