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Ivy slowly opened her eyes and realised that she cried herself to sleep. They were70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNwJ1kskuc
caked slightly, and her lashes were stuck to her cheeks. She looked around at70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4c1vJ5APJ
her surroundings and found that she was still in the trunk. She thought the fumes from the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp0OZbdAuI
exhaust assisted with knocking her out because the stench was awful. Ivy’s70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpSzaG07DAg
head was foggy, and she knew that Catori must have been feeling the effects70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5TcK4xvwG
too. Ivy tried mind-linking with her wolf, with no response. She realised that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvjZ7aQ0l3
she was still untied and so began to quietly look for an object to assist her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3XEKiUuWb
to escape. There was nothing to be found, nothing to even try to pick the lock.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lKUC0qNSw
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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 has70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxwwY2guVD
tried to find me, she thought. In the past Ivy’s father had roadblocked the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUVfOLCt0U
streets and made his Scouts and Sentinels search the entire area for other70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Gixt89fUg
members that went missing. The car jerked forward, and Ivy smacked her head70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8EQ6ifpgU
hard on the side of the car. She lifted her hand to her head, and it felt wet70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEsG98PvKK
with blood. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hKBRoQaH5
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“Bloody dick heads!” she yelled, not sure if they heard. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeMejOhR1a
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The car was still creeping forward and there were loud horns blaring in the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKxZ8WOjJ9
distance, which indicated a new arrival. The car stopped once again, and the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbCtF0oHyT
Rogues immediately got out of the car. Their footsteps came around to the back70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgZheJUoD2
of the car. Ivy knew that she should have her used her instincts to run as soon70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKGjB9dzoK
as they opened the trunk, but she felt exhausted from crying and the exhaust70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXNvS22ftW
fumes kept her drowsy. The trunk opened and Ivy expected the sunlight to burn70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HMDR475wI
her eyes, but instead she was met with the moon glaring down at her, high in70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqUAPI35JC
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One of the Rogues hauled her over her shoulders, and she took a glance back70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGmRKagSUr
towards the car. The moonlight revealed bunches of wolfsbane wedged around the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CdG0WHUQf
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 bare70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFU3fUDQ8U
skin, it burns to high heaven. Ivy’s father tried soak-bathing her in wolfsbane70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh4jAk2VoM
when she was younger to try to build a tolerance for it and all Ivy remembers70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKciFJcYp9a
was that it was hell. She still has scars from the burning. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwjAzl02TR
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“Come on, can’t keep the Alpha waiting, can you walk now?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeACNBlyXv
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She nodded.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhN2AOuAMI
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The Rogue, who had changed his attitude dramatically since helping to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCpG7HiGw4
massacre and desecrate Ivy’s school, lowered her to her feet. She stumbled for a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4EgttRIIj
moment, and tried to gain her balance and at the same time, drastically searched for a way70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYnQ8XYQJe
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Looking around, Ivy could see nothing but a barren wasteland. There were no70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuqQduAxQY
trees, no green and the only thing surrounding them was steel, upon steel of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UZCg1tO7k
ten-foot-high walls of sold concrete. The wolves were wearing armour so thick,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErVCxzuK3Q
that they would have had to stay in their wolf forms to even hold it. Ivy took70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah7WX1AgmB
notice of the Sentinels that guarded the gate and took note of the lever that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BVtZeWV5J
opens and closes; the only way out. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYll0hKGab
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There were a few haybales backed up to the side of the gate, which would allow70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sGt3rUmrw
for an easy getaway, but Ivy was certain that there would be nothing on the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OoHc97bZ0
other side to protect her fall. Just a ten-foot drop to her death. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmvnYIwKAl
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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 was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKcXSNg1DD
beautiful and quaint. This castle fortress was made of thick concrete and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnu5IWIWkM
looked cold. This was not a home; this was a death sentence.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GqF2NccNr
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Ivy stepped forwards, one foot at a time and she noticed that the Guards and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgi35NL2TKI
Sentinels didn’t even look down as they passed through. They had a glazed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyb7oaO0eU
look over their eyes which only meant one thing. They were under Alpha command.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL33KD5WjO
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 met70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLlAclnGdl
with blockage from the Alpha command. They had all been completely locked70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRl6vAFI4SJ
out and all control has been given to their wolf forms. As they reached the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfWO8Y9LdJ
thick concrete stairs that led into the fortress, Ivy saw that there were70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg6RFrkx62
no windows either and the silence that surrounded them was deafening. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWVTg08Qab
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“Where are all the women and children?” Ivy asked, mainly to herself, under her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLXhDCns2X
breath.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p3zSMZp12
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One of the Rogues made eye contact and almost triumphantly gleamed. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQCTkmMD9n
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The doors immediately opened, with a loud thud and standing before them were70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZB1spo9RV
ten women, minimum. They were wearing raggedy robes and had tousled hair. The70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fdZVUOs9T
women silently looked at Ivy up and down and then reached towards her to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcm2ASGOYw
grab at her arms and gesture inside. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRoYTzkg2G
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Ivy reluctantly moved forward but was pushed hard by the Rogues behind her. One70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiE9oSqolSn
woman spoke in a hushed whisper to the lead Rogue and gestured them inside and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYNEmSe7QN
down a corridor. The other nine women took hold of Ivy and led her in the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVqQK1A1x2
opposite direction towards a staircase. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4Xf8H17YU
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The women took her to a bedroom which boasted a huge king size, four-posted bed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuP2L1C81u
which was quilted with gold and ruby colours. Furthermore, there were open70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEnjhOZIEnj
wardrobes full of gowns and an adjoining bathroom. One woman moved towards the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzjKkCQali
bathroom and started to run a bath. The steam from the hot water slowly drifted70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLFdUKGkPx
out of the doorway and the scent of rose petal, milk and honey had left Ivy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf2WDxezpO
longing for it. A woman spoke, startling Ivy.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aDns8Avkp
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“This is your quarters, Miss Ivy, we have been expecting you. Please bath, gown70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfQcwrLec8
and meet Alpha in the dining room.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWz2P9IIM5
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The woman stood slightly taller, “You have thirty minutes.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwKt5YDAbd
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All nine of them quickly rushed out of the room, leaving Ivy alone. They70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aJFyXCE1m
probably cook as well.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IaYneicKU
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“Ivy, can you see a way out? I feel uneasy.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8OMNEkZDR
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“I looked when I came in but there is nothing. There aren’t even any70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWfXQ54bAOj
windows in this place and the doors are solid oak. This place was clearly built70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSraaz3hBZ
so that no one gets out.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRoZYD1git
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Catori growled at Ivy’s response. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAcadXNtoT
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Ivy pulled her hair back behind her ears and walked towards the door to see if70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6JqQTBTrX
anyone stood the in hallway. Perhaps they could make a quick escape. No sooner as70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3tRvsg3RS
she turned the doorknob to peep out, a dark shadow stood in front of her,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bLk9jQw1b
blocking her view. Whoever he was, was wearing big black combat boots and dark70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFc1l8Hmxkr
grey jeans, with small tears in the knees. He had chains draping all over them.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5t72PMQIvI
Ivy started to trail her eyes up further and noticed that he was wearing a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAxZKfUqVz
black t-shirt and his face boased a nose-piercing. This was certainly not70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1k7mWWxIT
what she had imagined. He was tall and his muscles protruded from his jeans and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11ysDKcE9k
t-shirt. He had black hair and olive skin with deep, dark eyes. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQTgQheuth
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“Sorry, I was just checking out the scenery,” Ivy squeaked. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWJCAt0JHE
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“You are not bathed,” he said, looking at her messy hair, which still70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejJ4nVMSiI
had blood through it from earlier. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8qMlfcLB6
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“BATHE,” he roared as he pushed Ivy, back through the doorway. She slammed the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS1NPRKiZ3
door in his face and locked it. His big combat boots marched off down the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUykYHoOqU
hallway, and to notify his Alpha of the occurrence. Ivy rolled her eyes70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzON8xgbss9
and let out a sigh. She started to get undressed to get into the bath. Surely,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQu33XnTcRQ
I have wasted a good ten minutes out of the thirty. Ivy made sure to close70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNszXyD6g2
the bathroom door with a bang, to ensure it was heard by whoever was stationed close by and then proceeded to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjKl61UoEB
lock it. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0jGlJ7six
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The warmth of the water was perfect and so soft from the milk and honey. The70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOptvITPGBa
water was soothing from the rose petals and her body relaxed. She dunked70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPSeujIjPy
herself under the water to wash the dried blood from her hair and scrubbed her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ4JrxQjzw
body clean. For a moment, Ivy seriously considered having a nap but thought70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxDCz8XKSO
that her ass would probably be handed to her, and she did not have the energy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG5z8kxrDi
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BANG! BANG!70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmdrc5pFNr
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“You are late, get out here now and get dressed!” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHHhw5sNuV
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Ivy recognised the deep low voice anywhere… combat boots man. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGRtn7Q2RA
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“Excuse me! I have washed my hair so get out of my room so I can get dressed,”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEW2EOmzWt
she yelled back. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMOGjgWVPw
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“No can do, Miss, under strict orders to watch you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89s5UEIw0f
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“WATCH ME GET DRESSED?” Ivy shrieked.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ925dzlQepr
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Silence. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBwnixpP33
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“No…make sure that you actually make it to dinner.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmgb8VidVl
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“Well, get out of my bloody room so that I can get dressed.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNJJxtAPs5
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His growl was rough and low, and Ivy was sure that she felt it go through her,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sraXIglCx
even through the door. He punched the door and stormed off. Ivy didn't move70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVxROyr6ou
until she heard the bedroom door close behind him. As soon as the door was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkR4JihHbs
closed, combat boots man tried to mind-link with her. His force was powerful70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Sc8UVkxFQ
and strong, and Ivy tried to block him out, but he broke through. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NNuadbVHi
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“You need more training in that weakling. Get out and get dressed, trust me you70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKXfhNLRmA
do not want to be late; I do not want to be forced into hurting you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG1P6qhY6Q
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Ivy scoffed at him. Fear of being hurt, urged her out of the bath and dried70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRFKStRTPf
herself quickly with the soft, warm towels that were provided by one of the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXFKyek5ZR
women. She unlocked the door and briskly walked to the wardrobe, pulling out70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnG9kIvYyN
any old gown to wear. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSk2eSZ7cPX
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Ivy marched to the door in a huff and threw it open which almost startled the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEu4ZoN2pXd
rude, obnoxious stranger. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrX71A7ARp
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“I am ready now,” she said sternly, as she made eye contact whilst squinting70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaFm23zEhj
her eyes.
She knew that her reaction was very teenager, but he rolled his eyes70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuheWyXWtH
in return and ushered her forward down the hall. Ivy stole a glance as he70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwkm6s1jV6
continued to push her, and she swore she saw him smirking. Ignoring the smirk70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcb3IBm1hy
Ivy started to storm down the hallway, not actually aware of where was headed,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCr4kBXcTGf
but she could hear him chuckling behind her.
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“Left. Right. Now the stairs and take your right.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ooWF9v4vB
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Whoever the combat boot man was, Ivy was thankful for allowing her to be in a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkB3rbtGq0
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She forcefully opened the door to the dining room, and eager to take on whoever70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWcEkwtocX
had dragged her from her territory to this ghastly place. She felt bewildered70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRj25lsiruE
that whoever this was, may not have known that she was an Alpha’s daughter. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDpkV9bWqD
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Straight ahead at the end of a long table, was what looked like a shell of a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrwKxZexOHj
man and Ivy’s anger simmered to nothing short of an extinguished wick. This70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3jypjmi9A
must be Alpha Harold. This was the man that everyone feared. They feared70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bHjHOvseu
his army, his pack and most of all him, due to his habit of breaking truces and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcgz3QnSFb
making decisions erratically. Ivy almost laughed out loud but almost just felt70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0CUnZ4JmX
sorry for him. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoOWBgmmJU
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“She is here, sorry for the tardiness sir,” the stranger growled as he left us70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRL1ks5CYEP
alone, and he closed the door behind him.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO8rpxGe9I
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The stranger did not call the man Alpha so this must have meant that he was of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAg3hbjHJyB
the same ranking or his Beta. There was a long silence, dinner is served from70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7UGet76cS
the same women that escorted Ivy to the room. The spread must have taken more70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eTsJu3W42
than thirty minutes to make. It was all the trimmings, like they prepared for a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48F6gMyqJh
banquet. Pork, lamb, almost all the vegetables that Ivy could think of, and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkgWqMrcs6
cake was included. Not realising how hungry she was, Ivy’s stomach rumbled70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MVvFpR1LB
loudly through the silence. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W7fl58y1O
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“Eat,” commanded Alpha Harold. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOp8YbUt4R
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Ivy’s hands shook as she started to load it up with the delicious food in front70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiDOifecPZ
of them. Alpha Harold spoke and startled her, forcing Ivy to drop her fork. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFvetGi6Et
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“You do realise that coming down late for a meal so generously cooked by my70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe35CGfYKo0
pack, is rude and I hate tardiness.” His tone was abrupt and threw Ivy off for a moment. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5RVMwfkwK
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“I do apologise Alpha Harold, but you do realise that coming into my territory,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnj4diWBMo2
hiring Rogues to do your biding, and forcefully bringing me here is also rude.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufhg8hSH5a
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Ivy’s head was hung low, trying to avoid eye contact. She understood that what70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DlLCNfGNl
flew out her mouth was snarly and disrespectful. She took a glance in his70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsy2UrplH5
direction under her brow, and saw that he flinched at her words, probably70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuRFYMquRk
something that he was not used to. Everyone else in the fortress trod on70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeK1po1FYIv
eggshells around him. The newfound courage that Ivy felt, meant that if she was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxHgd68eOQ
going to be his Chosen Mate and Luna of this pack, then he would need to know70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIUSchRaiy
his place. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2Z1ytOdIv
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“You are quite the disrespectful young lady, aren’t you?” he finally spoke. Ivy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksTtBMcKTX
could sense the tension building in the room.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeXCkj5gNu
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“I guess I am going to have that beat that out of you too?” he questioned. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWfvltyflS
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Regardless of the tension brewing, Ivy still had the courage to keep talking. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXP4lEmtnJF
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“Why did you bring me here Alpha? What is it that you want?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlZg60yyEf
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“Well Miss Ivy, you can blame your father. You see, he sent word to me with70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaV4PpynQEk
condolences for my late Luna and offered you as a buffer. He explained your beauty70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVO2qcD79G
and rareness of complexion and I thought to myself that there must be some70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrPUTli02R
strings attached to this…arrangement. I don’t want ‘strings’ Ivy, so I took70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLuAZKKvmD
you instead,” he smiled with pride and chuckled at his ‘genius’ plan. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBntoNZWgum
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Still looking down towards her plate, Ivy rolled her eyes. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4L1E1HhC7
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“Now that I see what you truly are and yes, your beauty, I have no intentions70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvQcR6G5o3
of taking you home. I decided that if I didn’t like what I saw, I’d take you70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfludRLTjAS
home to your pittance of a territory. Hearing your feisty nature and seeing70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtFBgB71iT
your beauty myself, I might have to just mark you and keep you here,” he70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2ReB4n3oZ
laughed.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jrQBUeOaA
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Suddenly Ivy was not so hungry anymore and she lifted her head to watch him70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwJWRMjiVP
devour his food like he hadn’t eaten in days. The sight immediately put her off70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlirjeLpL5q
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Alpha Harold spoke again, “You are eighteen in a few days right?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqMiTBZ0d0
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“Yes,” Ivy conceded.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QSH4f9y4S
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“Are you a virgin?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqsRFWXgWw
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“No,” she lied. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLz1Va7Apj
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Ivy did not want to give the man the satisfaction of knowing that he would be70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKJeUjaZD8
taking something sacred from her as well as having the satisfaction of keeping70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsU5at6ZhN
her trapped there. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4IzBNiPA0
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“Used goods,” he scoffed, “Well your father assured me that you are a virgin,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKv7oJwqVn4
and you are pure…are you a liar as well?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUAanQLPMC
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Ivy was immediately offended, “No, not a liar, my private life is no concern of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86xagbjzaO
my father’s once I reached sixteen. I was hoping that he would not ship me off70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmNNEnolWY
to some horrendous man like yourself.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxgymgV4lo
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“Watch your tongue Ivy. You do not know what this man is capable of. His70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNQyhsg65x
wolf is trying to reach me, but I have him blocked.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVpOMrABF0
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Harold slammed his fist down on the table, which caused Ivy to jump out of her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tNiedPdlf
skin, leaving a trail of goosebumps down her arms. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrOK0gshp5
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“You will not speak to me like that, where is your respect?” he spat, “I am70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvItQ1Thnb
done playing childish games you brat, if you are to be my Luna you will70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwWzSG1Zmz
learning to hang off every command I give you and obey.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2vGZdQdZe
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His voice rose slowly and his cheeks blushed red. Ivy knew that she had70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bJnFfR9zE
over-stepped her place, but nothing could stop what she was to say next.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRC4dtXsiMC
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“AND if I agree to become your Luna, you will NOT keep me trapped in this cold,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lmzSCsG2C
forsaken fortress that you call a home and treat me like I am one of your70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyf22fSKjj7
bloody servants. It is YOUR respect and boundaries that are out of line.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmvNDeL0AG
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“IVY!”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLBcLsqYIe
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Ivy didn’t care that Catori was concerned about this man, it was just him and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotmwcVxg6x
her now and she had to stand up for herself otherwise this man was going to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLITUDCbCwn
walk all over her for the rest of her life and she couldn’t live like that. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5Uv7MUSPq
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No quicker than she finished her sentence, Alpha Harold threw his dinner plate70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLKmStNuGX
across the room and launched himself at her from across the table. Ivy did not70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXF9cioJki
have time to prepare a defence for herself as he threw her up, off the chair70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJfBks2T1E
and against the wall with his hand around her throat. Ivy mistook the weary man70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrusCFf68p
at the end of the table. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t4cDCwEbQ
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Pinned to the wall of the dining hall Ivy could smell his disgusting breath of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPchKCIkHN
decay with age, and she had to fight the urge to spit in his face. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkORQuZilu
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“You look at me you little bitch,” he spat.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5myAS5YHoi
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Harold’s other hand forcefully directing Ivy’s face to his. She looked at him70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4hwLqbPj4
directly in his eyes and noticed that his wolf had taken over. This type of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4B3ipeC3o
strength does not come from nowhere and his eyes were as black as they could70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjtQKUyi8n
be. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDXtxOYffH
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“Mark my words, in a few days there will be a ceremony, I will gladly mark the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30dLtRPH2L
fuck out of you, and your little bitch wolf won’t even be able to block me out70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5PqdndjYg
then. You will be mine to do as I please. You will not leave your room until70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQQu61fwAy
this day, until the bond is formed so that I can always find you.”
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bright red, and he started to sweat. As he talked, he pushed his hard70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6aBqEUozs
erection into Ivy’s thigh, using the wall behind them as leverage as he started70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxuxUuXcZw
to grind against her. Harold saw the horror in her eyes and sneered, “Oh I am70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBalIQIq5e6
going to fuck you alright, until you can’t walk, just you wait little pretty.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxD1qOW8i3
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In that moment his eyes flickered to dark brown, meaning Harold must have taken70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4DfWVUAXX
back control. He dropped Ivy to the ground and started to walk off. Ivy fell70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRZ7DB7KJw
with a thud and a whimper. She looked up and watched him adjust himself, sit down and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yNu4v5ybp
started to pile another plate of food as if nothing had just happened. Ivy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvulqNdphVc
started to wonder how his Luna passed, and if he was the one that killed her. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5fRzJadnt
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“JAMES!” he belted. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDBSFPYuRu
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James crashed through the door, looking at the mess, looking towards his Alpha70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNhCzGoY3K
and realising that Ivy was not at the table. James took a moment to locate her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiEFhEnyFq
on the floor and Ivy started to stand, he guided her gently out of the room. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14WhBzWkpP
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As they reached the door to leave, Alpha Harold yells, “If you didn’t want me70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKMAofAObP
to get mad and aroused my pretty, don’t wear a see-through gown to our first70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJvgP8U3Id
meeting!”
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The blood drained from70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxDEBgWk46
Ivy’s face as she realised that she forgot to check herself in the mirror. His70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaFcMglZk1
Beta knew this whole time; hence the smirking and she felt so naked and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MwJOoihZv
embarrassed. She pushed past Harold’s Beta, ran for the room that was now her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTjLIq3ihb
jail to change, only to hear Harold’s sadistic laugh all the way up the stairs.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjScOm25lhO
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Ivy heard the combat boots after her as she ran to the room, she had no time70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1SbCZgxWx
for him. She made it to the door and slammed it shut behind her. All the maids70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyRWCHtjkA
that served dinner, the Beta, HIM had assisted in her embarrassment. Ivy cursed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ia1A6VeHM
them all at their blatant disrespect for their future Luna. She felt the tears70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86SEXSWZ1v
well up in her eyes as she stood in front of the wall length mirror to see how70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgnepBlYeI
‘see-through’ it really was. Her eyes were wide in her reflection as to what70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV1DYixWRJ
she saw looking back. Ivy could see the colour of her nipples and the shade of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvgZ6tBpM4
her pubic hair. When she twisted her neck to the side, she could see the red70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mX7ZW1JQ5
marks caused by her choking. There was relief that Catori assisted well with healing. She threw off the gown, still embarrassed at her failed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsDZd7UzIN
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What could I possibly have achieved looking like that? Ivy took a deep70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk6q8o72da
breath and dabbed her face, urging herself not to cry to which she felt a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZABWpL1rOf
softness come over her as Catori tried to comfort her. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9gJJ7XaTg
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“I tried to warn you, his wolf is so strong though Ivy, we are in grave70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMWs6NyNlW
danger. We must escape.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs3KLqjaz4
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“You just saw what he did, and so fast for an older man, an older wolf. We70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYJh2smGL7
have to be careful and precise.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQPoOtSVhk
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“His Beta is still at the door, Ivy.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC069nuKBQ5
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“Try to reach his wolf and let me know if you can get anything from him.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU27VQwD0jf
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Ivy flicked through the wardrobe of clothes that were placed in there for her,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOuo5VUVTF
and frustration consumed her as all of the gowns were of the same material. No70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTbrfCcP0z
matter what she wore to dinner, they would have all been see-through. Snide,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVbXm90Cao
dirty, horny bastard, she thought. Giving up with the wardrobe she headed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5d1Aovit2
towards the dresser and opened the first draw, empty. The second one, empty. Finally,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7tyNe4pbL
the third drawer, and the only thing in there was a tattered dress robe.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVv3STfkjoc
Holding it up to the light, it was certainly not see-through but not made for70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXGyQCVjLV
the coldness of the room. Ivy slipped it over her head and with the day’s70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2iagJ6tbe
events, gave a huge yawn, but her mind was reeling. She plunged into the soft,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F7pWRVUxJ
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 allowed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBPSScOeFO
herself to succumb to the heaviness of her eyes, she tried to mind-link with70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlY0KUyD6s
the Beta, James. He instantly felt the tug of Ivy trying and she wasn’t70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2MQvFald1
expecting a reply. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJnvYQXSR4
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“Yes?” he warned. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbJUJLBVnN
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“Are you still outside my door?” Ivy asked. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89jbXwePnl
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“Yes, Ivy. This is where I stay, to babysit.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG82njRcIu
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Ivy retreated by the annoyance in his tone. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4KceHSlOv
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“I’m sorry that you have to baby-sit,” she replied sarcastically, “But70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrwh67cs95
thank you all the same.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bYANeD8Rv
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Ivy knew that the man must have had a sense of humour somewhere in there.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaecavrErWA
Before she gave up trying to a reply, he retorted, “Tell your she-wolf to go to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrEDpHK07X
sleep, I need rest and so do you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkNWensdb5
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There was a moments silence and Ivy looked up the ceiling and stared. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiFZ6NICGq
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“We can trust this man and his wolf.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttvAaTuGPp
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“How do you know Cat? Are you going from what he just told you?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DBbsCN178
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“His wolf, Arwen, tells me things.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hJ1EEq9Ky
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“Well please share, because I need to work out our next move.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0Y8DBif6T
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“Not tonight. Ivy, I am tired, so are you, we need rest, and I will tell you70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpq4ka7CIVv
in the morning."
