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Alpha Harold was away from some meeting for only a few79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ380f7MhaWV
days. In that few days of knowing he was away; the air and demeanour of the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50Q3XJpzS5
territory was light and playful. Catori was a great distraction and Ivy spent79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JU4HQvduP
the time getting to know James and his wolf Arwen. James still sat outside of79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVrCevjv89
the door of the bedroom, like a trained puppy dog, too scared of the outcome if79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXxXkijVLv
Alpha Harold were to come home early. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnT97yNqgS
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It allowed them to talk constantly, and he would bring Ivy his favourite foods79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwhA7YZBLl
that he liked to cook. Ivy learnt that James wasn’t born there, his mother was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUcQxr5bpD
a Lycan and his father a wolf. Lycan’s don’t like cross breeding and banished79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbfv6OvTNG
his father, keeping his mother in the pack to breed with one of their own.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQdF0j2aiz
James then became a strong Warrior; he never went to school because Harold79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcmiIzg9O2
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It was Luna Katherine that took James and his father in, going against the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIumXENxjgl
advice of Harold. However, Harold had the final say of James’ contribution to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVBID2UUZN
the pack. James had also explained to Ivy that this pack worked very79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Km5y1z38a
differently to that she was used to. They have armoured Soldiers, not Warriors.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEoyg91dco
They were not peaceful and that all Soldiers were to present in their79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18zmK1guty
wolf-selves and James was concerned that some might not even be able to get79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9qtKGs3Us
back to their human forms. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVjd0t7ckt
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James had always been grateful of Harold taking him in and has never questioned79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9l1AtDNwi
anything the Alpha has done. Until stealing Ivy. Now that he is the Alpha’s79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrt65mwPOtJ
Beta, James told Ivy that his father couldn’t be prouder. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbwKcjOQ9K
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They spoke in length of hopes and dreams and Ivy shared that she really wanted79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMRQEwLTt6
to find her own mate, in her own time but she was stuck there. James79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNV4jQcodH
accompanied Ivy outside when Harold was away and explained to her what happened79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXT6TLzpLH
to the forest. He said that Harold went mad when he found out that Katherine79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWIcYIFEVa
was terminally ill, and he expected her to pass. Harold locked her in the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkULwcSQJ5
fortress with no windows, so that nothing could get to her like germs and other79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ437kHL3ptS
sicknesses. He wanted her to live as long as possible. All the pack’s resources79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IkpYAXk9x
that surrounded the pack hall and what seemed to be the castle, went into79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9hgDmy1Rf
building and solidifying the territory. What was left was a vast desert79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIaejbfrVN
wasteland of dirt and sand, with a trickle of a river. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKMtDoRiY4
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Harold’s territory died to prolong their Luna’s life. Ivy thought that it was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbvZpeuojj
poetic but did not solve her issue; the man he had become.
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of returned late in the night. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIBP6y6ygI
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“Ivy wake up! I can smell him!” Catori warned. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEUQqFCOon
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The warning alerted Ivy and her eyes flung open and wished that he wouldn’t79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KC7SWL0lv
come to the room. The sound of boots made their way up the stairs and towards79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz65jIjxHwM
her door. She held her breath and prayed to the Moon Goddess that James was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR3NIo7k3t
still there. Ivy tried to connect with James through a mind-link. She was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyLGpyNHtF
relieved to have felt his presence, but he had her blocked. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJVEeCSqex
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“Catori, see if you can talk to Arwen.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPI2si7a7q
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“James m’boy! Oh, how I have missed you,” Harold announced, “You would not79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GIqpyBqBA
believe the time I’ve had.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNleK4BC35Q
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“How is my pretty? Hasn’t given you too much drama?” he continued. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TZggKGvzk
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“No sir, she has come quite accustomed to her quarters,” James replied. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyRttMhdXz
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“Great! That’s just great, well when she wakes soon, you can tell my pretty79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqRHkIGmLS
little bitch that it’s her birthday, and my ceremony day,” Harold sneered. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3Nt0Xrl5i
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“Yes, Alpha.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJrdML3zhyD
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Ivy was thankful that she connected with James. He sounded remorseful when79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfy53kUQTmV
replying to the Alpha but she felt sorry for him when he must deal with the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjW3vnmNAr
wrath of Harold. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjr7sVzYYX
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Ivy tossed and turned in her bed, unable to shut off and tried to get comfortable.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9NxRnFzVp
James sensed her restlessness.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlO9fXPdpI
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“Go to sleep Ivy,” he sent. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa10N1HirM7
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“I can’t now, knowing that he is home,” she sent back. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLJcnCvdFm
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Ivy looked at the clock, it was 1:00AM, Happy Birthday, Ivy she muttered79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRls4mCWhc
to herself. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktv1RbxoJU
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“Happy Birthday Ivy,” James sent.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVMfM9d5di
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It made her smile. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRDdWDBXyR
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“Thank-you James.”
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Ivy still had her eyes closed tightly, barely awake,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzOgdUGaoI
but she could feel someone standing over her. She could feel their eyes79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ho4bYcTzq
staring. Almost immediately, her closed eyelids were burnt with a bright light,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikdNngdBVM
seeing stars. Once Ivy had come to full consciousness, the same twenty women,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJb1ELBn9QH
that escorted her to her room on the first night at Harold’s castle, stood79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeTs0Likmf
around the bed. The lights were turned on, but they looked different, almost as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqS9HulTSO1
if they walked back through time. Their hair was washed, brushed, and pulled79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQdLsVqedy
back into buns. The women wore gold and dark green robes which accentuated each79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDu6ThR2Y96
of their curves. Ivy could make out their skin tones now that they were clean79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIqu2prOSL
and had scrubbed off the dirt that initially made them look like they were79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FNdtkNZxo
brown and ashen in colour.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7l1DhOqEX
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“Happy Birthday ma’am, sorry to disturb you but we need to get you ready for79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Tt59HwhsI
the ceremony today,” said the first woman, her expression not changing. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3pfNeF3u2
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“Thank-you, what time is it?” asked Ivy.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9htPE3dvN2
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“The time is 12PM ma’am. We tried to let you sleep as much as possible.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRBSoEKyg5
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The woman glared at Ivy with fear in her eyes, as if waking her up at 12PM was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ijSNQsSe4
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“It’s okay,” Ivy assured her, “What time is the ceremony?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6mmJKqnWJ
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“7PM ma’am.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthw2gfL7oN
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“So what is first on the agenda ladies?” 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG5hZ5ziqj
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Ivy clapped her hands together and bounced out of bed. She giggled at the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ177dLSWf3x
frightened faces staring back at her by her sudden burst of energy and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMk3MaLZal9
enthusiasm. Might as well get this over with, she thought to herself. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjKI3M1Did
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Ivy tried to calculate the next seven hours in her mind and what they could79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaW2nPZw4a
possibly be wanting to do in that time, just as two of the women wheeled in a79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBDMUxNiBI
cart, sporting a large cloche accompanied with a bottle of champagne with one79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlcCbO8yhLe
glass. Ivy’s stomach flickered at the thought that Harold might have a nice side79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvNf1kehl0
and that she just needed to find it. She lifted the cloche to reveal the most79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0cCKaQkHD
amazing cake she had ever seen. It was decorated with wildflowers and all kinds79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQEGiw04oC
of different coloured icing and fondant. On the top was a message scribed with79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzCDMqK4CW
buttercream. Happy 18th Birthday, Luna. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVERSXNVlr2
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“Did Harold send this?” Ivy asked. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCo6jqmshkz
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A different woman stepped forward this time with a dismayed expression. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bUZ3nOAc4
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“Beta James, was up all night making this for you,” she confirmed, but was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1faJvf2V9j
eyeing Ivy suspiciously. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FB5ak2gOM
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“Please tell him thank-you, the gesture is much appreciated.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYQuW3aAyu
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The woman nodded her head and left the room abruptly. Ivy wasn’t disappointed79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlmYM2hBU5
in the gift, nor who made it but because she had high hopes that today would79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrp402g96wN
not leave her doomed. The remaining women were making a fuss throughout the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaDnZnx5Ta
rest of the room as Ivy watched. A couple started to run a bath and gather some79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrbYGVQc2k
items in the bathroom, three started making the bed, two more were preparing79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqJqqORTGQ
hair styling tools and placing them on the drawers, three were going through79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy30zRbPwgV
the drawers and packing Ivy’s things.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpyAaPJKvk
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“Excuse me?” Ivy asked. The woman stared at her rudely, as if Ivy was wasting79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiX47CUFMk0
her time. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzFkuUcWDd
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“Why are you packing my things?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIn62knh8gD
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The woman scoffed at her, as if she were a child. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8dunZOpAP
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“How can you expect to be Luna, ma’am and in a separate room to the Alpha?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOs1HjlHUf
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Ivy hadn’t thought that far ahead. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHAfbpNHhI
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“Shit,” she said out loud. The women stopped what they were doing and stared at79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssI9IhCFD5
her for swearing. The remaining women, who Ivy hadn’t even realised had left,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDyWZFS9mA
broke the silence by coming into the room carrying a gown, her gown. It was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeAvlLOncW
beautiful and Ivy hoped that it wasn’t Luna Katherine’s. The woman who brought79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRM970uYto
it in sensed Ivy’s thoughts.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheGjDg78Ho
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“This is new, chosen by the Alpha.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYsHnMNMkW
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The news brought a smile to Ivy’s face, and she couldn’t help but continue to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7DJ0bjLlY
stare at its beauty. The gown was gorgeous, ivory in colour and the lace79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVb3I10otQV
bordered the chest piece, which dipped slightly into a heart-shaped bodice.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOsIPXN4PH
This truly looked like a wedding gown. Ivy ran her hand through the fabric and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzOVnzmq0P
appreciated the beading, it was so soft. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9JGDQLAuB
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“Bath time ma’am,” said a woman emerging from the bathroom, startling Ivy.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfAccOhg6A
Seeing her jump, the woman backed away. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQjylwEuz8
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“It’s okay, you just startled me,” Ivy said turning to her. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPdyTtmrAV
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She proceeded to remove her clothes and untied her messy ponytail from the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YiPC0cyIo
restless sleep and walked towards the bathroom. She opened the door and the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5WdlIwp76
steam hit her body and instantly made her feel warm. The bath was enticing even79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kLvKxwb6H
with the whispers and the bustle of the other’s organising everything for the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGWtLDBB5G
next few hours, in the other room. Ivy stepped into the bath and sunk into the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeYqHYKotR
hot water that was filled with buttermilk and honey. She instantly relaxed with79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISNSJDuB0D
the aromas. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LGqkdHHWa
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“You feel so calm with our fate, Ivy?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4pqWUYJOrH
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“I am enjoying this moment. Patience. We shift tonight, Catori and that79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3pDMlgmdU
is my ceremony, nothing to do with this Alpha.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVUbuoqLbp
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Catori purred with happiness at Ivy’s words and the contentment rippled through79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGszaMR6fYO
her. Ivy was excited to shift under the full moon tonight, the night that she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonvo4gtt0C
can completely become one with her wolf. Other kids that she went to school79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFb9cnu9LSX
with always said that it felt like you truly got to know your wolf and their79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmrB4Jv1ly
intentions. The running apparently was the best part. That is what Ivy prepared for. She decided that tonight was a ceremony for her, and far as she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuhektyXCU
was concerned, Alpha Harold bought her a very expensive gown, to rip to shreds79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mFRMmRwA9
while shifting. The thought made her laugh. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm4KqvCu2q
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There was a tap on the door, which Ivy knew was a signal that she had spent too79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9x3SyQyjh
long in there and needed to get out to fit the tight schedule. She was now79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZyqZ5HnTg
aware that small talk didn’t interest the women, so Ivy just let them tell her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMggFfM934
what to do and where to go so that they felt like they are doing their jobs79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxxTMjwUEz
according to their orders. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ529zchtXPN
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Ivy was poked and prodded with hair clips to hold her hair back from her face.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfmkoDLFNE
One woman burnt her with a flat iron, trying to curl her hair. It hurt so bad79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qMKMzYiYk
that Ivy’s first instinct was to growl at her, followed by holding a wet cloth79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEdqeZQRdO
over it so it didn’t blister. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx46VoUnv1L
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Her hair was finally finished, and the women slowly spun the chair so that she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j2I9CGFta
was facing the mirror. Ivy gasped quietly at the person staring back at her.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhFOmKE16e
She looked like a porcelain doll, with her translucent skin and her blonde hair79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRew88FVqO
pulled back tight. The curls in the bun looked perfect, there was not a strand79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbu5uqBIHz
out of place. Ivy found it hard to recognise herself. The first thought that79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqozdv9AtV
ran through her head was the disappointment that her father couldn’t see her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFjhz3lXrj
like this. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the time on the clock, it’s79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVb41gBwFf
6:15PM. Where the hell has the day gone? 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboMoONy7Pg
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Behind Ivy the gown was being lifted gently off the bed and five women were79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIcNGrHRmM
preparing the bodice, for her to step into. They helped Ivy from the chair and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYscgbpsRvx
gently helped her hold her balance as she stepped into the gown. After what79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5CVoVR9i8
seemed like forever of pinning and getting in and out of the dress so that it79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6seRJxcal
was perfect, Ivy heard the zip slide up the back and she was finished. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozIoOngJ4W
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The loud bugles outside blew, signally the pack to gather before the ceremony.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡly7dYFE4SV
Ivy’s stomach suddenly filled with butterflies, with what she was about to do.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27aKJZxGZa
The butterflies quickly turned to nausea, and she ushered for something to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdruWXiD5JT
vomit into. A woman rushed and grabbed a water bucket from the bathroom and handed79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdiYdXJ8HC
it to Ivy just in time. The woman that stood next her, patted her mouth clear79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9YthbbrNg
and then quickly checked the dress for splash back. She smiled, letting Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrnCyIZkDF
know that they were in the clear and the dress was fine.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjrhY8wQ6c
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Beta James appeared in the doorway and Ivy noticed how quickly her nerves79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv8pv3YoAA
dissipated. He let out a grunt, to make his presence known and the entourage of79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaStP31QiYK
women quickly gathered their things to leave. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6bVpOwIsoC
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James could not stop staring at Ivy.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYgQglVWmg
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“What?” Ivy asked, “It’s like you have never seen something so beautiful?” she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWLIIGXGbp
continued to tease. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9eqnodle9
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“You do look spectacular, Luna,” he answered with a smile across his face. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfFosA0rgH
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“I am not your Luna, James.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrmGeKCx9R
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He looked at Ivy perplexed with her response, but then his face changed with79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv9UxBMjgx
worry. Remembering what he came into the room for, James looked behind him, up79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjsYgfg82S
and down the hall to make sure everyone had left, and then closed the door79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAVwjZiNx9
behind him. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dgZ9s4wuj
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“What are you doing James? Is this the part where you reveal your undying love79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O2UkVyLKD
for me? We had a great time together but -,”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1wUG3JNeF
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“Shh Ivy, I don’t like you… I mean in that way, I’m giving you an out,” he79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOs6hdCh9O8
blurted, relief washed over his face, like he had deliberated this for a long79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUF5QJMm1Y
time and now its finally off his chest. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvoq7F7Hr3
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“You’re what?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3HWMobG16
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“You heard me Ivy.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjK38tJ7FFO
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James moved closer to Ivy with his hand outstretched. Her gaze turned to his79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdhFqiiPkw
hand, and he unclasped his fist, revealing a key. James noticed her confused79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39OAtx3K6A
expression. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNauOwgIGy
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“I have thought long and hard about this Ivy, what he is doing to you and what79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvD3JjVqf5
he wants to do to you is completely out of line. I am putting my neck on the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7BQuXPHii
line for you by doing this, please take it.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtULBTIrFcA
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“The key only unlocks the room though?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnoyt1DWcUb
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“No, this is the master key for the pack house, and the grounds.” 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpht1yXJ8p
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James shook the key at Ivy as if it were burning his hands. She slowly took the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz5rv3rngg
key from him, and her mind ran circles as to how and when she could get out of79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqVIPj2D2C
there. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKgPumWkiQ
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“The master key?”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEuthlKD5m
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James nodded his head and turned his back to open the door. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YD6HoW4Fr
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“Wait!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvU8sCbMN6
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He turned his head to allow her to continue talking. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1yL3pamKI
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“This…this key, you said is the master key for the grounds. Does this unlock79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09Oe72GMX7
the mechanism in the gate?” 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC3p7sWEth
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James nodded again and walked out of the room. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjFifrHvn7
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“Ivy, this is the way out, leave…now!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ETSAA1sKh
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“I must choose the right time, to allow us time to run and get out safely into79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmy107vZ76
the woods, it’s about a two-kilometre run.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡennANkIeU1
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“But the moon, the shift.” Catori felt anxious and rightfully so. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDpL99jCbY
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“Harold needs to hurt, too,” Ivy confirmed. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb5nymj5LI
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As quickly as James had left, the women returned, which forced Ivy to hastily79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNod4oXw6A
tuck the key within her bodice, out of sight. The bugles sounded again, and Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSk5NkmN91
knew it was time for her to head towards the banquet hall for the ceremony. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt3h3ESyaT
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The women escorted her from the room and down the stairs in silence.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNR10hCgyY
Traditionally her father would be waiting, so that he could walk her to the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx76HXxvFqT
doors and escort her to her new mate, but instead there were a large gathering79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYR9C2cRYgr
outside of the hall. Ivy’s heartbeat quickened as they fell silent and turned79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuaVKHpPeu
to look at her with their heads bowed. The fear crept in, and Ivy stood up79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r3FouNe9r
straight and accepted their good graces. She walked through the crowded hall of79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwrwXSjsTq
pack members, each one with their necks bared as she passed until she made it79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3XUfqo0PY
to the huge glass banquet hall doors. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO1V3vXpKl
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The doors were already opened, and Ivy could see Alpha Harold at the end of the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKfKYggq6l
isle, barely dressed to impress. He sneered and licked his lips as he looked at79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9esV4FLTf
her, with his eyes trailing up and down at her body. Ivy felt disgusted and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HR62FPgu1
angry. She tried to hide her feelings and continued to walk towards him. Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjM6mi6ttQ
made it to the end without running back, but the sight of the man made her feel79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVtD5gg8Bq
like she broke out in a rash. She walked to the alter and stood next to Alpha79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHsr641YDz
Harold, looked across at him and smiled. He returned her gaze and smiled back,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHm1zdvI7uj
then proceeded to place his hands on her ass. Ivy had to fight the urge to kill79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3HxlmThZom
him. Catori growled in her mind and Ivy could almost feel her hackles raised.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡat2DcBY0M8
If they could shift, she would have and let Catori kill him. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmKTOi0CRg
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Harold turned to face the pack members that were gathered in the hall, and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0AaSs3luW
guided Ivy with his hand to do the same. Ivy searched longingly for James in79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9mGRC1u5C
the crowd and spotted him in the back corner. They made eye contact, and James79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPACXFkmp84
gently nodded his head, like Ivy was supposed to understand. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNR7d6CLsU
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“Thank you for being here tonight, my beautiful pack,” Harold addressed79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3jM8Llihw
everyone. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgXJuEmwiN
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“Tonight, I will choose our new Luna and take her in as my Chosen One. May her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaR8raDV3s
beauty allow us to rule strong and may it bring down our enemies. May my seed79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmz8Fc7Kl9R
be forever planted in her,” he chuckled. Bile rose in Ivy’s throat and fear79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1nDkW9khr
overwhelmed her as she listened to the rest of the pack share the joke. Except79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNA7PcevXo
she knew that he wasn’t joking. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1dpvMWNz7
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“What do we do Catori?” Ivy mind-linked her wolf, “I don’t want to do this79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNfC0TN822
anymore, I thought I could be strong enough and escape later.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYEQUw1l6x
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“Reject him.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Pi6nB13hv
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Rejection was the ultimate embarrassment and the thought added to Ivy’s already79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQx2KEZl0qC
nauseous stomach. She felt like she was going to vomit again but managed to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9woLptwAAU
hold it down. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlK619vSOt
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“He hasn’t made you pledge before, so you have to accept him as your Alpha.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkJNAYjGof
Say no.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp0ME1rUfY
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“I, Alpha Harold, of the Barron Pack, present to you, your new Luna!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaxhbOMcJX
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They all cheered. Ivy thought that she couldn’t possibly take away their hope. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitJWraBnY7
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“I, Alpha Harold, declare Ivy Sinclair, Luna and Chosen Mate of the Alpha!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wkRpsznQz
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The pack howled, cheered and carried on until Harold silenced them. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg9VvNFOUK
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“Ivy, don’t do it. No, reject him!” Catori pushed. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsurFAJ6qN
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Ivy’s head felt like it was tearing in two as the pack bond was trying to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApwlhBacgU
complete once she accepted her role as Luna. She could hear Catori whimper with79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoggxB3FqK
the pain. Ivy held her hands to her head and dropped to the floor. The pain was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif73Gxal9D
unbearable. Harold knelt down next to Ivy and whispered. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImA3BDi0rd
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“Say yes, accept it and the pain goes away and then I can mark you here at this79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2B9ANf6Hd
alter in front of everyone.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLKOfk8yC5
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Through her fingers that held her face, she could see his jagged, broken teeth79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyQyhxwnbx
between his parted lips as he smiled. She could smell his horrendous breath79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4Avpe8riJ
of booze and age. Ivy saw his hollowed cheek bones and felt his anger rise as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiFwA6GIx6
his heartbeat increased. The pressure within Ivy’s head made her eyes feel like79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0lMz6UDjt
they were going to burst out of her skull. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabwrUU7XBS
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“IVY! REJECT HIM!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pTke97ClC
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She heard what sounded like low rumbles of thunder in the distance and felt79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiI7790m2K
like an alien was trying to escape her body in the most horrendous way79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmjY6HKYAg
possible. Catori tipped Ivy over the edge with her incessant nagging and anger79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ404UOYK7x8
boiled over. All Ivy could do was scream in release.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4BDg5ECCG
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“AAAAAAAAAAARGH!” she shrieked. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyy6AotqW6R
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Ivy managed to lift herself from the floor, gasping with every breath, and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyPqu0bn53
stared straight at Alpha Harold. He looked horrified and angry all at once. His79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOv1nu0i8c
face was bright red, and he looked like he was going to burst, and she could79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqmgLn5iLM
see his veins in his head pop out over his temples. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJg1aGeV14
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“I, IVY SINCLAIR, DAUGHTER OF ALPHA ALAN, REJECT YOU AS MY CHOSEN MATE,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1rrohGmRG
HAROLD!” she screamed at him. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQmvOlcgo0
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“Run.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hPMM4LL2L
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Ivy’s mind settled from the bond that was trying to form and the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBpSoOPvwk
circulation around the pack ceased. It happened quick enough for her to regain79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzFjWLJ9HO
composure and she ran. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM3ZpfK88r
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“STOP HER!” Ivy heard from behind.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGzSPS5soQ
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“STOP HER NOW!”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytVMa4wNvN
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Nobody moved an inch to stop her but allowed her free passage straight out the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxyDYWkF3d
door and towards the front entrance. To Ivy’s surprise the Sentinels opened the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsXkJNXfr8
door and she scrambled down the great, big steps outside. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMOEhfyMTS
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“GET HER NOW! JAMES CHASE HER!” Harold’s voice roared after Ivy as she sprinted79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmysOYCpgZJ
towards the gates. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F1dE6S1e3
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As Ivy ran, she looked to the sky, it was bright red and dark clouds79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xT4th91Qm
were forming around the territory. The gates got closer and Ivy pulled79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXbLpx9K66
the key out of her bodice so that she could pull the lever up but she was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kflHRkpaL
stopped in her tracks. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCIzCNSlef
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A Sentinel had emerged from the side of the tower as if to stop her. Alarmed,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fs50sEBOo
she instantly skidded to a stop along the gravel, and he threw his hands up as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQml0K6ja6
if reassuring there was nothing to fear. Ivy used the moment to quickly catch79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkfciGFIXB
her breath. She turned to see James racing after her. Ivy glared at the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ590gQRECOh
Sentinel, who was instantly caught off guard and scampered to throw the lever79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaI6Qr0raTc
down to open the gate. Ivy didn’t have time to evaluate his odd reaction, she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTmkFwUps8
focused on the opening gate and as soon as there was enough room to squeeze79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjN52sKuipf
herself through, she did. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzs9DkYVv6
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“IVY!” James called out. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8cSP3VoIO
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She turned her head to looked and him and he stopped running, looking79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SCSm8zWsG
completely startled too. He turned back and ran towards the fortress. What79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHgQ8Zsguo
the hell? 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtedXS8u8Ni
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It didn’t matter now; she was free, and Ivy began to imagine the army that79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTT3yr4ouPn
Harold would be preparing. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbm5F7ppVi
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Ivy was exhausted but she had to keep running because the moon was rising, and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw92I9D6TAY
she would begin to shift soon. She needed to be somewhere safe. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlES4OWC2g
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In the distance, it was like Harold’s pack finally woke up and realised what79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y1y79QM3V
happened. The bugles sounded but this time not for celebration but for a hunt. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOOLw0H6kt
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Ivy used the training that the old Chief explained in a session once. She79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaCvLzrXGX
changed direction constantly and soaked herself through as much water as she79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldKreXDFXN
could in hopes to mask her scent. Harold and Ivy were not bonded so he didn’t79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbf60uJoMJ
have the magnetic pull to her that a bond would create. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzblcggfhX
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The thunder rumbled in the distance, coming from the direction that Ivy was79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9yAIj7d2A
running too. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNTs7eoj5K
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Excitement filled her as she is fast approached the edge of the forest. The79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNt4irgpqME
forest looked dense which was good for coverage. The only issue was, Ivy had no79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pl59YmXRO
idea where she was. The moon rose quickly, and it was red,79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBy73J0R8N
like the sky reflected the colour of the dirt.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MS0VG5J5O
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“No time to stop now Ivy, I can feel the change coming along,” Catori79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIoKIzEOKK
urged. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHkjMEwmRj
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Only stopping to take a breath, Ivy continued into the forest. Once, far enough79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqAmgSblBA
in, it was eerily silent and cool. Ivy’s eyes took a moment to adjust as the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIzTM7XAuv
canopy of the trees blocked out some of the red, tinged light. Nearby she heard a stream running through the trees and she started to head towards it. Her79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2n2uFOaxW
father had told her, that no matter where you were, if you were lost, find79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWQgvG9auh
the stream, and follow it down and it will take you to the next79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz2el0BPze
territory. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UROQ87Pb3
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When Ivy reached the trickle, she took a moment to sit and hydrate. She scooped79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIe3uMUd80
fresh water into her mouth, and the gentle breeze brought a chill to her bones79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49dTHvV8ku
as it went through her soaked gown. On the other side of the riverbed, there79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMlcppptf5
was a rock face which had a protruding top which almost looked flat. Ivy79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMYwW66nVY
focused on her surroundings with her senses. She closed her eyes to listen to79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggP2eG3sCO
the breeze. The wind was getting trapped somewhere, with an echo and she knew79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cCtX4yMzG
there had to be a cave above. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3XemZ6BdC
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Ivy crossed the river and saw an old makeshift path that led through the rock79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjYT66iYXP
face. She followed the narrow path and at the end there was a steep incline.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEek405fY6I
Putting her faith in the forest now, she began to climb the steep ascent and79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeh4pLfkvm
with much relief there was a cave opening over the ridge. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHDREhVMxx
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By this time Ivy was exhausted, her body trembled, and the moon became larger, like it moved towards her. She fell to the ground from her own79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJZDTWCk3T
weight and could no longer stand. She opened her eyes, and her vision blurred slightly, and Ivy knew it was time. The shift. Blurred eyes were Catori79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgPMjFgs22
coming forward to take control and Ivy’s pupils dilated rapidly. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjY7BZkCrm
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Ivy’s fingers felt the dirt underneath them and she felt every nail tear as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEm8KEb3FX
Catori pushed further forward, forcing the shift, with claws emerging where79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeFe3THKby
Ivy’s fingernails once were. The pain was awful, but she tried to stay as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hz1Z2OA27
silent as she could, from fear of being hunted. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kv4gnLP9g
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“Hush Ivy, this will be all over soon. I am trying to make this as quick as79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyHxrgU2FA
possible,” Catori purred, easing Ivy’s body. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcclIMcmkT
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Catori pushed forward again, and Ivy felt every single bone in her back crack79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRQzCtil2T
and pop. She couldn’t help but scream out in agony. Her legs felt like they79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WKa7BNgPD
were snapping. Another pop and another scream. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8s12I6izp
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“Oh, please Cat,” Ivy begged between breathes, “Make this stop.”79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaWy44EOI4
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With each new scream, there was a crack of lightening and a crash of thunder.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aRxNVH3ap
The process was far worse than anyone had ever described to her. One last push79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeOl9Ty9V7
from Catori and one last scream from Ivy, it was over. 79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMK7mGp80u
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Catori stood up panting and proud as ever. She thrust her chest out and with a79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uPYVIGx3O
break in the brewing storm, she let out the most beautiful, shrill howl at the79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8V8il7xfLr
moon.79Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl9hBnUyVO
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“Ar-ooooooooooooooo.”
