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made it to the door.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlxdYxLdif
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“SHE BETTER BE AWAKE!” said her dad in his booming voice.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiwhXqilk9
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He opened the door without knocking and Ivy began to sit up in bed. She was so82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDuDVAVjTg
mad that he forgot she is a female, almost of age and didn’t knock. He82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoftjV0BgRS
barrelled through the door and didn’t realise that Ivy’s handmaiden stood right82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zIpSpXFa5
there, and he missed her by millimetres.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrxWAGVKTq
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“Do I have some great news for you, my love!”“Well it better be great news82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9krVC6cvX
because you woke me up when I have two more hours of sleep before school,” she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TzKkX1ijp
groaned.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvMU3k7dJG
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Ivy watched her dad whilst he bounced all over the place.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡralOfcxogP
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“You are eighteen in a week!”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRdi866TOk
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“Yes, I know this dad, cut to the chase,” Ivy said as she rolled her eyes.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiEnTll4iD
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Ivy knew exactly where the conversation was going if they were discussing her82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlbMUqsZsq3
birthday, it meant that her dad was more interested in a potential new suitor82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIdoKB7AIK
that would come and see if they were her mate.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPljkthN356
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Catori was Ivy’s wolf and had been absent for the conversation with her dad. He82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNltH1N9v8P
was always trying to work his way into palming Ivy off for a truce bargain.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhOQm1eJfH
Trying to convince the alone male to take her as his ‘Chosen Mate’. Ivy82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6k8UN1npa9
constantly pleaded with him to let her find her own mate, in her own time but82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdz1jXkQFQs
he never listened. Ivy let him continue with his fantasy plan.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsI8EObsZC
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“Ivy, Alpha Harold has sent word that Luna Katherine is not with us anymore.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEPYN1s3JJ
The excitement poured out of his skin as he spoke.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73GZm4PeqP
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“This means that you can be his Chosen Mate and there is no risk of him82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZEREBDb6j
actually finding his Mate! It’s so genius! He has the biggest army, strongest82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaadJGeBCX
warriors and mixed with our intelligence, we can surely take every territory from82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0lEJHxVe8p
the North!”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGjimyEKhC
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Ivy sat in disbelief that her dad would even think such a thing. He was willing82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jjYdWXjvq
to trade off his only daughter to an old, stinking Alpha for STRENGTH!82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThpGwJtV6Q
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“Is your father bloody serious Ivy?”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwAtqgoCRh
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“Oh, hello Catori, listen to this shit,” Ivy scoffed.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkKer5RexYX
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“Hey! We are both coming to your eighteenth with changes.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8q6zAnGnJj
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Catori sounded so tired, and the weight of her mood was dragging Ivy down.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn6q6vkGAc
Ivy’s dad has kept her locked in the room all weekend for ‘suitors’ to inspect82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuehD7DR9A
her and to see if they could come to some sort of agreement. Ivy returned her82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡun6kX76k4H
attention to her father’s ramblings.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RWN4RVPqo
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“We shall leave on the eve of your birthday, so that we can be there by your82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dyzwegOUA
actual birthday, so then he can mark you.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyDRI7eZI7
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Catori began to stir and felt uneasy about what he was saying, even this idea82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3pzUKmPTl
was too crazy for Ivy to listen to, but who was she to defy the Alpha of her82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dNAX70qvL
territory, even if he is her dad? He muttered a few more plans to himself,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RG4Xa7xgX
preparations for the trip and briskly walked out of the room without mentioning82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASivjSk9vW
a goodbye.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghAYX57g2C
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“What the fuck do we do Catori?” Ivy groaned.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGFUihySst
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“I can kill him…” she growled softly, which made Ivy laugh.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMiSpKb0i8
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The only funny thing about the situation is that Ivy knew that Catori could82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxvW7XGzY2
kill him. They both train at night in secret sometimes with some of the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPJ9ZJtk2q
Warriors. Ivy’s dad’s Chief Sentinel often took the time out after his shift to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiDym3yznn
give them some pointers and brush up on skills. Her dad has always managed to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz2ZuJ8hAy
get by without the pack getting hurt or involved in pack wars because he82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxfLa1abvf
barters off his prize pack members, or in this case, Ivy. This is only to keep82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEYbuORwvK
his ranking safe. One thing an Alpha should never do is use his commands to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Tuy4mbGX3
control his pack members, and that is all her dad knew how to do. Ivy secretly82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTxKeaJnYl
hoped that no Alpha would want her so that her dad would be forced to give82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNuKz41jAY
control of the pack to her and then she could lead with respect and strength.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9ewKz9Oz5
Times like these Ivy wished that her mother were still here.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7logEAwSUx
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Ivy found a hair-tie and she pulled her hair into a ponytail, slipped on some82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcxd5xLikw
leggings and a singlet with some sneakers and ran downstairs to eat some82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpVjkFex0G
breakfast. Maisie was downstairs preparing breaky and it smelt amazing. Ivy82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuUlFTPhPy
inhaled deeply and smelt bacon, eggs, toast and some tomatoes. Her stomach82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWmnDqpYnS
grumbled hungrily. Despite her dad’s announcement, she was starving. Ivy knew82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3KJ7ffRd3
that thinking about Ol’ Harold should make her want to vomit but she shook the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFoiMwaf4a
thought out of her mind and bounded into the kitchen.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmiYOOqtS5
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“Morning Maisie how are you?”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2f2SfMz0p
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“Not too bad Miss Ivy, I see your father is on a mission, barking orders to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7RrrBKZyn
pack a few things. Are you travelling soon?” she asked with concern.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB3uSQrhgs
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“I am to be shown to Alpha Harold, he has apparently lost his Luna in a pack82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTu3IGmG3q5
war,” she shrugged. At this point she was sure that he would say no due to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xL2gnkct2
grief or no because she was so young.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOSkmrjaQm
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“You be careful Miss Ivy, your mother would never have allowed this.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OKfyEnuPz
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“I am aware, thank you,” Ivy snapped.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7oW5S2Omz
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Maisie retreated quickly with Ivy’s response, and she immediately felt bad. She82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCvc3caFks
was already reeling that her mother would not be present to see her off but82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB64TtXuCd0
also because Maisie was right, her mother would have never allowed such a thing82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsUaDoXojMS
to occur and maybe they might have still been a family. Ivy glanced at her82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpV0DAq97D8
watch, and she quickly scoffed her food before she was late. She walked through82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BDHuA7UyC
the foyer, grabbed her bag and headed to the bus stop. She was seriously hoping82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyXzJcEvP8
that her best friend Kate had some gossip to get her through the day ahead.
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The school bus pulled around the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZl7HHPDoog
corner and into the school parking lot. Ivy stood from the step that she was82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMl9cGlVTC
sitting on, anxious to tell Kate what her dad had in store for her. Kate got up82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDApbLF35E
from her seat in the bus as soon as she spotted Ivy waiting. She tried to push82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bgiqAmsiu
past other students to get out the door quicker. Once Kate was off the bus, she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73Nd3dGQDr
flew at Ivy in a mad rush and immediately embraced her in a friendly hug,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8zjULRuKw
almost knocking Ivy off her feet.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTO2KD2Ybs
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“Oh, it is so good to see you today. We missed you at Danny’s party this82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0zGuwH6Ph
weekend. You missed out on so much! I thought your Dad would have you locked up82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzVw0DVXBb
in that room forever!”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgLvSCszVh
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“Oh, trust me, it feels great to get out,” said Ivy, rolling her eyes.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12cBGvLY0z
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“Well, please tell me that you have heard the news?” Ivy looked at Kate with a82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tcIn9ZSFY
puzzled expression. What news?82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2URGOcR4dM
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Kate realised that her friend had not heard the latest gossip around town and82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNr5JZU0sdO
decided to fill her in. Before Kate could speak Ivy tried to take a guess.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBC1HLIC3Kf
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“That Alpha Harold lost his Luna?” Ivy guessed. Kate almost fell over backwards82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4B2Oktdp3
that Ivy knew something before her for a change.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEC2Pq5qHfE
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“WHAT! That is awful, he must be so sad…but no, that is not what I’m talking82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGdeETvj06
about. Word is that Alpha Calvin of the Black Alder Pack got beaten by his son82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14crBkKw0N
in a ritual battle and apparently there was blood EVERYWHERE,” Kate explained82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCNxRyYQTr
with grand hand gestures.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VwGeP50Gs
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Ivy giggled at her explanation of events, but she also wondered why her dad did82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrBeamSw3B
not consider the younger Alpha a suitable option for her. Surely, he knew that82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6tlt9vW5a
this happened.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK8My0Ubq4
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“…AND then, just as he was about to be mauled to death by his own son’s wolf,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9ZDYa1nXI
Calvin surrendered. Which means his son is now Alpha and he is UNMATED!”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY81fi3R3EU
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Kate paused and looked at Ivy, expecting an answer. When Ivy didn’t reply she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXRwZrcQ76
continued.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFszDzaKpJ
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“Do you know what this means Ivy?”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dCzghHK4I
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“No, I really don’t.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DBJPl6RRp
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“There is hope for us yet! One of US could be a Luna!”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKgR8wzBBm
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“Please bring Kate back down to Earth,” Catori chided, which made82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6tP181Q1e
Ivy giggle quietly and judging by Kate’s facial expression she giggled too82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQhEDwOogzj
loud.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJ5JP5O138
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“Ivy, you tell your sassy wolf to keep it to herself, anyway what were you82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3LUtvtFaL
going to tell me?”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUn7200GCWt
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Ivy gently pushed Kate along so that they weren’t late for class and explained82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJk8G3NMAZ
about her dad’s big announcement this morning. When they reached the lockers,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKC408QvNnA
Ivy continued to say that she would be leaving to Alpha Harold’s territory to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LdamhWV1J
see if he would take her. Ivy kept spilling the arrangements like word vomit82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiN21zILx5
and Kate looked like she was hanging on every word and her face looked as82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKG8n4ILV4
though Ivy told her she was dying.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cym2GybVm
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“Kate are you okay?” Ivy asked when she was finished.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3mi6NBoh8
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It took some time for Kate to snap out of taking in all the information and she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMgPSoQSW8
shook her head in disbelief.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xd0XV2ixx
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“Who wouldn’t want you anyway Ivy, look at you, you are the only one in the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbsI8GlLKI
territory,” she paused, “…no, ever that has bright piercing82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo27LUWAINN
blue eyes, long white hair and transparent skin. You look like the moon82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C9CrtsMqV
herself. But you do know that your dad wants you to be mated and marked by an82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2072jzP3d1
old fuck, right?”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNll95630m6
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Ivy laughed so hard that she couldn’t stop the tears that came after. Kate82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4ookVJbhW
comforted her and apologised for what she said.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCXsvLWOx6
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Ivy couldn’t blame her; it was a funny remark, but her reality just came82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5oMzD4QwW
crashing down. Ivy missed her terribly already; this might be the last week82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4SaS6xLfJ
that she gets to spend with her friend. They had a bond so strong, and Kate was82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqI2gotP4k
right, who wouldn’t want Ivy as a token and an object, especially as a ‘Chosen82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsezA6BsH95
Mate’. The others rejected her father’s offers only because they had already82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIDY4P6khv
found their mates and Lunas, who did not want to share.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fMkZP1SkZ
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There is no way that she would want to share either. The bell rang and instead82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6HBdFTxcg
of following the masses of students into class, Ivy made her way to the girl’s82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmRB0Sx29g
bathroom. Once inside she entered a cubicle, locked the door, and sat and82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpwHPxbJRD
cried.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZqI5oywZX
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“Hush now Ivy, we need to be strong.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cDeSooiNO
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“Where have you been Catori? I have needed you and to feel your strength82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1wijMAq4Q
and you have been silent!”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznBdI44mkB
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“As you turn of age, I need to be rested and ready for our first shift. It82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclQ4IXihvd
takes time and a lot of effort. I also need to have you in the right mindset so82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhn9JsCgODb
that you are able to shift without getting hurt,” Catori explained.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq0h5WA2JP
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t realise that we had to go through that pain just yet.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBQLilWmFK
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“I will be here for you Ivy, as much as I can be, especially when we have to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ytXgu1AlP
see that god awful man.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnte7lTnvnB
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Ivy shuddered at Catori’s words, however, she was excited for her first shift.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvcX0m08G2
Ivy had always wanted to see what Catori looked like, whether they were alike82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4ZU3KnEJE
or completely different. The shifting part made her nervous though. She's heard82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRxHsVLJUX
other people in the year level talk about their first time and how much it hurt82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZykVhZkD00
and how long it took. Times like these Ivy wished that she could call her mum82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtmBQMnLaq
and tell her what’s going on. She wished that she could ask for advice and have82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG0147djmO
her present to keep her calm during the shifting process. A lot of other kids82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVQOh8c8gV
her age always talk about how their mothers were the ones that got them82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCpW2T8Dqm
through.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9mG9aY4aE
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If her Dad had his way, Ivy would have no one.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpYdUHWnfs
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She wiped her tears and patted her face dry, trying to make it look like she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3ZUKvwZox
hadn’t been crying so hard. Ivy slid off the toilet seat and, in that moment,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZXCVEchL3
decided to create her own ending. She was going to approach her dad after82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMws2YmIfe
school and demand to seek out mateship from this other Alpha from the North.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXAbX6T68s
Ivy would try and persuade her dad that it’s better to take the North from the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9nHiy7E9p
within, rather than a war. She gazed in the mirror at her swollen face, with82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdnO1h77MC
her new-found courage almost blinding when Catori spoke.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QiGCmgd8b
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“Ivy, there is something wrong,” she warned.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTUaBXSMdd
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Ivy felt her nervousness and listened to her whimper when she spoke.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUh3O9o7JcT
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“What do you mean? We are fine, I am going to take back our lives.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaIINoHwCV
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“No Ivy, listen and smell, use your instincts.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LHGm6oFIf
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“Jesus, Catori chill out, you’re making me breakout from all your emotions.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hHedmjiIe
Are you sure you aren’t going into heat?”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnD88DwnFx
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Even though Ivy knew that wasn’t possible; one-minute Catori is a nervous wreck82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVuSxeQiUZ
and the next she is strong and fierce.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Wzu61ZN10
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Ivy lifted her nose to the air and silenced her body, feeling any noise around82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTOsvEm6GK
her. She could smell it. She could smell them. Ivy understood, Rogues.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYvbYQowTw
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No sooner had their scent filled her nose, outside the door, Ivy heard chilling82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYCI5bZFKe
screams from human forms and wolf, and she smelt death instantly.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzoFUcR6Cnn
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“Catori?” 82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsC1wDPaCMA
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“Catori? What do we do?” Ivy’s voice started to sound panicked.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7afJIl9TR
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“Fuck me Catori, answer me!” Catori didn't answer straight away but Ivy felt82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA1BzPavCV
her trembling and her heartbeat thumping loudly in her head.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyekuaw4VPP
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“Run or look for a way out,” came her whisper.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTzHv7nJ2q
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Too late. She heard the breath of a wolf coming from under the entrance door to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdV42sk4DNJ
the bathroom, trying to pick up a scent. Ivy looked to her right at a tiny window,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mYGAjpwQW
close to the ceiling, that she could attempt to climb out of. She had to try82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV1BrfBsY9
and fast. Ivy pulled herself up from the toilet so that she could sit on the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPgJjilWIv
top of the cubicle walls and took a minute to regain some balance. She took a82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaFkjSFEGu
small moment to thank the Chief who taught her how to be silent like a fox. In82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYrnZA18KN
the meantime, Ivy got enough of a grip on the window ledge to rest her body82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6t5fS2MUC
weight on as she tried to jimmy open the window. Focusing her acute hearing to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIVsqtuJuc
the door, she heard a gathering start to form. Ivy’s heart rate began to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VKu2ybrdg
increase with every second that the damn window wouldn’t open. Taking deep,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDgHobNul2
silent breathes to ensure that whoever was outside the door, waiting for82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdlyPl35vj
reinforcements, couldn’t hear the thumping of her heart. The feeling of relief82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGAB2RHXyY
that swept through her as the window cracked open -82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxqgnpYek5
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BANG!82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KQpwUTP6K
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The bathroom door burst open, and three Rogues emerged from around the corner.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke5but29YL
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“What do we have here?” the oldest one sneered.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ168oLZ6b2c
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“She looks like I could lick her to high heaven,” the second one stated.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2C1joNzrbA
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“Nobody touches this one,” commanded the third, “You heard Harold, he said82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNJqCZ5VI1
nobody touches her before he does.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqNwALNIpW
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He cackled and it sent shivers down Ivy’s spine.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hkXOplLnW
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Bile rose from the pits of her stomach, and she could taste breakfast all over82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsACruROaLT
again. She cowered further back into the corner of the ceiling and desperately82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqu2WD0l1w
searched for a quick escape.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyI86UKCLev
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The last Rogue that entered the room and sniffed the air deeply.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO7BBgHdV5
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“You must be Ivy and we are here to collect you. You see, there is a pretty82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9QODwm9aZ
penny for us if we bring you back safely, so we can either do this the easy way82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0Z9o2AISY
or the hard way, your choice.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIpRN68Vgd
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It doesn’t take long for Ivy to make a decision and she leapt from the top of82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xMyVOXt9O
the cubicle, reaching for the window. The Rogues laugh as they watch her82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7fc0HLWTh
scramble up the wall, trying to pull her weight onto the ledge and attempting82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW3N3GlVO3
to climb through the window. Ivy managed to get her upper body out which now82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hEjeGCRkl
hung on the other side. She tried to reach the ground to soften the landing but82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQez6lk7x8
the Rogues climbed up on to each other to grab her legs. Ivy soon realised that82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoGo78kW9K
she can’t move out any further and her hips were stuck in the window as she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfS5gi5pmj
continued to squirm. There was silence behind her, quickly followed by82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPKhDxtShL
harrowing laughter.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUCSx7KUeX
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“Get her down boys, I can’t stand to watch this pathetic escape any longer.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG10MXuKieR
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One of them tugged on her legs, which forced her to move down, inch by inch. On82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3juhuXLXn
the other side of the building Ivy tried digging in her nails and grabbing hold82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jEx6keNIt
of anything that stuck out on the surface to stop her from moving backwards,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBljFuiUsPb
but there was nothing. Her face was almost parallel with the window. Ivy82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcGNdf7aCS
started kicking and screaming. This was the only tactic that she had left at82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclIhGQM0wA
this point. With one last tug of the bottom of her shirt, an arm wrapped around82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dE2YKIPng
her waist, and she was back through the window and in the bathroom. The Rogue82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIWqH5pT81
that seemed to be leader of the three, threw Ivy over his shoulder.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9El1WnF58
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“Put me down NOW, what do you want with me?” Ivy squealed.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEaRthi6aF
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“No can do, you will run, and I am tired and can’t be bothered playing chasey,”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsvBxGcPQu
he said breathlessly.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSp8VfWV81
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“You have already tried to make this hard and if you keep it up, you might not82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpZVAnqIKE
be worth the coin.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAWhUNxv9y
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All Ivy could do was plead.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGN7hvLZi9
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“I can assure you, I am not worth any coin, please just let me go.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMPVWtHQks
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“Oh but you are Miss. Harold put a nice prize for your head, and I am going to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu72l9ySOb
reap the rewards. Plus, if I don’t, someone else will.”82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sCsQbhXj2
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Ivy gulped hard and gave up from trying to escape from his grip. Instead, she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUqK6GhtTE
twisted her head to see where they were headed. Through the small gap under his82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cgMBmMF69
arm and from an upside down view, Ivy could only see one small car parked in82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FB5HwhPHb
the carpark. She turned her attention and lifted her head to see if any one had82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpI6V3qtmQN
gathered behind them. To her shock she hadn’t realised the carnage the Rogues left82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlm2MTAwWHT
behind. There were a few littered bodies through the front of the school yard,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85bbP4NC79
those that tried to escape. Some were injured, the ones that have wolves can82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriVAPMFuAW
heal but the younger ones couldn’t. Rogues can sometimes be the worst and they82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDP6Wzhb35o
are generally feared. They would do anything for the right price. Rogues don’t82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1Dh8EZkFr
have an Alpha, only leaders who are most of the time the strongest in the clan.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOfGVzm4qz
They are quick and ruthless, and no Alpha of any pack want them in their82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjCjUNX1Ar
territory, even Ivy’s Dad.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7HcBNxs0v
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A small tear escaped and ran down the side of Ivy’s cheek, as she was thrown82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mLBwpVZ2T
into the boot of the car.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k6x96DPv7
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Her back hit something hard and her eyes dart up just in time to see the door82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqI2zlcO7k7
slam down over the top of her. The soft rumble of the car vibrated Ivy’s back,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNUT41fhzk
and they car took off with speed.
