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made it to the door.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUwF4M12Hy
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“SHE BETTER BE AWAKE!” said her dad in his booming voice.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjUr5grwyy
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He opened the door without knocking and Ivy began to sit up in bed. She was so75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbASPzpZ4lL
mad that he forgot she is a female, almost of age and didn’t knock. He75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVgiZ38reY
barrelled through the door and didn’t realise that Ivy’s handmaiden stood right75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGIqrYvpXD
there, and he missed her by millimetres.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQDlhw2unAf
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“Do I have some great news for you, my love!”“Well it better be great news75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuK8sZLRS0
because you woke me up when I have two more hours of sleep before school,” she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oCiBq9IL2
groaned.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7G47DwfXCw
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Ivy watched her dad whilst he bounced all over the place.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hiy1oa9cM
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“You are eighteen in a week!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2eHM5vkoR
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“Yes, I know this dad, cut to the chase,” Ivy said as she rolled her eyes.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIESHUvZGfO
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Ivy knew exactly where the conversation was going if they were discussing her75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS098aaDrRR
birthday, it meant that her dad was more interested in a potential new suitor75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMx3cs5jsX
that would come and see if they were her mate.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuURUtKEbb
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Catori was Ivy’s wolf and had been absent for the conversation with her dad. He75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIMIi23p2J
was always trying to work his way into palming Ivy off for a truce bargain.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf8r26Wkbhl
Trying to convince the alone male to take her as his ‘Chosen Mate’. Ivy75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9osHDJ3Pp
constantly pleaded with him to let her find her own mate, in her own time but75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj0LlFyAqT
he never listened. Ivy let him continue with his fantasy plan.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGtLFTLCtg
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“Ivy, Alpha Harold has sent word that Luna Katherine is not with us anymore.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmH22aqeNe
The excitement poured out of his skin as he spoke.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoQWTPURI0
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“This means that you can be his Chosen Mate and there is no risk of him75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5w1OXtd11
actually finding his Mate! It’s so genius! He has the biggest army, strongest75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzH8ncuBz8i
warriors and mixed with our intelligence, we can surely take every territory from75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPV1qe4dgD
the North!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nasQQiRLx
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Ivy sat in disbelief that her dad would even think such a thing. He was willing75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hkq3FFB8h
to trade off his only daughter to an old, stinking Alpha for STRENGTH!75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIomt3Jizj
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“Is your father bloody serious Ivy?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFs2XQM6uhn
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“Oh, hello Catori, listen to this shit,” Ivy scoffed.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6GL7kGavU
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“Hey! We are both coming to your eighteenth with changes.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq6qBNJ9L4
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Catori sounded so tired, and the weight of her mood was dragging Ivy down.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVlieOgBXd
Ivy’s dad has kept her locked in the room all weekend for ‘suitors’ to inspect75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14mpoH7Eaq
her and to see if they could come to some sort of agreement. Ivy returned her75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8znM7EBFHU
attention to her father’s ramblings.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTG838nxQL
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“We shall leave on the eve of your birthday, so that we can be there by your75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPNyIVzN6O
actual birthday, so then he can mark you.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJIqbO3UTm
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Catori began to stir and felt uneasy about what he was saying, even this idea75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZXKEUWTfO
was too crazy for Ivy to listen to, but who was she to defy the Alpha of her75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkLUKSJC3Z
territory, even if he is her dad? He muttered a few more plans to himself,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDX3853UmE
preparations for the trip and briskly walked out of the room without mentioning75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhpfe7fYY2
a goodbye.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMY3zgFaYGg
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“What the fuck do we do Catori?” Ivy groaned.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2BlYDPAwO
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“I can kill him…” she growled softly, which made Ivy laugh.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQO61aZ93AB
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The only funny thing about the situation is that Ivy knew that Catori could75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS00qkzsFzB
kill him. They both train at night in secret sometimes with some of the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgf4NaP3iSt
Warriors. Ivy’s dad’s Chief Sentinel often took the time out after his shift to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡim0o57AwGp
give them some pointers and brush up on skills. Her dad has always managed to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGljdal71Bi
get by without the pack getting hurt or involved in pack wars because he75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIni2N4jrI
barters off his prize pack members, or in this case, Ivy. This is only to keep75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFgHq2gqIe
his ranking safe. One thing an Alpha should never do is use his commands to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFG0oaI97P
control his pack members, and that is all her dad knew how to do. Ivy secretly75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjgPgBnCX7
hoped that no Alpha would want her so that her dad would be forced to give75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2WTTuD8uB
control of the pack to her and then she could lead with respect and strength.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHdHBJfB9b
Times like these Ivy wished that her mother were still here.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIkbJ5pfHa
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Ivy found a hair-tie and she pulled her hair into a ponytail, slipped on some75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DpyYCr4x7
leggings and a singlet with some sneakers and ran downstairs to eat some75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1L0oNy11oS
breakfast. Maisie was downstairs preparing breaky and it smelt amazing. Ivy75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLQRQtnrsy
inhaled deeply and smelt bacon, eggs, toast and some tomatoes. Her stomach75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLL2riAXjs
grumbled hungrily. Despite her dad’s announcement, she was starving. Ivy knew75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWg1uNCsqx5
that thinking about Ol’ Harold should make her want to vomit but she shook the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbiAUb1mCC
thought out of her mind and bounded into the kitchen.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡww9M98LkVC
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“Morning Maisie how are you?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMZVNRIGSh
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“Not too bad Miss Ivy, I see your father is on a mission, barking orders to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalVtUf3Wc9
pack a few things. Are you travelling soon?” she asked with concern.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZITeW15rjd
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“I am to be shown to Alpha Harold, he has apparently lost his Luna in a pack75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWYWbdLs4J
war,” she shrugged. At this point she was sure that he would say no due to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhPlEwNTrz
grief or no because she was so young.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvs1UXFyLN
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“You be careful Miss Ivy, your mother would never have allowed this.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysMGW0WMnP
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“I am aware, thank you,” Ivy snapped.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZgZMXgWRU
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Maisie retreated quickly with Ivy’s response, and she immediately felt bad. She75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBKCQkChnM
was already reeling that her mother would not be present to see her off but75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYR34ycRAYI
also because Maisie was right, her mother would have never allowed such a thing75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PgEJHQEUw
to occur and maybe they might have still been a family. Ivy glanced at her75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtQWXjeSbg
watch, and she quickly scoffed her food before she was late. She walked through75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOkszKqyjr
the foyer, grabbed her bag and headed to the bus stop. She was seriously hoping75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk4Z3QFiC2
that her best friend Kate had some gossip to get her through the day ahead.
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The school bus pulled around the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnnpTIaz5O
corner and into the school parking lot. Ivy stood from the step that she was75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZQnMmp5dF
sitting on, anxious to tell Kate what her dad had in store for her. Kate got up75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsEsafnuav
from her seat in the bus as soon as she spotted Ivy waiting. She tried to push75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1HTd5fwo7X
past other students to get out the door quicker. Once Kate was off the bus, she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JDyEeL87b
flew at Ivy in a mad rush and immediately embraced her in a friendly hug,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5xPITQdI5
almost knocking Ivy off her feet.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONh22FdTrL
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“Oh, it is so good to see you today. We missed you at Danny’s party this75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTV28EPfE9
weekend. You missed out on so much! I thought your Dad would have you locked up75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZZgMBlrPA
in that room forever!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb8nbi1duf
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“Oh, trust me, it feels great to get out,” said Ivy, rolling her eyes.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZKCzkAsGy
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“Well, please tell me that you have heard the news?” Ivy looked at Kate with a75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LcFVRakC3
puzzled expression. What news?75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pKtXuC4XA
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Kate realised that her friend had not heard the latest gossip around town and75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdM2SVUwoZp
decided to fill her in. Before Kate could speak Ivy tried to take a guess.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMMmF9aqOG
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“That Alpha Harold lost his Luna?” Ivy guessed. Kate almost fell over backwards75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUghjgk3JJ
that Ivy knew something before her for a change.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY5vc2d9xv
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“WHAT! That is awful, he must be so sad…but no, that is not what I’m talking75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnwfCVBi60
about. Word is that Alpha Calvin of the Black Alder Pack got beaten by his son75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5eoGTMPMA
in a ritual battle and apparently there was blood EVERYWHERE,” Kate explained75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZ41On7LP1
with grand hand gestures.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1UQGBZGTw
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Ivy giggled at her explanation of events, but she also wondered why her dad did75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaOhznNa94
not consider the younger Alpha a suitable option for her. Surely, he knew that75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyAecgA706
this happened.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC5ft0goV2
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“…AND then, just as he was about to be mauled to death by his own son’s wolf,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VeWcjEiwh
Calvin surrendered. Which means his son is now Alpha and he is UNMATED!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuFTZqpxf8
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Kate paused and looked at Ivy, expecting an answer. When Ivy didn’t reply she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC82teyEE4
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“Do you know what this means Ivy?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXaYEJk1odU
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“No, I really don’t.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHrvMXQycb
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“There is hope for us yet! One of US could be a Luna!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsVlUjLwTE
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“Please bring Kate back down to Earth,” Catori chided, which made75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAM9XhA5VFp
Ivy giggle quietly and judging by Kate’s facial expression she giggled too75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrFOhUEdpr
loud.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVkfMnScbK
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“Ivy, you tell your sassy wolf to keep it to herself, anyway what were you75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpssfXMGfJD
going to tell me?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSiFs0V0yt
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Ivy gently pushed Kate along so that they weren’t late for class and explained75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlboFvM5sjg
about her dad’s big announcement this morning. When they reached the lockers,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5sFR7a6Sk
Ivy continued to say that she would be leaving to Alpha Harold’s territory to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdvq3Ypa2L
see if he would take her. Ivy kept spilling the arrangements like word vomit75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLO4OxtTJJ1
and Kate looked like she was hanging on every word and her face looked as75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynUSd7Xpk2
though Ivy told her she was dying.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVJtf7cssm
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“Kate are you okay?” Ivy asked when she was finished.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PIg7ulDIp
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It took some time for Kate to snap out of taking in all the information and she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLDuvLsPkSP
shook her head in disbelief.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCe1NDe3JLy
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“Who wouldn’t want you anyway Ivy, look at you, you are the only one in the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Iq1TNGIYi
territory,” she paused, “…no, ever that has bright piercing75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtp6tVqp6BF
blue eyes, long white hair and transparent skin. You look like the moon75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLBCgXLcpO
herself. But you do know that your dad wants you to be mated and marked by an75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVFBq0l00S
old fuck, right?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINi3lOOKwL
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Ivy laughed so hard that she couldn’t stop the tears that came after. Kate75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bMiKM4D3Q
comforted her and apologised for what she said.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkADvsXifWU
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Ivy couldn’t blame her; it was a funny remark, but her reality just came75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81Uuv6fRCf
crashing down. Ivy missed her terribly already; this might be the last week75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEDNNQuk8m
that she gets to spend with her friend. They had a bond so strong, and Kate was75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvFHsdQvrX
right, who wouldn’t want Ivy as a token and an object, especially as a ‘Chosen75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rjOSTxP3f
Mate’. The others rejected her father’s offers only because they had already75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMaProyhdt
found their mates and Lunas, who did not want to share.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FMSRY6uec
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There is no way that she would want to share either. The bell rang and instead75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLIVWPGf41
of following the masses of students into class, Ivy made her way to the girl’s75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyNZ8E72dL
bathroom. Once inside she entered a cubicle, locked the door, and sat and75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQljPKePwV
cried.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bPsB2I4oy
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“Hush now Ivy, we need to be strong.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyNlNgZzKA
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“Where have you been Catori? I have needed you and to feel your strength75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sqhDrTglF
and you have been silent!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLq0RI8eV1
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“As you turn of age, I need to be rested and ready for our first shift. It75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9SLMm2HNV
takes time and a lot of effort. I also need to have you in the right mindset so75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sqDpCxq8i
that you are able to shift without getting hurt,” Catori explained.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuS9iVMbR5
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t realise that we had to go through that pain just yet.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dTQhISqvt
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“I will be here for you Ivy, as much as I can be, especially when we have to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6hFosoV7L
see that god awful man.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJuUrmSbd8
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Ivy shuddered at Catori’s words, however, she was excited for her first shift.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4CNsmgdjU
Ivy had always wanted to see what Catori looked like, whether they were alike75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsISCJDHKhq
or completely different. The shifting part made her nervous though. She's heard75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYlNy2S7MZ
other people in the year level talk about their first time and how much it hurt75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagEFumBdmP
and how long it took. Times like these Ivy wished that she could call her mum75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfLs3g4Toq
and tell her what’s going on. She wished that she could ask for advice and have75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoq2DtN8WN
her present to keep her calm during the shifting process. A lot of other kids75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC2o9WvWdF
her age always talk about how their mothers were the ones that got them75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNWSrnBgmF
through.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhbZOog4wM
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If her Dad had his way, Ivy would have no one.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqohnWsj19a
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She wiped her tears and patted her face dry, trying to make it look like she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKI75mfID6
hadn’t been crying so hard. Ivy slid off the toilet seat and, in that moment,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblwIf7jUfM
decided to create her own ending. She was going to approach her dad after75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmZDFLCLcr
school and demand to seek out mateship from this other Alpha from the North.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRLtRba8OI
Ivy would try and persuade her dad that it’s better to take the North from the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUffdcZMgW
within, rather than a war. She gazed in the mirror at her swollen face, with75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsMGiZJTCZ
her new-found courage almost blinding when Catori spoke.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uiGSrgfma
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“Ivy, there is something wrong,” she warned.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGsLSpg8mN
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Ivy felt her nervousness and listened to her whimper when she spoke.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTeQzjLjsS
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“What do you mean? We are fine, I am going to take back our lives.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wRe4G8Ghn
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“No Ivy, listen and smell, use your instincts.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3quEmEA5WZ
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“Jesus, Catori chill out, you’re making me breakout from all your emotions.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc782nsEp37
Are you sure you aren’t going into heat?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmOHYeC7mO
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Even though Ivy knew that wasn’t possible; one-minute Catori is a nervous wreck75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gOC3bbsDL
and the next she is strong and fierce.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvKnZw6FIj
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Ivy lifted her nose to the air and silenced her body, feeling any noise around75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB0S5iPad5
her. She could smell it. She could smell them. Ivy understood, Rogues.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCXwC5cpVR
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No sooner had their scent filled her nose, outside the door, Ivy heard chilling75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8kzxL8g4u
screams from human forms and wolf, and she smelt death instantly.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBhEMtahhf
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“Catori?” 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GRGzqfwzW
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“Catori? What do we do?” Ivy’s voice started to sound panicked.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTOHZ2tVI5
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“Fuck me Catori, answer me!” Catori didn't answer straight away but Ivy felt75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcnZ7DzrR2
her trembling and her heartbeat thumping loudly in her head.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIOp9QT8qz
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“Run or look for a way out,” came her whisper.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaLFns4aPE
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Too late. She heard the breath of a wolf coming from under the entrance door to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwuozzz4f9
the bathroom, trying to pick up a scent. Ivy looked to her right at a tiny window,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIqkJxfFD4
close to the ceiling, that she could attempt to climb out of. She had to try75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4KdweutsE
and fast. Ivy pulled herself up from the toilet so that she could sit on the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVl747UfcW
top of the cubicle walls and took a minute to regain some balance. She took a75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55Artg0SGH
small moment to thank the Chief who taught her how to be silent like a fox. In75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxM8Ny3pJX1
the meantime, Ivy got enough of a grip on the window ledge to rest her body75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzKwGyw4qA
weight on as she tried to jimmy open the window. Focusing her acute hearing to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjxQsjuAUq
the door, she heard a gathering start to form. Ivy’s heart rate began to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5ATU8gQnz
increase with every second that the damn window wouldn’t open. Taking deep,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1qVmymPYq
silent breathes to ensure that whoever was outside the door, waiting for75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGNeWzZVK3
reinforcements, couldn’t hear the thumping of her heart. The feeling of relief75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULJdCNJd08
that swept through her as the window cracked open -75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbtrFTK8Aa
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BANG!75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRywkL4tBv
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The bathroom door burst open, and three Rogues emerged from around the corner.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xe9nzXWWT
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“What do we have here?” the oldest one sneered.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztqFdeG2WN
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“She looks like I could lick her to high heaven,” the second one stated.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4ye2EL0gn
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“Nobody touches this one,” commanded the third, “You heard Harold, he said75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5XnN1pa7v
nobody touches her before he does.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwCL20kfQqR
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He cackled and it sent shivers down Ivy’s spine.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGVeUTgUPv
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Bile rose from the pits of her stomach, and she could taste breakfast all over75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNifqR4cNOQ
again. She cowered further back into the corner of the ceiling and desperately75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSMekUh3iU
searched for a quick escape.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8lQ9pukxO
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The last Rogue that entered the room and sniffed the air deeply.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGXlP5ZRFD
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“You must be Ivy and we are here to collect you. You see, there is a pretty75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4UcHtC0zT
penny for us if we bring you back safely, so we can either do this the easy way75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlfn8lJtm2
or the hard way, your choice.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKDzLEp34a
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It doesn’t take long for Ivy to make a decision and she leapt from the top of75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22xPMW26iV
the cubicle, reaching for the window. The Rogues laugh as they watch her75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhaTNtLnj9l
scramble up the wall, trying to pull her weight onto the ledge and attempting75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1rsInYBD4
to climb through the window. Ivy managed to get her upper body out which now75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71cFn6JLvr
hung on the other side. She tried to reach the ground to soften the landing but75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1M34B1jnG
the Rogues climbed up on to each other to grab her legs. Ivy soon realised that75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCVw73Nl1X
she can’t move out any further and her hips were stuck in the window as she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTresfUJDur
continued to squirm. There was silence behind her, quickly followed by75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7PNk64Wi3
harrowing laughter.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWBmlmW7RR
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“Get her down boys, I can’t stand to watch this pathetic escape any longer.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E9dc97BBm
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One of them tugged on her legs, which forced her to move down, inch by inch. On75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRmo7Gv9jE
the other side of the building Ivy tried digging in her nails and grabbing hold75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9OdbowZsn
of anything that stuck out on the surface to stop her from moving backwards,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kgRXeluSY
but there was nothing. Her face was almost parallel with the window. Ivy75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmsS5wEI9J
started kicking and screaming. This was the only tactic that she had left at75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrRe478DN4
this point. With one last tug of the bottom of her shirt, an arm wrapped around75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa20aKPNpe
her waist, and she was back through the window and in the bathroom. The Rogue75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5ROtY94t9
that seemed to be leader of the three, threw Ivy over his shoulder.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMQvKmffde
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“Put me down NOW, what do you want with me?” Ivy squealed.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvf81Gidca
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“No can do, you will run, and I am tired and can’t be bothered playing chasey,”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsaR4QH4OU
he said breathlessly.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiyiIetV27K
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“You have already tried to make this hard and if you keep it up, you might not75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElztKvYjlf
be worth the coin.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUXnCZDUUi
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All Ivy could do was plead.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixw1wpHSE7
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“I can assure you, I am not worth any coin, please just let me go.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0CrnvZknT
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“Oh but you are Miss. Harold put a nice prize for your head, and I am going to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobcyJ4EkJd
reap the rewards. Plus, if I don’t, someone else will.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLTNJKKUEK
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Ivy gulped hard and gave up from trying to escape from his grip. Instead, she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKaChCAGKd
twisted her head to see where they were headed. Through the small gap under his75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8Gc17OYlX
arm and from an upside down view, Ivy could only see one small car parked in75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFB7eC64UO
the carpark. She turned her attention and lifted her head to see if any one had75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFFa6sAKcB
gathered behind them. To her shock she hadn’t realised the carnage the Rogues left75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf74V36o7oS
behind. There were a few littered bodies through the front of the school yard,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84emiRdYIp
those that tried to escape. Some were injured, the ones that have wolves can75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6ocCChctL
heal but the younger ones couldn’t. Rogues can sometimes be the worst and they75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwaTT7UUmy
are generally feared. They would do anything for the right price. Rogues don’t75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gajJrUBeC
have an Alpha, only leaders who are most of the time the strongest in the clan.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEqqxzlo4E
They are quick and ruthless, and no Alpha of any pack want them in their75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXzHlS6bJq
territory, even Ivy’s Dad.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTfTJaP5aL
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A small tear escaped and ran down the side of Ivy’s cheek, as she was thrown75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvs5aqpUKh
into the boot of the car.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEe2UonECfW
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Her back hit something hard and her eyes dart up just in time to see the door75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV0Nf9aZEQ
slam down over the top of her. The soft rumble of the car vibrated Ivy’s back,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4trZfum5k
and they car took off with speed.
