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made it to the door.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKVcvRi5Uj
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“SHE BETTER BE AWAKE!” said her dad in his booming voice.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHWK5gJ10t
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He opened the door without knocking and Ivy began to sit up in bed. She was so83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMVYEsso2z
mad that he forgot she is a female, almost of age and didn’t knock. He83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3ZnF1Dfrz
barrelled through the door and didn’t realise that Ivy’s handmaiden stood right83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8XInScbDO
there, and he missed her by millimetres.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbPxnc90Tc
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“Do I have some great news for you, my love!”“Well it better be great news83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVjjA5uORA
because you woke me up when I have two more hours of sleep before school,” she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYEQYCY7Zr
groaned.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7DCCvHnx6
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Ivy watched her dad whilst he bounced all over the place.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYla4UkZr4z
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“You are eighteen in a week!”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMnxT8EMTF
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“Yes, I know this dad, cut to the chase,” Ivy said as she rolled her eyes.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVNYr7jXwR
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Ivy knew exactly where the conversation was going if they were discussing her83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBPnLA4JR0
birthday, it meant that her dad was more interested in a potential new suitor83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnN4Lbv74nv
that would come and see if they were her mate.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONwV6Gkb8X
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Catori was Ivy’s wolf and had been absent for the conversation with her dad. He83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7IIQGQezx
was always trying to work his way into palming Ivy off for a truce bargain.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7a8xolzoms
Trying to convince the alone male to take her as his ‘Chosen Mate’. Ivy83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeVzqzsJp5p
constantly pleaded with him to let her find her own mate, in her own time but83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX5RuqWTqT
he never listened. Ivy let him continue with his fantasy plan.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYByLSJ8WwS
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“Ivy, Alpha Harold has sent word that Luna Katherine is not with us anymore.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSammhBFa2
The excitement poured out of his skin as he spoke.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRCLBpeOS1
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“This means that you can be his Chosen Mate and there is no risk of him83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9fP5RexpD
actually finding his Mate! It’s so genius! He has the biggest army, strongest83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm75AKkISWz
warriors and mixed with our intelligence, we can surely take every territory from83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfsdpI5K0g
the North!”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ5k8WzO2lI
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Ivy sat in disbelief that her dad would even think such a thing. He was willing83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rI7iFNhTL
to trade off his only daughter to an old, stinking Alpha for STRENGTH!83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTpWAPpo3H
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“Is your father bloody serious Ivy?”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rDPlRyzQm
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“Oh, hello Catori, listen to this shit,” Ivy scoffed.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBH9h8YPm9
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“Hey! We are both coming to your eighteenth with changes.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8ulOI0Y8d
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Catori sounded so tired, and the weight of her mood was dragging Ivy down.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1FbzxTUS3
Ivy’s dad has kept her locked in the room all weekend for ‘suitors’ to inspect83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsndVpSzjk
her and to see if they could come to some sort of agreement. Ivy returned her83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgHC5B9pCj
attention to her father’s ramblings.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kHxQxQQvN
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“We shall leave on the eve of your birthday, so that we can be there by your83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPPGK3pLZA
actual birthday, so then he can mark you.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0aVJlXxqs
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Catori began to stir and felt uneasy about what he was saying, even this idea83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MQ2wOmUSB
was too crazy for Ivy to listen to, but who was she to defy the Alpha of her83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIREZ6thOs
territory, even if he is her dad? He muttered a few more plans to himself,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXBU9TIOJ6
preparations for the trip and briskly walked out of the room without mentioning83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXloJuzHU9M
a goodbye.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlKEYEztYz
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“What the fuck do we do Catori?” Ivy groaned.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcplcgDLch
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“I can kill him…” she growled softly, which made Ivy laugh.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzYYyAWxhr
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The only funny thing about the situation is that Ivy knew that Catori could83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeewun4WBn9
kill him. They both train at night in secret sometimes with some of the83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriOQZGEBAC
Warriors. Ivy’s dad’s Chief Sentinel often took the time out after his shift to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK3KHGTszP
give them some pointers and brush up on skills. Her dad has always managed to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJHFf4V26f
get by without the pack getting hurt or involved in pack wars because he83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiQVK23YqR
barters off his prize pack members, or in this case, Ivy. This is only to keep83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatz43vxloj
his ranking safe. One thing an Alpha should never do is use his commands to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeefScNEeGh
control his pack members, and that is all her dad knew how to do. Ivy secretly83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEINE3W4O4
hoped that no Alpha would want her so that her dad would be forced to give83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4i5znu9B1
control of the pack to her and then she could lead with respect and strength.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6AjeyvkMP
Times like these Ivy wished that her mother were still here.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NsTQcKgTW
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Ivy found a hair-tie and she pulled her hair into a ponytail, slipped on some83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpr1IzgTmy
leggings and a singlet with some sneakers and ran downstairs to eat some83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hVYoDFRSc
breakfast. Maisie was downstairs preparing breaky and it smelt amazing. Ivy83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhfAg9ifCT
inhaled deeply and smelt bacon, eggs, toast and some tomatoes. Her stomach83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCQUTwzhJG
grumbled hungrily. Despite her dad’s announcement, she was starving. Ivy knew83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUbjoQpFAh
that thinking about Ol’ Harold should make her want to vomit but she shook the83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bXvPF4xyC
thought out of her mind and bounded into the kitchen.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36g6mhSMXZ
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“Morning Maisie how are you?”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTLw6ymSGR
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“Not too bad Miss Ivy, I see your father is on a mission, barking orders to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuJMAJzju0
pack a few things. Are you travelling soon?” she asked with concern.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGAxGqWSn8
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“I am to be shown to Alpha Harold, he has apparently lost his Luna in a pack83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFl8VFdytX
war,” she shrugged. At this point she was sure that he would say no due to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhWaFwzdZj
grief or no because she was so young.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlhYRGhK67
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“You be careful Miss Ivy, your mother would never have allowed this.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4gOZKRcGa
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“I am aware, thank you,” Ivy snapped.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1WSqsHbo7
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Maisie retreated quickly with Ivy’s response, and she immediately felt bad. She83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNaatVQmwE
was already reeling that her mother would not be present to see her off but83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cnU2EckGJ
also because Maisie was right, her mother would have never allowed such a thing83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCiAElFe6p
to occur and maybe they might have still been a family. Ivy glanced at her83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cWhxQWSiG
watch, and she quickly scoffed her food before she was late. She walked through83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD9OwDOrNM
the foyer, grabbed her bag and headed to the bus stop. She was seriously hoping83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gApjnHGnN
that her best friend Kate had some gossip to get her through the day ahead.
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The school bus pulled around the83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93ylk8JWso
corner and into the school parking lot. Ivy stood from the step that she was83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoqDLyPCWv
sitting on, anxious to tell Kate what her dad had in store for her. Kate got up83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpA5wL3xpr
from her seat in the bus as soon as she spotted Ivy waiting. She tried to push83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn7C0EkURD
past other students to get out the door quicker. Once Kate was off the bus, she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECc8WgbLth
flew at Ivy in a mad rush and immediately embraced her in a friendly hug,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFtgo4bFCh
almost knocking Ivy off her feet.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqFRhU43tl
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“Oh, it is so good to see you today. We missed you at Danny’s party this83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhvfpBhbC8
weekend. You missed out on so much! I thought your Dad would have you locked up83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP8XaC2111
in that room forever!”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIEDUMaJ6U
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“Oh, trust me, it feels great to get out,” said Ivy, rolling her eyes.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnRYFeOA7D
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“Well, please tell me that you have heard the news?” Ivy looked at Kate with a83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyp8TXAZRR
puzzled expression. What news?83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4g7O4aE2w3
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Kate realised that her friend had not heard the latest gossip around town and83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujkeqQj2W3
decided to fill her in. Before Kate could speak Ivy tried to take a guess.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZbh3hlhd9
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“That Alpha Harold lost his Luna?” Ivy guessed. Kate almost fell over backwards83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup1eaovSCd
that Ivy knew something before her for a change.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEZlVWY4Mp
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“WHAT! That is awful, he must be so sad…but no, that is not what I’m talking83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSBz5VhLoa
about. Word is that Alpha Calvin of the Black Alder Pack got beaten by his son83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUhFrOR9zx
in a ritual battle and apparently there was blood EVERYWHERE,” Kate explained83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbFG7FKJLs
with grand hand gestures.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiiVpYJ2QS
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Ivy giggled at her explanation of events, but she also wondered why her dad did83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyPn4LmzBV
not consider the younger Alpha a suitable option for her. Surely, he knew that83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsF8kOGZz7
this happened.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM8FP7G5OB
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“…AND then, just as he was about to be mauled to death by his own son’s wolf,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwTwEPG6l4
Calvin surrendered. Which means his son is now Alpha and he is UNMATED!”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGQne0GZ1b
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Kate paused and looked at Ivy, expecting an answer. When Ivy didn’t reply she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jD78g16Bl
continued.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWArJbzFP2
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“Do you know what this means Ivy?”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eZz9ohUHN
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“No, I really don’t.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl86xEUHLor
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“There is hope for us yet! One of US could be a Luna!”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xqb4TIe4v
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“Please bring Kate back down to Earth,” Catori chided, which made83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagv8OnoD4X
Ivy giggle quietly and judging by Kate’s facial expression she giggled too83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpqvmOQ0DJ
loud.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwk773lpYn
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“Ivy, you tell your sassy wolf to keep it to herself, anyway what were you83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpHdzJ1OJn
going to tell me?”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTuNWgl0Db
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Ivy gently pushed Kate along so that they weren’t late for class and explained83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5zrFcbFjm
about her dad’s big announcement this morning. When they reached the lockers,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveaubymFNh
Ivy continued to say that she would be leaving to Alpha Harold’s territory to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16e1umyxIF
see if he would take her. Ivy kept spilling the arrangements like word vomit83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHS7nyts0x
and Kate looked like she was hanging on every word and her face looked as83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdA2Of2C6xC
though Ivy told her she was dying.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnUVyrMlRn
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“Kate are you okay?” Ivy asked when she was finished.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvOgM5Raw2
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It took some time for Kate to snap out of taking in all the information and she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg4fqxYo2A
shook her head in disbelief.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjc29Q0sHCl
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“Who wouldn’t want you anyway Ivy, look at you, you are the only one in the83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1UsEGtNlT
territory,” she paused, “…no, ever that has bright piercing83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUIUdEEuVq
blue eyes, long white hair and transparent skin. You look like the moon83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcF59XEjsyD
herself. But you do know that your dad wants you to be mated and marked by an83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnPUWDWum6
old fuck, right?”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gTjpg9iib
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Ivy laughed so hard that she couldn’t stop the tears that came after. Kate83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnCaxkcpmc
comforted her and apologised for what she said.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRRfzYXOu0
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Ivy couldn’t blame her; it was a funny remark, but her reality just came83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7gubgi0K4
crashing down. Ivy missed her terribly already; this might be the last week83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDsXBPwvZY5
that she gets to spend with her friend. They had a bond so strong, and Kate was83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1isi2qnnY
right, who wouldn’t want Ivy as a token and an object, especially as a ‘Chosen83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJ8VDYIaYv
Mate’. The others rejected her father’s offers only because they had already83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxPk47pvyt
found their mates and Lunas, who did not want to share.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAxSpxJlzO
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There is no way that she would want to share either. The bell rang and instead83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoFXsogtqm
of following the masses of students into class, Ivy made her way to the girl’s83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZOE9FoGNk
bathroom. Once inside she entered a cubicle, locked the door, and sat and83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcolpqGkjvq
cried.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAEM6JKOJr
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“Hush now Ivy, we need to be strong.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YWFvqzmkB
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“Where have you been Catori? I have needed you and to feel your strength83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHqhChDsfm
and you have been silent!”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU27Fn0TEg8
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“As you turn of age, I need to be rested and ready for our first shift. It83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgls2DEjAU6
takes time and a lot of effort. I also need to have you in the right mindset so83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpkasX1Z1f
that you are able to shift without getting hurt,” Catori explained.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVnhLMRbOp
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t realise that we had to go through that pain just yet.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZ0J4XIwY6
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“I will be here for you Ivy, as much as I can be, especially when we have to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgazDaWOHTr
see that god awful man.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITJ5rB77r9
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Ivy shuddered at Catori’s words, however, she was excited for her first shift.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Si4c7ZRfD
Ivy had always wanted to see what Catori looked like, whether they were alike83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOkX491pLz
or completely different. The shifting part made her nervous though. She's heard83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfZ8WLcEJP
other people in the year level talk about their first time and how much it hurt83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKddgkNUwG
and how long it took. Times like these Ivy wished that she could call her mum83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVIu9fbaXm
and tell her what’s going on. She wished that she could ask for advice and have83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjBimuHsGn
her present to keep her calm during the shifting process. A lot of other kids83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPfe0L1ysE
her age always talk about how their mothers were the ones that got them83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirSOT8xOm3
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If her Dad had his way, Ivy would have no one.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKvrVkhN4Z
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She wiped her tears and patted her face dry, trying to make it look like she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWE8xJmJkx
hadn’t been crying so hard. Ivy slid off the toilet seat and, in that moment,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp8GREkxy5
decided to create her own ending. She was going to approach her dad after83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpNN7bFMe1
school and demand to seek out mateship from this other Alpha from the North.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7qlS48qDw
Ivy would try and persuade her dad that it’s better to take the North from the83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZa5cfwMZsu
within, rather than a war. She gazed in the mirror at her swollen face, with83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzjZoil6eZ
her new-found courage almost blinding when Catori spoke.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKo7QHAtyzn
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“Ivy, there is something wrong,” she warned.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIw8DdsOMUc
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Ivy felt her nervousness and listened to her whimper when she spoke.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmoPvPydSZ
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“What do you mean? We are fine, I am going to take back our lives.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzppWNE2YaJ
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“No Ivy, listen and smell, use your instincts.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eMBa8boUa
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“Jesus, Catori chill out, you’re making me breakout from all your emotions.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlh6gz2s0UA
Are you sure you aren’t going into heat?”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgwzn2L6b6
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Even though Ivy knew that wasn’t possible; one-minute Catori is a nervous wreck83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUt7nN94NnC
and the next she is strong and fierce.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpoVUq6XlZ
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Ivy lifted her nose to the air and silenced her body, feeling any noise around83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzm7sXzJcG
her. She could smell it. She could smell them. Ivy understood, Rogues.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdiCmvmZmzU
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No sooner had their scent filled her nose, outside the door, Ivy heard chilling83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XXHilhEfQ
screams from human forms and wolf, and she smelt death instantly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YGHL67tUv
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“Catori?” 83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ccO6trejj
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“Catori? What do we do?” Ivy’s voice started to sound panicked.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AfUeCesCQ
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“Fuck me Catori, answer me!” Catori didn't answer straight away but Ivy felt83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQYuBVJaH4
her trembling and her heartbeat thumping loudly in her head.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgZcNB6RzJ
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“Run or look for a way out,” came her whisper.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkw9qxEmZtd
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Too late. She heard the breath of a wolf coming from under the entrance door to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3zT2xnr3k
the bathroom, trying to pick up a scent. Ivy looked to her right at a tiny window,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6NiuP95Sk
close to the ceiling, that she could attempt to climb out of. She had to try83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TMAaoYiIx
and fast. Ivy pulled herself up from the toilet so that she could sit on the83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58qYr3BHH4
top of the cubicle walls and took a minute to regain some balance. She took a83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkd5T0bkJh
small moment to thank the Chief who taught her how to be silent like a fox. In83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkLGg5moZp
the meantime, Ivy got enough of a grip on the window ledge to rest her body83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUvRFSMm8S
weight on as she tried to jimmy open the window. Focusing her acute hearing to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVfMu7Vyov
the door, she heard a gathering start to form. Ivy’s heart rate began to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRW4a5LgMPL
increase with every second that the damn window wouldn’t open. Taking deep,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7A2de0KAn
silent breathes to ensure that whoever was outside the door, waiting for83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhPKjWM3MQ
reinforcements, couldn’t hear the thumping of her heart. The feeling of relief83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMX18WVOnq
that swept through her as the window cracked open -83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqG9REeV5B
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BANG!83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc92nA5sR4e
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The bathroom door burst open, and three Rogues emerged from around the corner.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI2k1z0NdV
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“What do we have here?” the oldest one sneered.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTD9g8NIrG
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“She looks like I could lick her to high heaven,” the second one stated.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNS7rDyk5l
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“Nobody touches this one,” commanded the third, “You heard Harold, he said83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIkGLUYJjK
nobody touches her before he does.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0tKkss8tA
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He cackled and it sent shivers down Ivy’s spine.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN10WalNEb
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Bile rose from the pits of her stomach, and she could taste breakfast all over83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBILl8Skpb8
again. She cowered further back into the corner of the ceiling and desperately83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfqWDSFPxK
searched for a quick escape.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNRpjnnfkY
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The last Rogue that entered the room and sniffed the air deeply.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbEee4YflJ
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“You must be Ivy and we are here to collect you. You see, there is a pretty83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66mmQijF06
penny for us if we bring you back safely, so we can either do this the easy way83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgCjEsH9Pv
or the hard way, your choice.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iw0Y4Xg0d
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It doesn’t take long for Ivy to make a decision and she leapt from the top of83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDaQNmWFO0
the cubicle, reaching for the window. The Rogues laugh as they watch her83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYypo8P1mh6
scramble up the wall, trying to pull her weight onto the ledge and attempting83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcdt4JYhLx
to climb through the window. Ivy managed to get her upper body out which now83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgZeDMGJa6
hung on the other side. She tried to reach the ground to soften the landing but83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5ZjEolJN1
the Rogues climbed up on to each other to grab her legs. Ivy soon realised that83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjk7cT8E7I
she can’t move out any further and her hips were stuck in the window as she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHYIlUdDL6
continued to squirm. There was silence behind her, quickly followed by83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOaeo084VE
harrowing laughter.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOQyCE2yfZ
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“Get her down boys, I can’t stand to watch this pathetic escape any longer.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ag8KxrcJl
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One of them tugged on her legs, which forced her to move down, inch by inch. On83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJPg3PHORb
the other side of the building Ivy tried digging in her nails and grabbing hold83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlU4zHCibN3
of anything that stuck out on the surface to stop her from moving backwards,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoLvjTxkNg
but there was nothing. Her face was almost parallel with the window. Ivy83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5A8sGxuhK0
started kicking and screaming. This was the only tactic that she had left at83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvR72c4SuUu
this point. With one last tug of the bottom of her shirt, an arm wrapped around83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKng7g45uYh
her waist, and she was back through the window and in the bathroom. The Rogue83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAmSup5pAB
that seemed to be leader of the three, threw Ivy over his shoulder.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGNiQLdlVd
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“Put me down NOW, what do you want with me?” Ivy squealed.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIzPXWzkNK
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“No can do, you will run, and I am tired and can’t be bothered playing chasey,”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzL0Xw6AUF
he said breathlessly.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOxWiRgUaP
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“You have already tried to make this hard and if you keep it up, you might not83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4C1960Wqq
be worth the coin.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLc5fGhZHOt
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All Ivy could do was plead.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCecgDKwPFw
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“I can assure you, I am not worth any coin, please just let me go.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3emXVe6yc
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“Oh but you are Miss. Harold put a nice prize for your head, and I am going to83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2sJtpqzV8
reap the rewards. Plus, if I don’t, someone else will.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiwqiapYez
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Ivy gulped hard and gave up from trying to escape from his grip. Instead, she83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLflacfXHdg
twisted her head to see where they were headed. Through the small gap under his83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs87FynvXCL
arm and from an upside down view, Ivy could only see one small car parked in83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7IBE9LU1B
the carpark. She turned her attention and lifted her head to see if any one had83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbL1UxoNbH
gathered behind them. To her shock she hadn’t realised the carnage the Rogues left83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7RFeLiNw5
behind. There were a few littered bodies through the front of the school yard,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzy28yCCFt
those that tried to escape. Some were injured, the ones that have wolves can83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQa7WGxGxz
heal but the younger ones couldn’t. Rogues can sometimes be the worst and they83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpO13lHUxZZ
are generally feared. They would do anything for the right price. Rogues don’t83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9uitPwuBm
have an Alpha, only leaders who are most of the time the strongest in the clan.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAHYyr32Ab
They are quick and ruthless, and no Alpha of any pack want them in their83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXMmU02HCJ
territory, even Ivy’s Dad.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKT1AdIt4Q
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A small tear escaped and ran down the side of Ivy’s cheek, as she was thrown83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSPH8NnZUR
into the boot of the car.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MIkxkxZyD
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Her back hit something hard and her eyes dart up just in time to see the door83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFOuEUmtam
slam down over the top of her. The soft rumble of the car vibrated Ivy’s back,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCv3L3kQ7h
and they car took off with speed.
