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made it to the door.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzv4qjqDAk
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“SHE BETTER BE AWAKE!” said her dad in his booming voice.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6ij470kmy
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He opened the door without knocking and Ivy began to sit up in bed. She was so76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqIIAhsNnT
mad that he forgot she is a female, almost of age and didn’t knock. He76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOF6Df8W9G1
barrelled through the door and didn’t realise that Ivy’s handmaiden stood right76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6k9oRoLhhK
there, and he missed her by millimetres.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazJ18as5Ik
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“Do I have some great news for you, my love!”“Well it better be great news76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLQ28PlmEt
because you woke me up when I have two more hours of sleep before school,” she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94F2dJHlGb
groaned.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulkHBwnRiR
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Ivy watched her dad whilst he bounced all over the place.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOixSn6cpFp
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“You are eighteen in a week!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9KCIIt75xm
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“Yes, I know this dad, cut to the chase,” Ivy said as she rolled her eyes.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oIA4nUNgH
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Ivy knew exactly where the conversation was going if they were discussing her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7PdGXrYR0
birthday, it meant that her dad was more interested in a potential new suitor76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbJhQUdPCx
that would come and see if they were her mate.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETCo3ho82P
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Catori was Ivy’s wolf and had been absent for the conversation with her dad. He76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOs7b6S798b
was always trying to work his way into palming Ivy off for a truce bargain.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOnwo0zq26
Trying to convince the alone male to take her as his ‘Chosen Mate’. Ivy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0dyBiu5GS
constantly pleaded with him to let her find her own mate, in her own time but76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sVpchVPrB
he never listened. Ivy let him continue with his fantasy plan.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeWhHFQiIz
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“Ivy, Alpha Harold has sent word that Luna Katherine is not with us anymore.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMFGmEJ0jt
The excitement poured out of his skin as he spoke.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ550nJjCizx
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“This means that you can be his Chosen Mate and there is no risk of him76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5HGPkDoPe
actually finding his Mate! It’s so genius! He has the biggest army, strongest76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCK3lVAd1a
warriors and mixed with our intelligence, we can surely take every territory from76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bsYTkNscn
the North!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONnt6x824f
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Ivy sat in disbelief that her dad would even think such a thing. He was willing76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyxvuIIz9O
to trade off his only daughter to an old, stinking Alpha for STRENGTH!76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YOFvc0Lcx
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“Is your father bloody serious Ivy?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBd115MPVP
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“Oh, hello Catori, listen to this shit,” Ivy scoffed.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs27WxbbMh7
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“Hey! We are both coming to your eighteenth with changes.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vf4tx5qFu
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Catori sounded so tired, and the weight of her mood was dragging Ivy down.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpGBzm7xkb
Ivy’s dad has kept her locked in the room all weekend for ‘suitors’ to inspect76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWHI1IIzrl
her and to see if they could come to some sort of agreement. Ivy returned her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JXllLK3eH
attention to her father’s ramblings.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKwwKM6sua
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“We shall leave on the eve of your birthday, so that we can be there by your76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHbtRakDse
actual birthday, so then he can mark you.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrejqui25RX
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Catori began to stir and felt uneasy about what he was saying, even this idea76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaB7NCZFFjI
was too crazy for Ivy to listen to, but who was she to defy the Alpha of her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr1p4exmEr
territory, even if he is her dad? He muttered a few more plans to himself,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaTFFpdjpo
preparations for the trip and briskly walked out of the room without mentioning76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFvl78GPJS
a goodbye.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQccR0cnY0X
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“What the fuck do we do Catori?” Ivy groaned.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDlDcjKKLF
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“I can kill him…” she growled softly, which made Ivy laugh.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJT97ypnAV
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The only funny thing about the situation is that Ivy knew that Catori could76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYE9Xp6aZoa
kill him. They both train at night in secret sometimes with some of the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5ZdbwC0tg
Warriors. Ivy’s dad’s Chief Sentinel often took the time out after his shift to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4PaPN81tH
give them some pointers and brush up on skills. Her dad has always managed to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbODrQsa8fg
get by without the pack getting hurt or involved in pack wars because he76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkdrpo8dxR
barters off his prize pack members, or in this case, Ivy. This is only to keep76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAKrnhUeRG
his ranking safe. One thing an Alpha should never do is use his commands to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwP52iHxau
control his pack members, and that is all her dad knew how to do. Ivy secretly76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEpKwmcdMK
hoped that no Alpha would want her so that her dad would be forced to give76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqIBxB09Ru
control of the pack to her and then she could lead with respect and strength.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n0hAqYglA
Times like these Ivy wished that her mother were still here.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriAw9qX4IY
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Ivy found a hair-tie and she pulled her hair into a ponytail, slipped on some76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNU1BdeYEtd
leggings and a singlet with some sneakers and ran downstairs to eat some76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgk8G5zEz2v
breakfast. Maisie was downstairs preparing breaky and it smelt amazing. Ivy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27msiv5VZc
inhaled deeply and smelt bacon, eggs, toast and some tomatoes. Her stomach76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPPc77U6aV
grumbled hungrily. Despite her dad’s announcement, she was starving. Ivy knew76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIvP295XbS
that thinking about Ol’ Harold should make her want to vomit but she shook the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4OwqlZ6rQ
thought out of her mind and bounded into the kitchen.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iyC3kv8wj
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“Morning Maisie how are you?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtpLx0tRCU
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“Not too bad Miss Ivy, I see your father is on a mission, barking orders to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs52ZHE1t9k
pack a few things. Are you travelling soon?” she asked with concern.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdW7RtxP0R
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“I am to be shown to Alpha Harold, he has apparently lost his Luna in a pack76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvkikTTbXx
war,” she shrugged. At this point she was sure that he would say no due to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡevyvHqM9Sp
grief or no because she was so young.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCKi2EBl9O
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“You be careful Miss Ivy, your mother would never have allowed this.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9ZXEtBkZi
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“I am aware, thank you,” Ivy snapped.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsFiq0E9Sw
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Maisie retreated quickly with Ivy’s response, and she immediately felt bad. She76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSlK7la8X9
was already reeling that her mother would not be present to see her off but76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq07h8bdzDS
also because Maisie was right, her mother would have never allowed such a thing76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePKm4Y50Il
to occur and maybe they might have still been a family. Ivy glanced at her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdk1nI9P90D
watch, and she quickly scoffed her food before she was late. She walked through76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1l1nW8tVH
the foyer, grabbed her bag and headed to the bus stop. She was seriously hoping76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS05vGkq1MF
that her best friend Kate had some gossip to get her through the day ahead.
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The school bus pulled around the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKCd9QmUC2
corner and into the school parking lot. Ivy stood from the step that she was76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡofE3sMu7hn
sitting on, anxious to tell Kate what her dad had in store for her. Kate got up76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfLyruQN9g
from her seat in the bus as soon as she spotted Ivy waiting. She tried to push76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1wwANqjEZ
past other students to get out the door quicker. Once Kate was off the bus, she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylMLk2UuaV
flew at Ivy in a mad rush and immediately embraced her in a friendly hug,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWlT6BPa07
almost knocking Ivy off her feet.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuomjEob3B
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“Oh, it is so good to see you today. We missed you at Danny’s party this76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycXvGqqrC5
weekend. You missed out on so much! I thought your Dad would have you locked up76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv29NGQKXEM
in that room forever!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJi1MohZKJ
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“Oh, trust me, it feels great to get out,” said Ivy, rolling her eyes.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSE4zmUR5r
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“Well, please tell me that you have heard the news?” Ivy looked at Kate with a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQntF6pa36
puzzled expression. What news?76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRcw0oi5Wa
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Kate realised that her friend had not heard the latest gossip around town and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeNM9Dnd1W
decided to fill her in. Before Kate could speak Ivy tried to take a guess.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjICXtfeFEf
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“That Alpha Harold lost his Luna?” Ivy guessed. Kate almost fell over backwards76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfk16mDoHf4
that Ivy knew something before her for a change.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQ07TlEa0S
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“WHAT! That is awful, he must be so sad…but no, that is not what I’m talking76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4Q3B0d3bP
about. Word is that Alpha Calvin of the Black Alder Pack got beaten by his son76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuA0lhgE4cq
in a ritual battle and apparently there was blood EVERYWHERE,” Kate explained76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUsrcfLzPj
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Ivy giggled at her explanation of events, but she also wondered why her dad did76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvpCnuj28n
not consider the younger Alpha a suitable option for her. Surely, he knew that76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorhmdX5QIS
this happened.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TrFkp3zKO
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“…AND then, just as he was about to be mauled to death by his own son’s wolf,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZfi0qAGJbE
Calvin surrendered. Which means his son is now Alpha and he is UNMATED!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcwPR3yYnf
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Kate paused and looked at Ivy, expecting an answer. When Ivy didn’t reply she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMCjUtlrbZ
continued.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡog1VLbtXHQ
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“Do you know what this means Ivy?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1BFzhXnAZ
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“No, I really don’t.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RbCibWDTr
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“There is hope for us yet! One of US could be a Luna!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNmo0XNKuB
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“Please bring Kate back down to Earth,” Catori chided, which made76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyOXICybdq
Ivy giggle quietly and judging by Kate’s facial expression she giggled too76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnL3p6hTwO
loud.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbwTgeoUdg
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“Ivy, you tell your sassy wolf to keep it to herself, anyway what were you76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T8eUlmSBX
going to tell me?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsd0JdOfEg
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Ivy gently pushed Kate along so that they weren’t late for class and explained76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VIydwwWhh
about her dad’s big announcement this morning. When they reached the lockers,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8Ryqw8IRU
Ivy continued to say that she would be leaving to Alpha Harold’s territory to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPrx1EeJTf
see if he would take her. Ivy kept spilling the arrangements like word vomit76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QxmHl0KXd
and Kate looked like she was hanging on every word and her face looked as76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsivD2nOfP3
though Ivy told her she was dying.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5ZApV67ak
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“Kate are you okay?” Ivy asked when she was finished.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDw0Uy1v5wA
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It took some time for Kate to snap out of taking in all the information and she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw4nvj5thH
shook her head in disbelief.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xp4o2DcGJ
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“Who wouldn’t want you anyway Ivy, look at you, you are the only one in the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyIg56PMty
territory,” she paused, “…no, ever that has bright piercing76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV61HeSz3Fz
blue eyes, long white hair and transparent skin. You look like the moon76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMYqskgJAH
herself. But you do know that your dad wants you to be mated and marked by an76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3D6S3fvzW
old fuck, right?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlNHidAgs5
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Ivy laughed so hard that she couldn’t stop the tears that came after. Kate76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSUmyJMw7j
comforted her and apologised for what she said.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbN6vnISY3
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Ivy couldn’t blame her; it was a funny remark, but her reality just came76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmxJKvdz4H
crashing down. Ivy missed her terribly already; this might be the last week76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bnN9Kiddm
that she gets to spend with her friend. They had a bond so strong, and Kate was76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqtaGtqZKG
right, who wouldn’t want Ivy as a token and an object, especially as a ‘Chosen76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY1dQ7Eyo1
Mate’. The others rejected her father’s offers only because they had already76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM59qhk1uOu
found their mates and Lunas, who did not want to share.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EXXKQnl5G
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There is no way that she would want to share either. The bell rang and instead76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcUmsFuXai
of following the masses of students into class, Ivy made her way to the girl’s76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf1xZ9n3xJ
bathroom. Once inside she entered a cubicle, locked the door, and sat and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6JhBuuqZu
cried.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvR6oGJV3MP
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“Hush now Ivy, we need to be strong.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ7YMg4Frv
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“Where have you been Catori? I have needed you and to feel your strength76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY6T7icqWsu
and you have been silent!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dmnxe3pJK
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“As you turn of age, I need to be rested and ready for our first shift. It76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCgKdLpPeD
takes time and a lot of effort. I also need to have you in the right mindset so76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjigqqE3jvN
that you are able to shift without getting hurt,” Catori explained.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatmkPdMJSH
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t realise that we had to go through that pain just yet.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBDfWFfkUt
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“I will be here for you Ivy, as much as I can be, especially when we have to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJZ4E2UV26
see that god awful man.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgT06HaLKKg
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Ivy shuddered at Catori’s words, however, she was excited for her first shift.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKAEfCeyD0
Ivy had always wanted to see what Catori looked like, whether they were alike76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ551wuWABaY
or completely different. The shifting part made her nervous though. She's heard76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ759lxq8Wr8
other people in the year level talk about their first time and how much it hurt76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNizFJJ9AZ
and how long it took. Times like these Ivy wished that she could call her mum76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5jnKrkwCJ
and tell her what’s going on. She wished that she could ask for advice and have76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihcbYnQfVD
her present to keep her calm during the shifting process. A lot of other kids76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjN06U2AWY8
her age always talk about how their mothers were the ones that got them76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLpTOLYlgl
through.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFoa0ARWWB
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If her Dad had his way, Ivy would have no one.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdCt2kXULK
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She wiped her tears and patted her face dry, trying to make it look like she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8gldwryEn
hadn’t been crying so hard. Ivy slid off the toilet seat and, in that moment,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAkH9f24b4
decided to create her own ending. She was going to approach her dad after76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsevFw3sirP
school and demand to seek out mateship from this other Alpha from the North.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn6LuSt4O3
Ivy would try and persuade her dad that it’s better to take the North from the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqcYop4jrQ
within, rather than a war. She gazed in the mirror at her swollen face, with76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4vo5lOKrQ
her new-found courage almost blinding when Catori spoke.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeBvOURIrSN
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“Ivy, there is something wrong,” she warned.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JOHdHIc5V
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Ivy felt her nervousness and listened to her whimper when she spoke.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQe6JvozRUY
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“What do you mean? We are fine, I am going to take back our lives.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbr1gM7aMo
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“No Ivy, listen and smell, use your instincts.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPzuT7XDau
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“Jesus, Catori chill out, you’re making me breakout from all your emotions.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyuE8lKnJb
Are you sure you aren’t going into heat?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvT5TGiDVf
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Even though Ivy knew that wasn’t possible; one-minute Catori is a nervous wreck76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlDbuf6pHn
and the next she is strong and fierce.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9swzElfcY
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Ivy lifted her nose to the air and silenced her body, feeling any noise around76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QYSelBLmD
her. She could smell it. She could smell them. Ivy understood, Rogues.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfUruCyRhN
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No sooner had their scent filled her nose, outside the door, Ivy heard chilling76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QknGgo6io
screams from human forms and wolf, and she smelt death instantly.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw90U3mjDrq
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“Catori?” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmp2Hffp1T8
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“Catori? What do we do?” Ivy’s voice started to sound panicked.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBl4WsMV4r
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“Fuck me Catori, answer me!” Catori didn't answer straight away but Ivy felt76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpGKQBkSKU
her trembling and her heartbeat thumping loudly in her head.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnaeqPKR2FO
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“Run or look for a way out,” came her whisper.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJ3GUrFjss
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Too late. She heard the breath of a wolf coming from under the entrance door to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6tCrjjYnT
the bathroom, trying to pick up a scent. Ivy looked to her right at a tiny window,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDLv9m4YPO
close to the ceiling, that she could attempt to climb out of. She had to try76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7ki9WSKbz
and fast. Ivy pulled herself up from the toilet so that she could sit on the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB7iUotgIa
top of the cubicle walls and took a minute to regain some balance. She took a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufry86gI9G
small moment to thank the Chief who taught her how to be silent like a fox. In76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjaKekBs8G
the meantime, Ivy got enough of a grip on the window ledge to rest her body76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LMHlVkUU2
weight on as she tried to jimmy open the window. Focusing her acute hearing to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOnqOiLIWa
the door, she heard a gathering start to form. Ivy’s heart rate began to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAAzcp5ogD
increase with every second that the damn window wouldn’t open. Taking deep,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3wwPuiC2he
silent breathes to ensure that whoever was outside the door, waiting for76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4lVVCMjbE
reinforcements, couldn’t hear the thumping of her heart. The feeling of relief76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWid7C6dDC
that swept through her as the window cracked open -76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2hkSYflab
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BANG!76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9B6Z92J2Cx
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The bathroom door burst open, and three Rogues emerged from around the corner.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sVWMe43Tn
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“What do we have here?” the oldest one sneered.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgHpTnxlz1
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“She looks like I could lick her to high heaven,” the second one stated.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrX1Uz13aU
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“Nobody touches this one,” commanded the third, “You heard Harold, he said76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzhe867lZh
nobody touches her before he does.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeT5eqiYzo
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He cackled and it sent shivers down Ivy’s spine.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiztSGjrQE
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Bile rose from the pits of her stomach, and she could taste breakfast all over76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtctZ9S49ho
again. She cowered further back into the corner of the ceiling and desperately76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlUAOVybMq
searched for a quick escape.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XJgs4762D
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The last Rogue that entered the room and sniffed the air deeply.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcccH2Tqxk
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“You must be Ivy and we are here to collect you. You see, there is a pretty76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwIpTbGxKM
penny for us if we bring you back safely, so we can either do this the easy way76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdrRHWUWo3
or the hard way, your choice.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA3FcVdeGF
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It doesn’t take long for Ivy to make a decision and she leapt from the top of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0w5VMChlx
the cubicle, reaching for the window. The Rogues laugh as they watch her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OxIyWolwC
scramble up the wall, trying to pull her weight onto the ledge and attempting76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKO9id8N2P
to climb through the window. Ivy managed to get her upper body out which now76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTSA43qKNA
hung on the other side. She tried to reach the ground to soften the landing but76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4auuHGKZ9w
the Rogues climbed up on to each other to grab her legs. Ivy soon realised that76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfPKzHakkC
she can’t move out any further and her hips were stuck in the window as she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTL2hI2e8h
continued to squirm. There was silence behind her, quickly followed by76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURBEi33jpu
harrowing laughter.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqCLZS7i0K
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“Get her down boys, I can’t stand to watch this pathetic escape any longer.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhWMXHowzM
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One of them tugged on her legs, which forced her to move down, inch by inch. On76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRIcoxTHnF
the other side of the building Ivy tried digging in her nails and grabbing hold76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKhqxPkmzO
of anything that stuck out on the surface to stop her from moving backwards,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEYojJBSUd
but there was nothing. Her face was almost parallel with the window. Ivy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8xyx2qTyc
started kicking and screaming. This was the only tactic that she had left at76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGsfqPDkGO
this point. With one last tug of the bottom of her shirt, an arm wrapped around76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XrNZ46MJp
her waist, and she was back through the window and in the bathroom. The Rogue76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJWKoqEwn3
that seemed to be leader of the three, threw Ivy over his shoulder.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjjwsKS9xC
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“Put me down NOW, what do you want with me?” Ivy squealed.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXowT29WkPb
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“No can do, you will run, and I am tired and can’t be bothered playing chasey,”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1l5KBq3P2
he said breathlessly.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIRrDAqp8M
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“You have already tried to make this hard and if you keep it up, you might not76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYX1mHaQIZ
be worth the coin.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfovq4ISqvA
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All Ivy could do was plead.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzzhWprZ4b
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“I can assure you, I am not worth any coin, please just let me go.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1op4qd1ty6
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“Oh but you are Miss. Harold put a nice prize for your head, and I am going to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0eqIN6bSq
reap the rewards. Plus, if I don’t, someone else will.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4pGBWhwpn
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Ivy gulped hard and gave up from trying to escape from his grip. Instead, she76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPWO69fAO5
twisted her head to see where they were headed. Through the small gap under his76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIBP193KvK
arm and from an upside down view, Ivy could only see one small car parked in76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlvTx4W2Ns
the carpark. She turned her attention and lifted her head to see if any one had76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFp56oA8q91
gathered behind them. To her shock she hadn’t realised the carnage the Rogues left76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbRuFVYQes
behind. There were a few littered bodies through the front of the school yard,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10EvNIvJBu
those that tried to escape. Some were injured, the ones that have wolves can76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawK36BZ0tu
heal but the younger ones couldn’t. Rogues can sometimes be the worst and they76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5HfCV6PKg
are generally feared. They would do anything for the right price. Rogues don’t76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRuYtr3wk1
have an Alpha, only leaders who are most of the time the strongest in the clan.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30djI4Duxg
They are quick and ruthless, and no Alpha of any pack want them in their76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AKJFBhQ6o
territory, even Ivy’s Dad.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoPFcLbq1E
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A small tear escaped and ran down the side of Ivy’s cheek, as she was thrown76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITBEhuBOdK
into the boot of the car.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpIx8rJ008
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Her back hit something hard and her eyes dart up just in time to see the door76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jaBSGUSwh
slam down over the top of her. The soft rumble of the car vibrated Ivy’s back,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxTZoEPnMB
and they car took off with speed.
