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Ivy slowly opened her eyes and realised that she cried herself to sleep. They were76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQO6w7Z8wJ
caked slightly, and her lashes were stuck to her cheeks. She looked around at76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC61rkI1onc
her surroundings and found that she was still in the trunk. She thought the fumes from the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0T7tRDlvB7
exhaust assisted with knocking her out because the stench was awful. Ivy’s76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJd0ycInjNy
head was foggy, and she knew that Catori must have been feeling the effects76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitGI2GBKxS
too. Ivy tried mind-linking with her wolf, with no response. She realised that76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EmHNEPOfl
she was still untied and so began to quietly look for an object to assist her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEf3wzUeudg
to escape. There was nothing to be found, nothing to even try to pick the lock.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xV6sr5S69
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The car slowed to a halt, and she could hear muffled voices outside, moving slowly in her direction. I hope Dad has heard what has happened and has76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KN8QcTsqL
tried to find me, she thought. In the past Ivy’s father had roadblocked the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hjfgaHhaW
streets and made his Scouts and Sentinels search the entire area for other76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6f8WvtpJN
members that went missing. The car jerked forward, and Ivy smacked her head76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOT32xzbAF
hard on the side of the car. She lifted her hand to her head, and it felt wet76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CAi6x9tnB
with blood. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dMJWuPfjO
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“Bloody dick heads!” she yelled, not sure if they heard. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE48w6uGL5v
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The car was still creeping forward and there were loud horns blaring in the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHpcsLbpyF
distance, which indicated a new arrival. The car stopped once again, and the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T7ClyJTug
Rogues immediately got out of the car. Their footsteps came around to the back76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7f7MPHCkQB
of the car. Ivy knew that she should have her used her instincts to run as soon76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXfix1B2sc
as they opened the trunk, but she felt exhausted from crying and the exhaust76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwGCbKakKa
fumes kept her drowsy. The trunk opened and Ivy expected the sunlight to burn76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMu1cDrehJT
her eyes, but instead she was met with the moon glaring down at her, high in76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI64uCxSv2b
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One of the Rogues hauled her over her shoulders, and she took a glance back76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLlBRA0Yq9
towards the car. The moonlight revealed bunches of wolfsbane wedged around the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p6noKyWl3
side of the boot where she was positioned. There was no wonder why she and Catori felt awful. Wolfsbane is a poison for her kind. When you touch it with bare76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yODx3Bral
skin, it burns to high heaven. Ivy’s father tried soak-bathing her in wolfsbane76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNWlJAtuBm
when she was younger to try to build a tolerance for it and all Ivy remembers76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU85ZNNf5J
was that it was hell. She still has scars from the burning. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlytTHiLVjm
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“Come on, can’t keep the Alpha waiting, can you walk now?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1LSgur45j
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She nodded.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDlB7LULOE
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The Rogue, who had changed his attitude dramatically since helping to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQ0n2vPpx4
massacre and desecrate Ivy’s school, lowered her to her feet. She stumbled for a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQHF5nLXlc
moment, and tried to gain her balance and at the same time, drastically searched for a way76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEiDRv5cSZ
out. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eyhAtfGnC
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Looking around, Ivy could see nothing but a barren wasteland. There were no76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ944ieHPEcZ
trees, no green and the only thing surrounding them was steel, upon steel of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j3z8AjAfC
ten-foot-high walls of sold concrete. The wolves were wearing armour so thick,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yjR2ANWwV
that they would have had to stay in their wolf forms to even hold it. Ivy took76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUWNXiWKBf
notice of the Sentinels that guarded the gate and took note of the lever that76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCEjP1Dw7h
opens and closes; the only way out. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5Z1pwEDQM
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There were a few haybales backed up to the side of the gate, which would allow76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriIG1w36fc
for an easy getaway, but Ivy was certain that there would be nothing on the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaDjgFYulA
other side to protect her fall. Just a ten-foot drop to her death. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoKWTMkBKb
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The Rogues surrounding Ivy nudged her along, and towards the dirt pathway that led to the packs house. At the end of the path stood a huge castle-looking fortress. This looked nothing like the pack hall at home which was76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxbE8tGUZW
beautiful and quaint. This castle fortress was made of thick concrete and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qfT5iMZjo
looked cold. This was not a home; this was a death sentence.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHdv09maVm
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Ivy stepped forwards, one foot at a time and she noticed that the Guards and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ4yiEdkyC
Sentinels didn’t even look down as they passed through. They had a glazed76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJEXmf017r
look over their eyes which only meant one thing. They were under Alpha command.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQk6ROcfQSO
How long have they been like this? Surely their human forms are going crazy, Ivy thought. She tried to form a mind-link and reach out but only to be met76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk3eZEFvmS
with blockage from the Alpha command. They had all been completely locked76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNMWK6kjNQ
out and all control has been given to their wolf forms. As they reached the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk76X5G9sI
thick concrete stairs that led into the fortress, Ivy saw that there were76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEqgk0H5f8
no windows either and the silence that surrounded them was deafening. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelmie7JLL0
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“Where are all the women and children?” Ivy asked, mainly to herself, under her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSGv7GXJP6
breath.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2ufUXpvqP
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One of the Rogues made eye contact and almost triumphantly gleamed. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T4dJi8m23
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The doors immediately opened, with a loud thud and standing before them were76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81ywaxI1cC
ten women, minimum. They were wearing raggedy robes and had tousled hair. The76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoD0F5AjeE5
women silently looked at Ivy up and down and then reached towards her to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5bd9YlaR4
grab at her arms and gesture inside. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgRDWnaUNg
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Ivy reluctantly moved forward but was pushed hard by the Rogues behind her. One76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJqGkEpAES
woman spoke in a hushed whisper to the lead Rogue and gestured them inside and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3hbYi20Mh
down a corridor. The other nine women took hold of Ivy and led her in the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTNoZ9YOqB
opposite direction towards a staircase. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MGSSFL91t
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The women took her to a bedroom which boasted a huge king size, four-posted bed76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLR37OEgtT
which was quilted with gold and ruby colours. Furthermore, there were open76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UWZjNbrJt
wardrobes full of gowns and an adjoining bathroom. One woman moved towards the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS25RaEWFJ
bathroom and started to run a bath. The steam from the hot water slowly drifted76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT8bXmJBjw
out of the doorway and the scent of rose petal, milk and honey had left Ivy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2Tp53twZB
longing for it. A woman spoke, startling Ivy.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFqMd3BCG9
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“This is your quarters, Miss Ivy, we have been expecting you. Please bath, gown76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC4tQPKTGA
and meet Alpha in the dining room.” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI82A1bMVyU
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The woman stood slightly taller, “You have thirty minutes.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSRwqyJrgl
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All nine of them quickly rushed out of the room, leaving Ivy alone. They76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtziolyEMu
probably cook as well.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfqWdrm03D
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“Ivy, can you see a way out? I feel uneasy.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JzIW2S3nm
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“I looked when I came in but there is nothing. There aren’t even any76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNXo8tzoV5
windows in this place and the doors are solid oak. This place was clearly built76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxZOZp3nzn
so that no one gets out.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQA3jWZVM9
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Catori growled at Ivy’s response. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH845KN6Sp8
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Ivy pulled her hair back behind her ears and walked towards the door to see if76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdadEepRjnu
anyone stood the in hallway. Perhaps they could make a quick escape. No sooner as76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQd1G8OiBtR
she turned the doorknob to peep out, a dark shadow stood in front of her,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfS15eevH1
blocking her view. Whoever he was, was wearing big black combat boots and dark76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEzDx9cMSO
grey jeans, with small tears in the knees. He had chains draping all over them.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOULWkQYJp
Ivy started to trail her eyes up further and noticed that he was wearing a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGcNKhvFlu
black t-shirt and his face boased a nose-piercing. This was certainly not76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXM4h00wTK
what she had imagined. He was tall and his muscles protruded from his jeans and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzz4VZ8US4w
t-shirt. He had black hair and olive skin with deep, dark eyes. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5j12RwKNh8
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“Sorry, I was just checking out the scenery,” Ivy squeaked. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfIqAJ8Bykw
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“You are not bathed,” he said, looking at her messy hair, which still76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMF6gA4lQ9
had blood through it from earlier. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsow65E6ST
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“BATHE,” he roared as he pushed Ivy, back through the doorway. She slammed the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4TPQ3N0Je
door in his face and locked it. His big combat boots marched off down the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf8HYcTyRQ
hallway, and to notify his Alpha of the occurrence. Ivy rolled her eyes76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVWggyReRS
and let out a sigh. She started to get undressed to get into the bath. Surely,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AZAmIBdNS
I have wasted a good ten minutes out of the thirty. Ivy made sure to close76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWgKfYhYmf
the bathroom door with a bang, to ensure it was heard by whoever was stationed close by and then proceeded to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPADAFfmeeP
lock it. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGCcgugX0j
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The warmth of the water was perfect and so soft from the milk and honey. The76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNpIqZH7Mt
water was soothing from the rose petals and her body relaxed. She dunked76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYlMcg08l2
herself under the water to wash the dried blood from her hair and scrubbed her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZieK46uCAA
body clean. For a moment, Ivy seriously considered having a nap but thought76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6VIDWE9I0
that her ass would probably be handed to her, and she did not have the energy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5Md0s5CPD
to fight back. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQF7otTZ3EX
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BANG! BANG!76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnxaxO9PZ9
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“You are late, get out here now and get dressed!” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2xdSgjPFc
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Ivy recognised the deep low voice anywhere… combat boots man. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40wSt4mMbQ
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“Excuse me! I have washed my hair so get out of my room so I can get dressed,”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbkld1fZpI
she yelled back. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ9v3YI6d1
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“No can do, Miss, under strict orders to watch you.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPFib5Ilhf
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“WATCH ME GET DRESSED?” Ivy shrieked.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBbs791jq4
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Silence. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7u8KGOk6G
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“No…make sure that you actually make it to dinner.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqNG4kQjdc
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“Well, get out of my bloody room so that I can get dressed.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63rLYPVxP5
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His growl was rough and low, and Ivy was sure that she felt it go through her,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NrvMOay32
even through the door. He punched the door and stormed off. Ivy didn't move76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqx3fndXoO7
until she heard the bedroom door close behind him. As soon as the door was76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2ZgSQSkig
closed, combat boots man tried to mind-link with her. His force was powerful76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw25S0lIUeh
and strong, and Ivy tried to block him out, but he broke through. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7zBHLXOue
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“You need more training in that weakling. Get out and get dressed, trust me you76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RFD62itgY
do not want to be late; I do not want to be forced into hurting you.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLAIjxGSxi
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Ivy scoffed at him. Fear of being hurt, urged her out of the bath and dried76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFDgOU2N4T
herself quickly with the soft, warm towels that were provided by one of the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCBoeAKfnO
women. She unlocked the door and briskly walked to the wardrobe, pulling out76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSEfI7oIuI
any old gown to wear. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqpyL2xYY5
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Ivy marched to the door in a huff and threw it open which almost startled the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAO4nsXXzi
rude, obnoxious stranger. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sLbEYkJMW
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“I am ready now,” she said sternly, as she made eye contact whilst squinting76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksn6HbFYys
her eyes.
She knew that her reaction was very teenager, but he rolled his eyes76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8yihOa17zJ
in return and ushered her forward down the hall. Ivy stole a glance as he76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFNvi7UNNC
continued to push her, and she swore she saw him smirking. Ignoring the smirk76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFgoAcBChC
Ivy started to storm down the hallway, not actually aware of where was headed,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLpQN4z21T
but she could hear him chuckling behind her.
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“Left. Right. Now the stairs and take your right.” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT78ztWtB9
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Whoever the combat boot man was, Ivy was thankful for allowing her to be in a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xLDL9BSq4
mood. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiK1jUE7pg
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She forcefully opened the door to the dining room, and eager to take on whoever76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT5bDFS5fa
had dragged her from her territory to this ghastly place. She felt bewildered76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmWcY5bmJv
that whoever this was, may not have known that she was an Alpha’s daughter. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TKFVVAygu
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Straight ahead at the end of a long table, was what looked like a shell of a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeH4s5xa8cQ
man and Ivy’s anger simmered to nothing short of an extinguished wick. This76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VDdUBjph3
must be Alpha Harold. This was the man that everyone feared. They feared76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDD9s221Q8
his army, his pack and most of all him, due to his habit of breaking truces and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0b1WKfjHw0
making decisions erratically. Ivy almost laughed out loud but almost just felt76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT42zhb3AMQ
sorry for him. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdI7Gfndhy
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“She is here, sorry for the tardiness sir,” the stranger growled as he left us76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQyjlEuk7D
alone, and he closed the door behind him.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuUASponDB
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The stranger did not call the man Alpha so this must have meant that he was of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡks6L65Vflc
the same ranking or his Beta. There was a long silence, dinner is served from76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo06iH2YTvg
the same women that escorted Ivy to the room. The spread must have taken more76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ths9IccvE
than thirty minutes to make. It was all the trimmings, like they prepared for a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7qy83atLbR
banquet. Pork, lamb, almost all the vegetables that Ivy could think of, and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGQXxkgWFO
cake was included. Not realising how hungry she was, Ivy’s stomach rumbled76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr1cgnLFOh
loudly through the silence. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVh56v76to
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“Eat,” commanded Alpha Harold. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJ291ozMBz
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Ivy’s hands shook as she started to load it up with the delicious food in front76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYY1AY7SKH
of them. Alpha Harold spoke and startled her, forcing Ivy to drop her fork. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjo5n0XGzzt
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“You do realise that coming down late for a meal so generously cooked by my76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkE82R697I
pack, is rude and I hate tardiness.” His tone was abrupt and threw Ivy off for a moment. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAea2tAPye4
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“I do apologise Alpha Harold, but you do realise that coming into my territory,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzzagrSHwl
hiring Rogues to do your biding, and forcefully bringing me here is also rude.” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHVjjX3MYG
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Ivy’s head was hung low, trying to avoid eye contact. She understood that what76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGV45PZ9Zt
flew out her mouth was snarly and disrespectful. She took a glance in his76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡose1CGv7o8
direction under her brow, and saw that he flinched at her words, probably76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxWZ7yEina
something that he was not used to. Everyone else in the fortress trod on76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz29f6vTxX2
eggshells around him. The newfound courage that Ivy felt, meant that if she was76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmJ1dLQzRH
going to be his Chosen Mate and Luna of this pack, then he would need to know76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwYBuAZLbf
his place. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKhXYdSFrp
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“You are quite the disrespectful young lady, aren’t you?” he finally spoke. Ivy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxJK4o0i6Q
could sense the tension building in the room.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTPdHbt0ed
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“I guess I am going to have that beat that out of you too?” he questioned. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemibQKL0qT
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Regardless of the tension brewing, Ivy still had the courage to keep talking. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhRcdADebg
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“Why did you bring me here Alpha? What is it that you want?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAVQ0ZxX9M
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“Well Miss Ivy, you can blame your father. You see, he sent word to me with76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBeMBGmVOd
condolences for my late Luna and offered you as a buffer. He explained your beauty76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPeLxnRqFc
and rareness of complexion and I thought to myself that there must be some76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoap2LbqtTZ
strings attached to this…arrangement. I don’t want ‘strings’ Ivy, so I took76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc08I1g9TYw
you instead,” he smiled with pride and chuckled at his ‘genius’ plan. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJ2LqMF3oc
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Still looking down towards her plate, Ivy rolled her eyes. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjkNtKKLQI
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“Now that I see what you truly are and yes, your beauty, I have no intentions76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSkztLRFvl
of taking you home. I decided that if I didn’t like what I saw, I’d take you76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MGuYyhuh8
home to your pittance of a territory. Hearing your feisty nature and seeing76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MiaFvLPAE
your beauty myself, I might have to just mark you and keep you here,” he76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4dTVpuYCW
laughed.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYoHwmt68Y
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Suddenly Ivy was not so hungry anymore and she lifted her head to watch him76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkm8evpB9nY
devour his food like he hadn’t eaten in days. The sight immediately put her off76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXRBhAx8JQ
her own meal. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BcqwNJVt1
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Alpha Harold spoke again, “You are eighteen in a few days right?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4bqslD9zV
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“Yes,” Ivy conceded.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRdDK6j6J0
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“Are you a virgin?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cwvtfbRd4
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“No,” she lied. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIEtoSur2X
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Ivy did not want to give the man the satisfaction of knowing that he would be76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgImRoFrpvX
taking something sacred from her as well as having the satisfaction of keeping76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVWbh30Lmz
her trapped there. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEzpTQEyQv
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“Used goods,” he scoffed, “Well your father assured me that you are a virgin,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKciS99xXgJ
and you are pure…are you a liar as well?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMtap629h5
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Ivy was immediately offended, “No, not a liar, my private life is no concern of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2pkq5ec12
my father’s once I reached sixteen. I was hoping that he would not ship me off76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUkSm0mk1T
to some horrendous man like yourself.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIi8dAzqtN
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“Watch your tongue Ivy. You do not know what this man is capable of. His76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9v49aMg0kH
wolf is trying to reach me, but I have him blocked.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vFJthwCQg
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Harold slammed his fist down on the table, which caused Ivy to jump out of her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U0n04sGLp
skin, leaving a trail of goosebumps down her arms. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpDDGesXm0
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“You will not speak to me like that, where is your respect?” he spat, “I am76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgvIxBKWGd
done playing childish games you brat, if you are to be my Luna you will76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6YkOP4tiZ
learning to hang off every command I give you and obey.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2S724lL3m
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His voice rose slowly and his cheeks blushed red. Ivy knew that she had76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxh3noluBzC
over-stepped her place, but nothing could stop what she was to say next.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsrWuLJMQh
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“AND if I agree to become your Luna, you will NOT keep me trapped in this cold,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyZ7ninZ3w
forsaken fortress that you call a home and treat me like I am one of your76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7yn0HA9eo
bloody servants. It is YOUR respect and boundaries that are out of line.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhjjQ3lZNg
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“IVY!”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG37iTypcEj
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Ivy didn’t care that Catori was concerned about this man, it was just him and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDzRzw3Vjb
her now and she had to stand up for herself otherwise this man was going to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vxy71GJYB
walk all over her for the rest of her life and she couldn’t live like that. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiijJnkb902
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No quicker than she finished her sentence, Alpha Harold threw his dinner plate76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZ8lejWchs
across the room and launched himself at her from across the table. Ivy did not76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFLG3OExYf
have time to prepare a defence for herself as he threw her up, off the chair76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWU85hxMgk1
and against the wall with his hand around her throat. Ivy mistook the weary man76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q1LQYg9pV
at the end of the table. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfgjh1wUg0
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Pinned to the wall of the dining hall Ivy could smell his disgusting breath of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBGXL8nPHj
decay with age, and she had to fight the urge to spit in his face. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmE19heNeo
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“You look at me you little bitch,” he spat.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBdp3JUR1l
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Harold’s other hand forcefully directing Ivy’s face to his. She looked at him76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XFH9QH3fD
directly in his eyes and noticed that his wolf had taken over. This type of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuROfNWExk
strength does not come from nowhere and his eyes were as black as they could76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNk2NP4V8Q
be. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOEOpJgIyup
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“Mark my words, in a few days there will be a ceremony, I will gladly mark the76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLR6jMN5M7
fuck out of you, and your little bitch wolf won’t even be able to block me out76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNc9ZN2LyC
then. You will be mine to do as I please. You will not leave your room until76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zoBqNc12h
this day, until the bond is formed so that I can always find you.”
His face was76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfQjHnramU
bright red, and he started to sweat. As he talked, he pushed his hard76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIG42Wbr5V2
erection into Ivy’s thigh, using the wall behind them as leverage as he started76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xVhZMD524
to grind against her. Harold saw the horror in her eyes and sneered, “Oh I am76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Co0z1RYcU
going to fuck you alright, until you can’t walk, just you wait little pretty.” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWR9KN4bhM
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In that moment his eyes flickered to dark brown, meaning Harold must have taken76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0CkOZjtI6
back control. He dropped Ivy to the ground and started to walk off. Ivy fell76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFILDWHnLl
with a thud and a whimper. She looked up and watched him adjust himself, sit down and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO2RCgUwFR
started to pile another plate of food as if nothing had just happened. Ivy76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7E3yFdtPZ4
started to wonder how his Luna passed, and if he was the one that killed her. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh761sBwd7H
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“JAMES!” he belted. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1s9EXGhx8o
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James crashed through the door, looking at the mess, looking towards his Alpha76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQNESwbS4v
and realising that Ivy was not at the table. James took a moment to locate her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLtHsNRUuB
on the floor and Ivy started to stand, he guided her gently out of the room. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwOOcXTerD
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As they reached the door to leave, Alpha Harold yells, “If you didn’t want me76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HADFzeArO
to get mad and aroused my pretty, don’t wear a see-through gown to our first76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2A13dI52W
meeting!”
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The blood drained from76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cf4UGO3XO
Ivy’s face as she realised that she forgot to check herself in the mirror. His76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbt3zm17xh
Beta knew this whole time; hence the smirking and she felt so naked and76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZBDqSn7yo
embarrassed. She pushed past Harold’s Beta, ran for the room that was now her76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jUg9dRk5v
jail to change, only to hear Harold’s sadistic laugh all the way up the stairs.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3vDRh6NVJ
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Ivy heard the combat boots after her as she ran to the room, she had no time76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1sHoUiQz1
for him. She made it to the door and slammed it shut behind her. All the maids76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBpZkeMJmO
that served dinner, the Beta, HIM had assisted in her embarrassment. Ivy cursed76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxKgJiXuA6
them all at their blatant disrespect for their future Luna. She felt the tears76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjo3W3OVX6
well up in her eyes as she stood in front of the wall length mirror to see how76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewE5HisLsd
‘see-through’ it really was. Her eyes were wide in her reflection as to what76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpG3lSv0N0
she saw looking back. Ivy could see the colour of her nipples and the shade of76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBqpYlhu0i
her pubic hair. When she twisted her neck to the side, she could see the red76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsoeamWqy6
marks caused by her choking. There was relief that Catori assisted well with healing. She threw off the gown, still embarrassed at her failed76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJwlumD2KH
attempt of standing her ground. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0V5kTkX0d
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What could I possibly have achieved looking like that? Ivy took a deep76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjBXMYDjYz
breath and dabbed her face, urging herself not to cry to which she felt a76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fDU4orRKm
softness come over her as Catori tried to comfort her. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWVFevclDF
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“I tried to warn you, his wolf is so strong though Ivy, we are in grave76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppWB9StHaz
danger. We must escape.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUuW58ENmu
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“You just saw what he did, and so fast for an older man, an older wolf. We76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyDhATA7hh
have to be careful and precise.” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPByIpF7Ab6
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“His Beta is still at the door, Ivy.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCkEF2sPee
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“Try to reach his wolf and let me know if you can get anything from him.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTRpd6YLmx
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Ivy flicked through the wardrobe of clothes that were placed in there for her,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxUhXHeupO
and frustration consumed her as all of the gowns were of the same material. No76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7ndSlaO3n
matter what she wore to dinner, they would have all been see-through. Snide,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLeIA87SIg
dirty, horny bastard, she thought. Giving up with the wardrobe she headed76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFURO4uNgVs
towards the dresser and opened the first draw, empty. The second one, empty. Finally,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTROJjamFBO
the third drawer, and the only thing in there was a tattered dress robe.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCRqBzMo5f
Holding it up to the light, it was certainly not see-through but not made for76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NauPocZ1F
the coldness of the room. Ivy slipped it over her head and with the day’s76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPASCBFqxD
events, gave a huge yawn, but her mind was reeling. She plunged into the soft,76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9fphyB9BC
huge bed and rugged up under the covers in hopes to feel some warmth. The bed was like a pillow, engulfing her and willing her to sleep. Before Ivy allowed76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd641tBceMg
herself to succumb to the heaviness of her eyes, she tried to mind-link with76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMH2CWxaiK
the Beta, James. He instantly felt the tug of Ivy trying and she wasn’t76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHQLqzP1lr
expecting a reply. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLxPQAu8wd
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“Yes?” he warned. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdG4y667Fzt
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“Are you still outside my door?” Ivy asked. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGCu62oqXW
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“Yes, Ivy. This is where I stay, to babysit.” 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6wSGYoPNF
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Ivy retreated by the annoyance in his tone. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGkYKsYzWK
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“I’m sorry that you have to baby-sit,” she replied sarcastically, “But76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfHTJlEU6bE
thank you all the same.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjIOOXnZiz
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Ivy knew that the man must have had a sense of humour somewhere in there.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0biAx5fNM2
Before she gave up trying to a reply, he retorted, “Tell your she-wolf to go to76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpta9AgQhA
sleep, I need rest and so do you.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMPQNPtIPG
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There was a moments silence and Ivy looked up the ceiling and stared. 76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Dzmoxn5SM
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“We can trust this man and his wolf.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlV7NWfEpl
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“How do you know Cat? Are you going from what he just told you?”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxQ9exc0tf
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“His wolf, Arwen, tells me things.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P6oi6JKSN
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“Well please share, because I need to work out our next move.”76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWHRAg2gbf
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“Not tonight. Ivy, I am tired, so are you, we need rest, and I will tell you76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan2ozjCVQA
in the morning."
