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Ivy slowly opened her eyes and realised that she cried herself to sleep. They were70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc2XXhCVxn
caked slightly, and her lashes were stuck to her cheeks. She looked around at70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLXlbgS08O
her surroundings and found that she was still in the trunk. She thought the fumes from the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkkU1iTnZfn
exhaust assisted with knocking her out because the stench was awful. Ivy’s70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwRfXc6y7l
head was foggy, and she knew that Catori must have been feeling the effects70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwhtfqmOEs
too. Ivy tried mind-linking with her wolf, with no response. She realised that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQuYgvT7MT
she was still untied and so began to quietly look for an object to assist her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUN5GNxV81P
to escape. There was nothing to be found, nothing to even try to pick the lock.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVlVvpysf6
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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 has70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJKoGtg91f
tried to find me, she thought. In the past Ivy’s father had roadblocked the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjjRwQXHK3
streets and made his Scouts and Sentinels search the entire area for other70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4sUPqkF1N
members that went missing. The car jerked forward, and Ivy smacked her head70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZrhfSZ7Qj
hard on the side of the car. She lifted her hand to her head, and it felt wet70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzvLjnMDvV
with blood. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVtBDQCYT4
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“Bloody dick heads!” she yelled, not sure if they heard. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSccbovMiij
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The car was still creeping forward and there were loud horns blaring in the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFNx6CAaEL
distance, which indicated a new arrival. The car stopped once again, and the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvpCisMMbf
Rogues immediately got out of the car. Their footsteps came around to the back70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu8DqhtNCI
of the car. Ivy knew that she should have her used her instincts to run as soon70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJP7jftdj1
as they opened the trunk, but she felt exhausted from crying and the exhaust70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOS2KIpFTp
fumes kept her drowsy. The trunk opened and Ivy expected the sunlight to burn70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYIL8jxlWs
her eyes, but instead she was met with the moon glaring down at her, high in70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59gSDkpskZ
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One of the Rogues hauled her over her shoulders, and she took a glance back70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAPtlSNGjr
towards the car. The moonlight revealed bunches of wolfsbane wedged around the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XupbLCOD5
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 bare70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3SS6gmAty
skin, it burns to high heaven. Ivy’s father tried soak-bathing her in wolfsbane70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmGGTXO4NF
when she was younger to try to build a tolerance for it and all Ivy remembers70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3pDpXnjYg
was that it was hell. She still has scars from the burning. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTCEWXU1Cu
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“Come on, can’t keep the Alpha waiting, can you walk now?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQjHkkCpSG
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She nodded.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9vweDWNAJ
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The Rogue, who had changed his attitude dramatically since helping to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwfvrrWwLT7
massacre and desecrate Ivy’s school, lowered her to her feet. She stumbled for a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV4wI8D9Z9
moment, and tried to gain her balance and at the same time, drastically searched for a way70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DQYq3JKRC
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Looking around, Ivy could see nothing but a barren wasteland. There were no70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkL1c8wslGL
trees, no green and the only thing surrounding them was steel, upon steel of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBNySDbjiP
ten-foot-high walls of sold concrete. The wolves were wearing armour so thick,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ouGql1zgK
that they would have had to stay in their wolf forms to even hold it. Ivy took70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXKmDbwTsG
notice of the Sentinels that guarded the gate and took note of the lever that70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQOArGtZ9Z
opens and closes; the only way out. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ud5BBiyr1
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There were a few haybales backed up to the side of the gate, which would allow70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3x9jiJfUaD
for an easy getaway, but Ivy was certain that there would be nothing on the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfzqIATKXO
other side to protect her fall. Just a ten-foot drop to her death. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn22o8FGby0
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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 was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLSX1TJWSZ
beautiful and quaint. This castle fortress was made of thick concrete and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW7l9cBSwO
looked cold. This was not a home; this was a death sentence.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FmKrVHrxh
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Ivy stepped forwards, one foot at a time and she noticed that the Guards and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DNKO7NCRG
Sentinels didn’t even look down as they passed through. They had a glazed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpuifdzwX2
look over their eyes which only meant one thing. They were under Alpha command.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGIzUZPIVT
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 met70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjvs8vls4C
with blockage from the Alpha command. They had all been completely locked70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnp4cOYKoJK
out and all control has been given to their wolf forms. As they reached the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J4ukOtoJ0
thick concrete stairs that led into the fortress, Ivy saw that there were70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYpLHPOOhS
no windows either and the silence that surrounded them was deafening. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJNrT0dsb7
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“Where are all the women and children?” Ivy asked, mainly to herself, under her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhytCqCek1
breath.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHNFotuFJb
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One of the Rogues made eye contact and almost triumphantly gleamed. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8MhEvKTrD
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The doors immediately opened, with a loud thud and standing before them were70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB7aML98WL
ten women, minimum. They were wearing raggedy robes and had tousled hair. The70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhyF5pjmbF
women silently looked at Ivy up and down and then reached towards her to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjm6APku5e
grab at her arms and gesture inside. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqXKHUQvZFs
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Ivy reluctantly moved forward but was pushed hard by the Rogues behind her. One70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdj1Om7O68Z
woman spoke in a hushed whisper to the lead Rogue and gestured them inside and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f5Ckp6Nqc
down a corridor. The other nine women took hold of Ivy and led her in the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZWf22rRaG
opposite direction towards a staircase. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gWHesTg3h
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The women took her to a bedroom which boasted a huge king size, four-posted bed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRdQcNOyni
which was quilted with gold and ruby colours. Furthermore, there were open70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz71lbDrkky
wardrobes full of gowns and an adjoining bathroom. One woman moved towards the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡya1cXIbpLT
bathroom and started to run a bath. The steam from the hot water slowly drifted70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1d80Y2U3U
out of the doorway and the scent of rose petal, milk and honey had left Ivy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlkkXLJhCD
longing for it. A woman spoke, startling Ivy.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBwFJXBHZS
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“This is your quarters, Miss Ivy, we have been expecting you. Please bath, gown70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5lT6AjJTA
and meet Alpha in the dining room.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfRKO4KSWX
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The woman stood slightly taller, “You have thirty minutes.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5imbJVcki1
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All nine of them quickly rushed out of the room, leaving Ivy alone. They70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfjjX7QKhE
probably cook as well.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7MpwGwO5Y
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“Ivy, can you see a way out? I feel uneasy.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0Na9PtyDu
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“I looked when I came in but there is nothing. There aren’t even any70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bcteYljYk
windows in this place and the doors are solid oak. This place was clearly built70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpCLkayhXv
so that no one gets out.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSc7Mw8DAfL
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Catori growled at Ivy’s response. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKIGy64KW2
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Ivy pulled her hair back behind her ears and walked towards the door to see if70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4kh4xt1b3
anyone stood the in hallway. Perhaps they could make a quick escape. No sooner as70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkz2RTZhwhp
she turned the doorknob to peep out, a dark shadow stood in front of her,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3GBI5NrJ1
blocking her view. Whoever he was, was wearing big black combat boots and dark70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B0MylsYjN
grey jeans, with small tears in the knees. He had chains draping all over them.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Eo02lk64e
Ivy started to trail her eyes up further and noticed that he was wearing a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DWc0CnS3L
black t-shirt and his face boased a nose-piercing. This was certainly not70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HsjU0jSI9
what she had imagined. He was tall and his muscles protruded from his jeans and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLJ2Jj0Ao4
t-shirt. He had black hair and olive skin with deep, dark eyes. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFncbAFeMp
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“Sorry, I was just checking out the scenery,” Ivy squeaked. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItUq6uZPXA
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“You are not bathed,” he said, looking at her messy hair, which still70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMKAmN4Ena
had blood through it from earlier. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBr2STuoekL
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“BATHE,” he roared as he pushed Ivy, back through the doorway. She slammed the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30GuTBUlca
door in his face and locked it. His big combat boots marched off down the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNzgnSMUbdH
hallway, and to notify his Alpha of the occurrence. Ivy rolled her eyes70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOCR2m3LkB
and let out a sigh. She started to get undressed to get into the bath. Surely,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6uklGFcF3
I have wasted a good ten minutes out of the thirty. Ivy made sure to close70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjbJDWFOHQ
the bathroom door with a bang, to ensure it was heard by whoever was stationed close by and then proceeded to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNYxdIl40p
lock it. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdxqL3XNVh
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The warmth of the water was perfect and so soft from the milk and honey. The70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvJbXuMVJ1
water was soothing from the rose petals and her body relaxed. She dunked70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWCZ3yoRZp
herself under the water to wash the dried blood from her hair and scrubbed her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYAgBvP6Ll
body clean. For a moment, Ivy seriously considered having a nap but thought70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu27WUcFUkM
that her ass would probably be handed to her, and she did not have the energy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAfEh5fUlI
to fight back. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IO9oCkF2a
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BANG! BANG!70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkGFkyKGLN
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“You are late, get out here now and get dressed!” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRyy2CDbL8
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Ivy recognised the deep low voice anywhere… combat boots man. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC9CjSCVZN
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“Excuse me! I have washed my hair so get out of my room so I can get dressed,”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIZomipypT
she yelled back. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK29LNLkXQD
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“No can do, Miss, under strict orders to watch you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nuWiWPQGD
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“WATCH ME GET DRESSED?” Ivy shrieked.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAWfjm4E7C
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Silence. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡer31IYUbh4
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“No…make sure that you actually make it to dinner.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoLgRX7xkc
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“Well, get out of my bloody room so that I can get dressed.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiWX3A7Aq2
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His growl was rough and low, and Ivy was sure that she felt it go through her,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaVVpzQ82I
even through the door. He punched the door and stormed off. Ivy didn't move70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQCGsXFLyk
until she heard the bedroom door close behind him. As soon as the door was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFvFuYvsJe
closed, combat boots man tried to mind-link with her. His force was powerful70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnP4QfzhCU
and strong, and Ivy tried to block him out, but he broke through. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsbUxaXITW
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“You need more training in that weakling. Get out and get dressed, trust me you70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOARdI43Ay
do not want to be late; I do not want to be forced into hurting you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdX7zfsW78
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Ivy scoffed at him. Fear of being hurt, urged her out of the bath and dried70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jqqUYnI3L
herself quickly with the soft, warm towels that were provided by one of the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXM1Y4gb7u
women. She unlocked the door and briskly walked to the wardrobe, pulling out70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2dx26hWfi
any old gown to wear. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfojRFZAW5
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Ivy marched to the door in a huff and threw it open which almost startled the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZCV2ro4gp
rude, obnoxious stranger. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1VeJ2vfJy
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“I am ready now,” she said sternly, as she made eye contact whilst squinting70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kkGMmSEKz
her eyes.
She knew that her reaction was very teenager, but he rolled his eyes70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKN48feCkb
in return and ushered her forward down the hall. Ivy stole a glance as he70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2NBDvPiCG
continued to push her, and she swore she saw him smirking. Ignoring the smirk70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdP9Xeic38b
Ivy started to storm down the hallway, not actually aware of where was headed,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQHqzz4jLi
but she could hear him chuckling behind her.
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“Left. Right. Now the stairs and take your right.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7PTFFmNAz
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Whoever the combat boot man was, Ivy was thankful for allowing her to be in a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYV6PuDbKN8
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She forcefully opened the door to the dining room, and eager to take on whoever70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2ABhSJHVr
had dragged her from her territory to this ghastly place. She felt bewildered70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZeTrTPAr8
that whoever this was, may not have known that she was an Alpha’s daughter. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWR2pkoSaM
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Straight ahead at the end of a long table, was what looked like a shell of a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcM45Fuo3e
man and Ivy’s anger simmered to nothing short of an extinguished wick. This70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkiSanJoko
must be Alpha Harold. This was the man that everyone feared. They feared70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSV1z7E3Hc
his army, his pack and most of all him, due to his habit of breaking truces and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4mY7APpso
making decisions erratically. Ivy almost laughed out loud but almost just felt70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI0kkItZRj
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“She is here, sorry for the tardiness sir,” the stranger growled as he left us70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj6Uwv6WAS
alone, and he closed the door behind him.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAkgQ38r1g
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The stranger did not call the man Alpha so this must have meant that he was of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfJLa3NRQV
the same ranking or his Beta. There was a long silence, dinner is served from70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqvI75ej7m
the same women that escorted Ivy to the room. The spread must have taken more70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGHDnjLpJ3
than thirty minutes to make. It was all the trimmings, like they prepared for a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPlAkhT8S9
banquet. Pork, lamb, almost all the vegetables that Ivy could think of, and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkmJAbqUmD
cake was included. Not realising how hungry she was, Ivy’s stomach rumbled70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8G4OFnXBZo
loudly through the silence. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2tDIp5068
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“Eat,” commanded Alpha Harold. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzL2vR5xuE
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Ivy’s hands shook as she started to load it up with the delicious food in front70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzoTYeBraE
of them. Alpha Harold spoke and startled her, forcing Ivy to drop her fork. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXgQLkhIJhy
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“You do realise that coming down late for a meal so generously cooked by my70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnrUvJMOof
pack, is rude and I hate tardiness.” His tone was abrupt and threw Ivy off for a moment. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvellKcPLaF
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“I do apologise Alpha Harold, but you do realise that coming into my territory,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Isu1nkCbN
hiring Rogues to do your biding, and forcefully bringing me here is also rude.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡawgOgGENfy
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Ivy’s head was hung low, trying to avoid eye contact. She understood that what70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNZFzeJ27J
flew out her mouth was snarly and disrespectful. She took a glance in his70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs7PLz8ohd
direction under her brow, and saw that he flinched at her words, probably70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDdQXbwqps
something that he was not used to. Everyone else in the fortress trod on70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqo2X7O1ZA9
eggshells around him. The newfound courage that Ivy felt, meant that if she was70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJFWh7NZB9
going to be his Chosen Mate and Luna of this pack, then he would need to know70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoomYXtoKxp
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“You are quite the disrespectful young lady, aren’t you?” he finally spoke. Ivy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYp0jmkyQZ
could sense the tension building in the room.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYl0LjJG9GX
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“I guess I am going to have that beat that out of you too?” he questioned. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwizmqKAZJd
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Regardless of the tension brewing, Ivy still had the courage to keep talking. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLmKkmz0Cz
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“Why did you bring me here Alpha? What is it that you want?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSvd0nozjV
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“Well Miss Ivy, you can blame your father. You see, he sent word to me with70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUtPI3PVgt
condolences for my late Luna and offered you as a buffer. He explained your beauty70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFOKHZGU0S
and rareness of complexion and I thought to myself that there must be some70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAN3sOsD27p
strings attached to this…arrangement. I don’t want ‘strings’ Ivy, so I took70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uCjX0GUx7
you instead,” he smiled with pride and chuckled at his ‘genius’ plan. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKuLpOdqPx
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Still looking down towards her plate, Ivy rolled her eyes. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9if42zbema
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“Now that I see what you truly are and yes, your beauty, I have no intentions70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwySmn5lZ8
of taking you home. I decided that if I didn’t like what I saw, I’d take you70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqMjexNcfj
home to your pittance of a territory. Hearing your feisty nature and seeing70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1chODEygg
your beauty myself, I might have to just mark you and keep you here,” he70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2b9oFxkKRu
laughed.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zWTRglSCR
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Suddenly Ivy was not so hungry anymore and she lifted her head to watch him70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGWrmNuQxN
devour his food like he hadn’t eaten in days. The sight immediately put her off70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLF4EtdMEE
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Alpha Harold spoke again, “You are eighteen in a few days right?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyhaXFOy6CQ
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“Yes,” Ivy conceded.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhXBecvHBa
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“Are you a virgin?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8TJYkbojb
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“No,” she lied. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9RPn4j4JjU
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Ivy did not want to give the man the satisfaction of knowing that he would be70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0I77AAJkDj
taking something sacred from her as well as having the satisfaction of keeping70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyA2Xs2powe
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“Used goods,” he scoffed, “Well your father assured me that you are a virgin,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CNEFC6ZYj
and you are pure…are you a liar as well?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI4EJNnSH1
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Ivy was immediately offended, “No, not a liar, my private life is no concern of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvItRcCQq5r
my father’s once I reached sixteen. I was hoping that he would not ship me off70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14ps0qhQtH
to some horrendous man like yourself.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuVms4pLpQ
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“Watch your tongue Ivy. You do not know what this man is capable of. His70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp020WUuiZ
wolf is trying to reach me, but I have him blocked.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWEWQctE1Z
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Harold slammed his fist down on the table, which caused Ivy to jump out of her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJMj9vZKzs
skin, leaving a trail of goosebumps down her arms. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA295xAz0Gw
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“You will not speak to me like that, where is your respect?” he spat, “I am70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPN6qPrvt1
done playing childish games you brat, if you are to be my Luna you will70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrK8tBdQ0n
learning to hang off every command I give you and obey.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtuXXwOzCe
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His voice rose slowly and his cheeks blushed red. Ivy knew that she had70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1dHZxhvAn
over-stepped her place, but nothing could stop what she was to say next.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfhHbOEaKx
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“AND if I agree to become your Luna, you will NOT keep me trapped in this cold,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7b7U0s8Ld
forsaken fortress that you call a home and treat me like I am one of your70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTn10uZTm8o
bloody servants. It is YOUR respect and boundaries that are out of line.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YjlPGimRq
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“IVY!”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuT2JDHu2Q
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Ivy didn’t care that Catori was concerned about this man, it was just him and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0e2x6zYPP
her now and she had to stand up for herself otherwise this man was going to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7MbwZAum6
walk all over her for the rest of her life and she couldn’t live like that. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43JrKVErKI
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No quicker than she finished her sentence, Alpha Harold threw his dinner plate70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjR6rdfw81
across the room and launched himself at her from across the table. Ivy did not70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXUfK5rSqK
have time to prepare a defence for herself as he threw her up, off the chair70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K5GiqOy2N
and against the wall with his hand around her throat. Ivy mistook the weary man70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVtIGlBmqo
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Pinned to the wall of the dining hall Ivy could smell his disgusting breath of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLR4lKGPxSG
decay with age, and she had to fight the urge to spit in his face. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkJaI5nt4d
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“You look at me you little bitch,” he spat.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHHTypPDtn
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Harold’s other hand forcefully directing Ivy’s face to his. She looked at him70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJlvX0Cvey
directly in his eyes and noticed that his wolf had taken over. This type of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1tWdh78PV
strength does not come from nowhere and his eyes were as black as they could70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbujFbQQK4a
be. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6mYp600cz
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“Mark my words, in a few days there will be a ceremony, I will gladly mark the70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYHIrzNzVy
fuck out of you, and your little bitch wolf won’t even be able to block me out70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZb8lciQcN
then. You will be mine to do as I please. You will not leave your room until70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0UmhkO5Sr
this day, until the bond is formed so that I can always find you.”
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bright red, and he started to sweat. As he talked, he pushed his hard70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbE04jZDVA
erection into Ivy’s thigh, using the wall behind them as leverage as he started70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7xhtSooNB
to grind against her. Harold saw the horror in her eyes and sneered, “Oh I am70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdLBczFjbg
going to fuck you alright, until you can’t walk, just you wait little pretty.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ysoUBJcKn
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In that moment his eyes flickered to dark brown, meaning Harold must have taken70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXI8dGxmIC
back control. He dropped Ivy to the ground and started to walk off. Ivy fell70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSuOJb0X1l
with a thud and a whimper. She looked up and watched him adjust himself, sit down and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT28QMJqsBx
started to pile another plate of food as if nothing had just happened. Ivy70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzmf0onk8O
started to wonder how his Luna passed, and if he was the one that killed her. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3uR59nxI8
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“JAMES!” he belted. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6j8zp9G5l
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James crashed through the door, looking at the mess, looking towards his Alpha70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQoXtGZcDE
and realising that Ivy was not at the table. James took a moment to locate her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjDR4cSnu8
on the floor and Ivy started to stand, he guided her gently out of the room. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrcXOL18hO
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As they reached the door to leave, Alpha Harold yells, “If you didn’t want me70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JBy49oNL1
to get mad and aroused my pretty, don’t wear a see-through gown to our first70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGpgxXBJqO
meeting!”
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The blood drained from70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NrOcSq84F
Ivy’s face as she realised that she forgot to check herself in the mirror. His70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2htElyZy6t
Beta knew this whole time; hence the smirking and she felt so naked and70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNnOsl1xbF
embarrassed. She pushed past Harold’s Beta, ran for the room that was now her70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpzAlY6UTpb
jail to change, only to hear Harold’s sadistic laugh all the way up the stairs.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHswsku9N1w
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Ivy heard the combat boots after her as she ran to the room, she had no time70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnF8A06lFmn
for him. She made it to the door and slammed it shut behind her. All the maids70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQauuIJGARK
that served dinner, the Beta, HIM had assisted in her embarrassment. Ivy cursed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kLBqrJw9W
them all at their blatant disrespect for their future Luna. She felt the tears70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1FYG8BFgB
well up in her eyes as she stood in front of the wall length mirror to see how70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fuafMAT4e
‘see-through’ it really was. Her eyes were wide in her reflection as to what70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejT7kFs8j3
she saw looking back. Ivy could see the colour of her nipples and the shade of70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Is4t98HJF
her pubic hair. When she twisted her neck to the side, she could see the red70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGhDiaaEH0
marks caused by her choking. There was relief that Catori assisted well with healing. She threw off the gown, still embarrassed at her failed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIBn4Cwrci
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What could I possibly have achieved looking like that? Ivy took a deep70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2YVfPdpQD
breath and dabbed her face, urging herself not to cry to which she felt a70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmdxgFHvf4
softness come over her as Catori tried to comfort her. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKSDXrN2Rh
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“I tried to warn you, his wolf is so strong though Ivy, we are in grave70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrH5g3AVtBm
danger. We must escape.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlK3mnyywDr
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“You just saw what he did, and so fast for an older man, an older wolf. We70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1MmBqSuAz
have to be careful and precise.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSaGypobuB
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“His Beta is still at the door, Ivy.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNd4OGz0Qq
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“Try to reach his wolf and let me know if you can get anything from him.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOioSoIi6D
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Ivy flicked through the wardrobe of clothes that were placed in there for her,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiop9SWtFvS
and frustration consumed her as all of the gowns were of the same material. No70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARj5FXGdxy
matter what she wore to dinner, they would have all been see-through. Snide,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhdHJuItM3
dirty, horny bastard, she thought. Giving up with the wardrobe she headed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokXUfYxDpa
towards the dresser and opened the first draw, empty. The second one, empty. Finally,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JrfdFx2Ig
the third drawer, and the only thing in there was a tattered dress robe.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwsDdtwZiK
Holding it up to the light, it was certainly not see-through but not made for70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRU3AyHnl4M
the coldness of the room. Ivy slipped it over her head and with the day’s70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJw9PbmNmy
events, gave a huge yawn, but her mind was reeling. She plunged into the soft,70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIVAS6f5Yp
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 allowed70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTW1ViR6UQO
herself to succumb to the heaviness of her eyes, she tried to mind-link with70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt95tp2D0fx
the Beta, James. He instantly felt the tug of Ivy trying and she wasn’t70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNfvZcSX3p
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“Yes?” he warned. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp12c3tHJn7
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“Are you still outside my door?” Ivy asked. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5jOgGoQDe
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“Yes, Ivy. This is where I stay, to babysit.” 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvg0b7zriez
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Ivy retreated by the annoyance in his tone. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV39kt76PY
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“I’m sorry that you have to baby-sit,” she replied sarcastically, “But70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBTbBn7wz3
thank you all the same.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7Ux9WzB42
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Ivy knew that the man must have had a sense of humour somewhere in there.70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiAy8ezEg7
Before she gave up trying to a reply, he retorted, “Tell your she-wolf to go to70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyCzAWUDVc
sleep, I need rest and so do you.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHXWmQtYc0
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There was a moments silence and Ivy looked up the ceiling and stared. 70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10dK9O6NLs
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“We can trust this man and his wolf.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNzHqSy0Bn
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“How do you know Cat? Are you going from what he just told you?”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4nbflGF2f
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“His wolf, Arwen, tells me things.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7lR63tZnE
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“Well please share, because I need to work out our next move.”70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0kqvXIvoV
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“Not tonight. Ivy, I am tired, so are you, we need rest, and I will tell you70Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXbtkfnZar
in the morning."
