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Rowan found himself sitting on the edge of the desk,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hPt4f1mz0
in his office, staring at the flames in the fireplace, as they licked their way72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA3rYmCA3i
around the logs of wood that he placed there earlier this morning. He yawned72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAx5VqJTrI
and pinched the bridge of his nose, fighting off the feelings of tiredness.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjZd6ReTas
Rowan had experienced nightmare after nightmare since he became Alpha and now72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDa3VgPatS
seemed to be running on empty. Olcan seemed to the feel the same as he had made72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnckvPZv5qS
himself pleasantly scarce for now. Rowan knew that Alex was at the door before72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jyBXOdcd6
he even knocked.
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“Come in,” Rowan said. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhfn18dL1E
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Alex opened the door and crept in the through the small gap.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTZJZYHZcf
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“Sorry Rowan, I didn’t want to wake anyone in the guest rooms, the kids last72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYLomoVs6D
night were driving me mental. Echoed through the whole pack house,” he said,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0mnDxgWzi
yawning. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsQ2qWZb1v
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“Yes, I feel you there,” Rowan replied, smirking. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYymma6WQe
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“Have you spoken to Alan, Rowan?72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ENoWrwPxO
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“No, not yet, but I will. I told him I needed to talk to him this morning.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24D9x6jlZV
Especially if we need to make long term plans to house the lot of them.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8EaEumkrh
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“Have you thought about where the pack is going to stay? We can’t keep them72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFL2yk4zlzt
cooped up in here for too much longer.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46uIBhEwnJ
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Rowan continued to think for a moment. The question ran through his mind all of72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOjXNdHaVi
the time. All he had been doing is thinking lately. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUnKOtMA1f
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“The ones who pledge to me, and join us will have homes built, the others will72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn4SlvJtCl
be sent on their way,” he replied. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAXgNtyejCH
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“So, you’re actually going to let them stay? What about Alpha Alan? I am sure72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKFe1yrTPM
he will not denounce himself,” Alex questioned. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57iLfIgBnB
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“He will,” Rowan replied with assertiveness.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCRthOFOkI
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Alex stared at Rowan like he was offended that Rowan hadn’t let him in on the72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLysMGgRH2y
concoction of a plan. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGVFioD16H
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“Alex, Alpha Alan wants something from us, and when someone wants something,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa8lvohWL8
they have to give something in return. For me, I want his title and his pack.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsMNygYiA2
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“I think he is coming now,” said Alex, as he tilted his head toward the door.
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the chair, sitting upright so that he looked half awake. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dgkQa8slV
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Knock, knock, knock.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJwHNwBYOD
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“Yes?” said Alex.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhBe8qD8yj
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“Ah, may I please come in and talk, Alpha Rowan and Beta?” asked Alan.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVS6Hy4nQpn
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“Come in Alan,” Rowan allowed. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0tuHXjLU1
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Rowan remained seated behind the desk, and he ushered Alan to sit down in72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdzSBY85pH
front, on the other side and Alex took the seat next to him.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6zXKI98eX
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“What did you need to discuss today, Rowan?” Alan was the first to speak,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd24w8hriVU
nervously. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTL3yvYZjt
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Rowan knew that the man was nervous as sweat droplets started to form across72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqQPpFx5r6
his forehead. He was certain that Alan was hiding something from him, and the72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu31zH3IeQ
thought irked him. Rowan knew that he might have to make a deal with the devil72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycABd2ivqJ
and needed to trust his gut instinct. He knew that he needed to make a proposal72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjL3m7Wiks
to good to be true, so that he could squeeze every piece of information out of72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYvf9x8exx
him whilst he was in the room. Alex and Rowan were burning to know more about72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qq0mFb29e
last night and what the hell was going on with his daughter that Alan was so72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTddEyFvIue
vague about. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTb6wjXM4eH
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“I need to discuss with you your pack, staying here. Surely you have plans to72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjezWIDfFf
move on with your pack?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx64cpk2dVA
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“I was at a weak point last night Alpha, one I am sure you can understand. As72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfqU5eoNs1
Alpha, I hate seeing my pack the way they are, so unkempt, hungry, and beaten.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVZnZe6pXJ
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Rowan needed to cut to the chase.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosJGlLYh2J
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“Last night you asked me to save your daughter? Last night you said that your72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jYzZ3Ohlp
daughter was with Alpha Harold, and you were feeling pretty guilty about your72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKdWJJf7We
proposal,” he pressed. Rowan heard Alan’s heartrate increase slightly. The room was silent, and Rowan could tell that Alan tried to come up with some excuse. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mEpDjb2hb
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“I said that I had my suspicions,” he cautioned. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpMIiz90o8
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“Look your pack is welcome to stay here and hell, I’ll even throw in housing,”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOMan7W4yR
Rowan stated. Alan’s face brightened slightly. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzovwgEFpTf
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“Alan there is only room for one Alpha, and that is me. Denounce your title.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD4qTrtuJ3
Those who wish to stay with pledge their alliance to the Black Alder Pack, and72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQj4KIyxDj3
we can move on from this conversation.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGTTaBS3ZR
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Rowan pretended to think for a moment. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsma1mqBOY
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“I want information Alan. What happened last night?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukBuGcXHv2
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The older man sighed, and his facial expressions changed to the beaten man that72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxHcgOdkTV
Rowan had witnessed last night.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqK9Ub6EKQ
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“My daughter’s name is Ivy.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ugiSseTUq
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Rowan’s cock twitched at her name. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bikXGRkxh
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“She does not know the power she holds. She does not know what she is. Last72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuilVXGalM
night was not the first, nor will it be the last. IF she is with Alpha Harold,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BY81ebK3o
then he is the one in danger.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WIp7IeF3w
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Rowan tried to hide his confusion and instead he slowly stood from the chair72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfJqrAF0gX
and moved around the desk next to Alan, so that he stood over him. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX9W5x9Zih
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“Why would you sell your daughter for a cheap deal, if you were putting him in72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNXxSEwZNa
danger?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WGtj6rYg6
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Alan’s smile grew wicked, as it spread across his face. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MNlExftfG
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“Because Alpha Rowan, that is how you get rid of your enemies. You unleash your72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPc9B851Csg
biggest weapon,” Alan snarled. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDBXuVrNIx
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“Your territory, how much of it has gone?” Rowan asked, changing the subject. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBVK88x9BI
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Alan’s body visibly relaxed with the change of subject. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqgcFcBAqr
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“All of it. I have no doubt that it was Harold. I know that he took Ivy into72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9xHSFk0Hx
his territory and then Rogues came to mine and lit the whole place on fire, it72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ30e314RC8h
was horrific. Some died but most of us ended up here.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JgBCLRVTL
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“So why were you so concerned for your daughter last night and not now?” Rowan72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bCSHwDkQV
pressed. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSYHmTz98A
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“Have you seen Harold’s fortress since Luna Katherine died?” Alan asked, but72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSzzWTl3Ey
Rowan shook his head. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnNUJeax4i
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“There are no windows, it is solid concrete, it’s a fortress of death. He went72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MMCuTpaZc
mad when Katherine was sick. No one gets in and no one gets out without him72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAaa5wUnsO
knowing,” Alan explained. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcU868vkIyW
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“I don’t see your point.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAXGy0hAv3
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“If there are no windows, she can’t shift on her eighteenth birthday, because72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PpJt4BGXO
there is no moon, and he would have locked her in there. Which means Alpha, she72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdoGQpuuqk
is outside. The electrical storm that you witnessed last night is not even half72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3AKNdw9gt
of it. It’s the sign of her first shift…if I know my daughter, she’s escaped.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1kAa4H8Kd
Let’s just hope that she killed Harold on the way out, because believe me, he72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHjAscDF4g
will come looking for her.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMw4rz64ud
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Rowan took his eyes off Alan and turned his attention to Alex. He stared back72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0lA6Mdzc9
at Rowan with his eyes wide, shaking his head slowly from side to side, as if72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC0jEiMVV7
to say, ‘no don’t do it.’ Alex instantly mind-linked Rowan. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkKL12NemN
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“This is not worth the hassle Rowan, don’t agree to this. This guy is72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp4tZqY6qB
crazy.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fnd0S9Keb
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“Challenge accepted,” Rowan sent back, and a groan escaped Alex’s lips. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEipNGh5u5
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“Alan, your pack will pledge to me and my pack. They will adhere to my rules,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZKqH9eeix
regulations, and training. You will denounce yourself as Alpha and I am sure I72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVml6IKTy7
can find a fit for you here, with some sort of ranking. Our new members will72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsL6eDksDZA
get housing, training for battle and education. The children will go to school72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ng5FjLFSy
and any healers that you have will reside in the Guardians Temple. Only then72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2VdPSRJW1t
will I find your daughter.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5jqFeJSnr
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Alan’s gaze flicked between Alex and Rowan, pretending to think about the72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUJ2yxxTME
offer. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFQa8JbrM4
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“Deal,” he agreed. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6k1WVpL3Z
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“Great,” Rowan threw his hands in the air, “Please go and notify your people72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsTGOwgehb
and we will make the other necessary arrangements. Those that don’t wish to72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeykb55Gbom
pledge will be required to leave.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsij3ovU2H6
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Alan excused himself from the chair and held is stature tall. He took a small72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRRMFeZsvw
bow and bared his neck before he turned to leave the office. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7InfaP15e
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“One more thing, Alan.” He turned and faced Rowan, raising his eyebrows. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1i1z3LmXQH
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“Don’t fuck me over, because I will fucking kill you.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AU1TMX4KT
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Alan nodded his head and took off down the hallway to his sleeping pack. Alex72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IUxAEPU6K
closed the door behind him. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeKkrfOeLG
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“Are you fucking nuts Rowan?” 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiPHQWVtE8
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Rowan thought that a part of him was, indeed, nuts but he was also aware of how72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8We7rSf9wf
eager he was to meet this Ivy. A part of him made the arrangement because when72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOyuRxC9Ef
he found her, she would be held in the house. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJM8LIyXCS
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“Do not speak to your Alpha like that Alex, yes, I fucking know what I’m doing,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQfDZu8y2k
but you are my Beta, act like it!” Rowan spat harshly. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAd4JUDhPKu
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Alex’s face recoiled from the tone of his voice and raised his hands to show that he surrendered.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDNfXxdte3
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“We will find Alan’s daughter and cage her. I want you to send the best72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNP9SG5MVWR
Warriors, a couple of Scouts and maybe a Hunter or two… you can go as well.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BmnqGMH7L
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Alex started to protest but stopped himself short. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZxgMyDgZB
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“Yes Alpha,” Alex replied, and started to make his leave. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡif6jxzOtAj
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“Alex,” Rowan added. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkm94Kj1o3
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“Yes?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Nbe067tSC
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“No one harms her, or I will have their head. She will more than likely be closer72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKQGXINXRW
than you think.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgN224Ulgfq
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The confusion set over Alex’s face.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49R8365sHw
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“How do you know that sir? For all we know, we could end up in a human72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWSVCZTbFc
village.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfbMQf2kVY
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“If Olcan is right, she will come straight to me without even realising why.”
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sit at the desk again. Alex left the room hastily to gather the men required72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTamS8ugrT
for the task. Rowan ran his hands through his hair and let out a huge sigh. He72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJKG0lu7wR
kept hoping that he made the right decision to keep Alan around. He hoped that72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk113hoYB8X
if he and his pack pledged to Rowan that he wouldn’t have to worry about Alan72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QYNgvoLfH
crossing him. Rowan also thought that he put too much faith in the traditions72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwmK7csVoQ
of pledging and pack bonds because it might come easy to someone like Alan to72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUraCd2TSCj
double cross their Alpha. Rowan yawned and stood to stretch, he thought maybe72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMRltU7psu
his father could make some sense of this.
The Elder House was beautiful in size and always72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCv5mrbo7y
amazed Rowan that his Ancestors had built the place. The walls were thick, mud72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fR599BdIc
brick and over time the greenery and vines had grown over the walls which made72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpBArw85Em
them look like veins. It was as if they kept the house alive. As soon as Rowan72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGneesiFHOj
walked through the tree-lined driveway, he felt a calm feeling wash over him,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARudZGFE6f
like he was at peace with his decision. The attendants to the house live with72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3W6A3x7jc
the Elders and they always looked like mice as they scurried here and there,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfuPEHGEOM5
attending to the bossy, old ex-Alpha’s, and Beta’s.
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“Argh come on Adrian, let an old man win for a change!”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYG7jjgRowv
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Rowan heard his father before he saw him. Obviously, Adrian had not lost is72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKnCpFTREK
touch, and instead of beating Father in a battle, he was now beating him at72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqi4YobbCU
chess or cards. As Rowan approached the house, he looked around briefly and72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdQbnpI0YD
spotted them seated under the old oak tree. He made his way over casually. Rowan’s72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LJ7c0EwJJ
father saw him and ushered him over, waving his hands vigorously. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jcPYrFHIJ
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“There’s m’boy!” he announced. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhV2OR3wkx8
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“Please take a seat and join us, Adrian is kicking my ass.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj615iY2aao
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Rowan looked down at the table and saw they were playing chess.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Z36feIKHJ
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“No thanks,” Rowan replied. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIf0fbau3j
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His Father noticed the change in his voice and pressed further.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXnUD5VPkQ
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“What eats at you? Can’t handle being Alpha? Omegas tell me that you are quite72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEH3g9RvXN
good, but they haven’t seen Olcan running around lately.”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVverMYbKvI
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Rowan felt proud, knowing that his pack thought he could handle himself and72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MP9ftuix2
proceeded to tell his father about the week. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk4ZoEVD5x
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“Olcan is hiding at the moment, he knows I’m pissed, and I haven’t as so much72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuboQp30LZL
heard a whimper from him in the past few days, but sometimes his advice is72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6qJUQuGFtU
warranted.” 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LfApQuRQ6
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“You can’t be an Alpha and be missing your wolf Rowan,” his father said as he72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59KRXD2hrt
shook his head.
Rowan managed to reply with a grunt. He couldn’t let72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr12e2L2Gt
Olcan take control again, not like that. He is too unpredictable. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLr2dKXav7
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“Stop overthinking things Rowan, you have great instincts, and you use your72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21epbKpnuI
head. Alan is a puppy dog and would bend over backwards to be set up for the72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZnjsibgoe
rest of his dismal life. He is getting older; he needs to step down. I wouldn’t72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5gBxbQAMQ
be so worried about him.” 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0uEn5I5gA
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“Did you see the storm last night?”
Rowan’s father flicked a brief look to his Beta Adrian72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboV0hbh64a
and they both nodded casually. Rowan pretended that he didn’t see the odd72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11YvjwjcFi
interaction and continued to ask questions.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrYUPqYuC5
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“What does it mean? Should I be concerned for the pack’s safety?”72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ew1QwDU5M
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His father swatted his hand in Rowan’s direction, and dismissed his worry.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlV32JJPUvj
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“Pfft boy, it’s an old fairy-tale that was told to us young ones. Right here in72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO96k9VwW6w
this very house if I might add. Scared us though. Something to do with72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAnDjXXAmB
prophecies and that rabble. Don’t bother your head about it.” The ex-Alpha72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5wSNhgYYo
pondered a thought for a moment before he spoke again.
“Come to think of it, in the office of the pack house, the book might still be72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqksVasai1s
there that has the story in it. Perhaps you can give it a read and then bring72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6QNwEKjMI
it here. I think I earnt the right to scare the young ones with the same72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPyykzEgPr
story.”
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Adrian and Calvin laughed at the idea. Rowan’s father looked much more relaxed in the Elder House. There was no stress from pack leadership, but he also72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyge2GCYov
looked more vibrant and fresh. Rowan stood from his seat and kissed his72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRVYHm5Wen
father on the forehead. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡag4GV0052D
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“I’ll be seeing you, and I will find that book and bring it to you when I’m72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfn0JbXtZZ
done.” 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWtD2LmBzR
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I must find that book thought Rowan. He also hoped that the story was72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbJRCZanhB
not too embellished and gave more facts about what Rowan could potentially be72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPS8hjMuLl
dealing with. He doubted that he was to get more information from Alan, but the72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtZSDXhfLm
idea of seeing Ivy made him nervous. Alex contacted Rowan through a mind-link72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NpJBrKGQs
to inform him of who he was taking and that they were leaving soon. Rowan replied72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOPhXBxIcw
to Alex, informing him that he was returning from the Elder House and Alex sent72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyeTxelrto
his intrigue back through. Rowan reassured him that he would tell him72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE9cCE0AwI
everything when he returned. Alex had his strengths but sometimes he is also72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORubolllwB
too excitable about the smallest things. He had a habit of reading too much72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCRUFKje7i
into interactions or events which drove Rowan crazy. Rowan reminded Alex that72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFozVw91NON
no harm is to come of the girl, and he quickly cut the link.
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Rowan approached the doors of the pack house and72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqdLmV1wPx
something in his peripheral vision startled him. Someone was sitting on top of72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyObMfSQM9
the log pile, watching the road. He couldn’t tell who it was from the glare of72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6iQ4oyuGU
the sun, but he assumed that it was someone from Alan’s pack that he hadn’t met72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDtfjFu7hF
yet. He mind-linked the Omegas who oversaw housekeeping and preparations for72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1m0OhfZrjf
tonight’s feast and checked in with their progress. Rowan also checked in on72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkZvIIY0yD
how the delegated building crew were travelling with building the new houses.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Iza3BizWA
It was truly amazing what their wolves could create in twenty-four hours. They72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K5AdXpoqJ
reported back that kitchen was great, the beds were cleaned, and houses almost72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCaPMdTvmy
finished. Feeling pleased, Rowan retreated to his quarters, and grew impatient72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2YqG9g7lh
whilst waiting to hear from Alex. It had barely been an hour, but he was so72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEk3AmYEQZ
confident that she would be close, and he had no idea why. Rowan tried to get72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCiaVEk7Xq
in contact with Alex, but there was nothing but static in return. 72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32odKFuVkN
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Olcan emerged and growled.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyDd15Pa9L
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“Must find her soon.”
