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in his office, staring at the flames in the fireplace, as they licked their way75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5h96PQPz0p
around the logs of wood that he placed there earlier this morning. He yawned75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcPc91rIT0
and pinched the bridge of his nose, fighting off the feelings of tiredness.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3tmEaf5GL
Rowan had experienced nightmare after nightmare since he became Alpha and now75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTaYC8k51N
seemed to be running on empty. Olcan seemed to the feel the same as he had made75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvR67yanAKt
himself pleasantly scarce for now. Rowan knew that Alex was at the door before75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyhcGBo6Pq
he even knocked.
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“Come in,” Rowan said. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfZnaww6OR
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Alex opened the door and crept in the through the small gap.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbstmgfczU
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“Sorry Rowan, I didn’t want to wake anyone in the guest rooms, the kids last75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVhxffGGFl
night were driving me mental. Echoed through the whole pack house,” he said,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aYugrjSRc
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“Yes, I feel you there,” Rowan replied, smirking. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8Laferqiq
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“Have you spoken to Alan, Rowan?75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiQoI9GNqU
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“No, not yet, but I will. I told him I needed to talk to him this morning.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyaf9iq7ET
Especially if we need to make long term plans to house the lot of them.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYJ90S6AQC
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“Have you thought about where the pack is going to stay? We can’t keep them75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXyj0jWpa0
cooped up in here for too much longer.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTCB071JyZ
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Rowan continued to think for a moment. The question ran through his mind all of75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuBWK1SpWD
the time. All he had been doing is thinking lately. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSy4I5I4rwb
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“The ones who pledge to me, and join us will have homes built, the others will75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaHnmQiY6L
be sent on their way,” he replied. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7g2TKAnkHf
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“So, you’re actually going to let them stay? What about Alpha Alan? I am sure75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVR0n5PwLc
he will not denounce himself,” Alex questioned. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc9CqNDMXG
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“He will,” Rowan replied with assertiveness.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQOaaYtz3n
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Alex stared at Rowan like he was offended that Rowan hadn’t let him in on the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrlb9g4hyR
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“Alex, Alpha Alan wants something from us, and when someone wants something,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7re8zmXX4Z
they have to give something in return. For me, I want his title and his pack.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPmyLamglX
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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. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZSWSDl9Oj
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Knock, knock, knock.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Uf7SaH5OO
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“Yes?” said Alex.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri4LxE7FTS
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“Ah, may I please come in and talk, Alpha Rowan and Beta?” asked Alan.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimBWg6jseK
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“Come in Alan,” Rowan allowed. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7JLe9Rn878
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Rowan remained seated behind the desk, and he ushered Alan to sit down in75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzwkp2IfTp
front, on the other side and Alex took the seat next to him.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGuvsQf5bO
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“What did you need to discuss today, Rowan?” Alan was the first to speak,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZgqU8PvNx
nervously. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92PjJYUowN
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Rowan knew that the man was nervous as sweat droplets started to form across75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuE8Pqo6K6
his forehead. He was certain that Alan was hiding something from him, and the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wWjFEMmah
thought irked him. Rowan knew that he might have to make a deal with the devil75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobp8aWou5Q
and needed to trust his gut instinct. He knew that he needed to make a proposal75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOWpAJglws
to good to be true, so that he could squeeze every piece of information out of75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N7KNiK8GV
him whilst he was in the room. Alex and Rowan were burning to know more about75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI572NOOLJN
last night and what the hell was going on with his daughter that Alan was so75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKudGxzDaC
vague about. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rpmZZLGcK
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“I need to discuss with you your pack, staying here. Surely you have plans to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5V3AFDDSsa
move on with your pack?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFM904w4Ww
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“I was at a weak point last night Alpha, one I am sure you can understand. As75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvsks6Z8aA
Alpha, I hate seeing my pack the way they are, so unkempt, hungry, and beaten.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbJp4Mk5YT
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Rowan needed to cut to the chase.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AKLh3iv44
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“Last night you asked me to save your daughter? Last night you said that your75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnfGJMOVJw
daughter was with Alpha Harold, and you were feeling pretty guilty about your75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQCJlGS9s8
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. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFbJs1Y7H3
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“I said that I had my suspicions,” he cautioned. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81T5Q7L9tU
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“Look your pack is welcome to stay here and hell, I’ll even throw in housing,”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQH6sGyMkk
Rowan stated. Alan’s face brightened slightly. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzLJ6TyVIu
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“Alan there is only room for one Alpha, and that is me. Denounce your title.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTCkZU0sPD
Those who wish to stay with pledge their alliance to the Black Alder Pack, and75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBobLVTjCp9
we can move on from this conversation.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoBiAtvYa5
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Rowan pretended to think for a moment. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqcIAIy12a
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“I want information Alan. What happened last night?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLHK8HvyM3
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The older man sighed, and his facial expressions changed to the beaten man that75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvNaXhJ7kA
Rowan had witnessed last night.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccLHOMCkop
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“My daughter’s name is Ivy.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8reI7TO0N
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“She does not know the power she holds. She does not know what she is. Last75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseVGb2x7ba
night was not the first, nor will it be the last. IF she is with Alpha Harold,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNwW3inZ6j
then he is the one in danger.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXMEW8iaIP
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Rowan tried to hide his confusion and instead he slowly stood from the chair75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10Re4XY3Y5
and moved around the desk next to Alan, so that he stood over him. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDugLa4dlcQ
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“Why would you sell your daughter for a cheap deal, if you were putting him in75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiE3Yax9V7
danger?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡORUZrY0iUI
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Alan’s smile grew wicked, as it spread across his face. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLCZUPxSL1
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“Because Alpha Rowan, that is how you get rid of your enemies. You unleash your75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYD2HzKxuw
biggest weapon,” Alan snarled. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKH4WV5jwd
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“Your territory, how much of it has gone?” Rowan asked, changing the subject. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HscXSMXuI
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Alan’s body visibly relaxed with the change of subject. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0hiD6kXI5
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“All of it. I have no doubt that it was Harold. I know that he took Ivy into75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWcogOGAOO
his territory and then Rogues came to mine and lit the whole place on fire, it75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZinV5RrUYQ
was horrific. Some died but most of us ended up here.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceVCvNhgl0
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“So why were you so concerned for your daughter last night and not now?” Rowan75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs45BIuTx5w
pressed. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0q1AixKR1U
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“Have you seen Harold’s fortress since Luna Katherine died?” Alan asked, but75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhBw5C3RWe
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“There are no windows, it is solid concrete, it’s a fortress of death. He went75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA08PnVeSzX
mad when Katherine was sick. No one gets in and no one gets out without him75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbA0wKiiDzT
knowing,” Alan explained. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6jm5KxhES
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“I don’t see your point.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAZQqPHjqC
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“If there are no windows, she can’t shift on her eighteenth birthday, because75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9Zr9zc1jW
there is no moon, and he would have locked her in there. Which means Alpha, she75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gT6A1UZjE
is outside. The electrical storm that you witnessed last night is not even half75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWplVQfZtr
of it. It’s the sign of her first shift…if I know my daughter, she’s escaped.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDplKerNFXq
Let’s just hope that she killed Harold on the way out, because believe me, he75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CbZVVkDW6
will come looking for her.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHgt7psItQ
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Rowan took his eyes off Alan and turned his attention to Alex. He stared back75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwWs97O0H6
at Rowan with his eyes wide, shaking his head slowly from side to side, as if75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBND4HHtc6F
to say, ‘no don’t do it.’ Alex instantly mind-linked Rowan. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuF2scN1xJG
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“This is not worth the hassle Rowan, don’t agree to this. This guy is75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3EZQKisfH
crazy.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHy1XWKLh6T
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“Challenge accepted,” Rowan sent back, and a groan escaped Alex’s lips. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpAc1QUWzA
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“Alan, your pack will pledge to me and my pack. They will adhere to my rules,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlkC3qOmVb
regulations, and training. You will denounce yourself as Alpha and I am sure I75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXe35FjmQ6
can find a fit for you here, with some sort of ranking. Our new members will75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HU9uikzHu
get housing, training for battle and education. The children will go to school75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcaZvXPcCW
and any healers that you have will reside in the Guardians Temple. Only then75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwzVCGSdpY
will I find your daughter.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OPglH37xq
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Alan’s gaze flicked between Alex and Rowan, pretending to think about the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHk8ozxedKG
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“Deal,” he agreed. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yXtp1plec
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“Great,” Rowan threw his hands in the air, “Please go and notify your people75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92PfhR8aPg
and we will make the other necessary arrangements. Those that don’t wish to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUF5fflV7dv
pledge will be required to leave.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0mltKATuV
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Alan excused himself from the chair and held is stature tall. He took a small75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k0RmOWxk2
bow and bared his neck before he turned to leave the office. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMIWHNL614
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“One more thing, Alan.” He turned and faced Rowan, raising his eyebrows. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPe04KPZC7
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“Don’t fuck me over, because I will fucking kill you.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunliOSYR2f
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Alan nodded his head and took off down the hallway to his sleeping pack. Alex75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaYgP9buQJ
closed the door behind him. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDjBshssQR
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“Are you fucking nuts Rowan?” 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbZ3QbHScC
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Rowan thought that a part of him was, indeed, nuts but he was also aware of how75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0quhfZfhXs
eager he was to meet this Ivy. A part of him made the arrangement because when75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRZ3IjxFCd
he found her, she would be held in the house. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡue19xh7QcV
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“Do not speak to your Alpha like that Alex, yes, I fucking know what I’m doing,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dH6zYNjV7
but you are my Beta, act like it!” Rowan spat harshly. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFjOovNzKO
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Alex’s face recoiled from the tone of his voice and raised his hands to show that he surrendered.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr59gXQ2SH
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“We will find Alan’s daughter and cage her. I want you to send the best75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU236YLKA9x
Warriors, a couple of Scouts and maybe a Hunter or two… you can go as well.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8GmSz201n
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Alex started to protest but stopped himself short. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvFAoeh96S
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“Yes Alpha,” Alex replied, and started to make his leave. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIBOGGGiRSh
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“Alex,” Rowan added. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcm1TyzU73
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“No one harms her, or I will have their head. She will more than likely be closer75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVbs46d6FG
than you think.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RHpt4naX6
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The confusion set over Alex’s face.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFTEceN82x
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“How do you know that sir? For all we know, we could end up in a human75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fFQ8ANhmI
village.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KnERBuUbG
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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 required75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5SrfpdSgM
for the task. Rowan ran his hands through his hair and let out a huge sigh. He75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaBMnssieT
kept hoping that he made the right decision to keep Alan around. He hoped that75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM67WLcw2CL
if he and his pack pledged to Rowan that he wouldn’t have to worry about Alan75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NitHwaM2e
crossing him. Rowan also thought that he put too much faith in the traditions75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsfwlwMJ1F
of pledging and pack bonds because it might come easy to someone like Alan to75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuQVJROUWG
double cross their Alpha. Rowan yawned and stood to stretch, he thought maybe75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3ePePgITQ
his father could make some sense of this.
The Elder House was beautiful in size and always75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioUKPL28nX
amazed Rowan that his Ancestors had built the place. The walls were thick, mud75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qT4DMLMxm
brick and over time the greenery and vines had grown over the walls which made75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kLs9ibfIK
them look like veins. It was as if they kept the house alive. As soon as Rowan75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0xmVLouVu
walked through the tree-lined driveway, he felt a calm feeling wash over him,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2ZLaSo90F
like he was at peace with his decision. The attendants to the house live with75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41lu3PIC3x
the Elders and they always looked like mice as they scurried here and there,75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcbCeWlY9e
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!”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vjIf7XO72
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Rowan heard his father before he saw him. Obviously, Adrian had not lost is75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33lG7wMLgL
touch, and instead of beating Father in a battle, he was now beating him at75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPYNs5RpNP
chess or cards. As Rowan approached the house, he looked around briefly and75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ILs4QzCAB
spotted them seated under the old oak tree. He made his way over casually. Rowan’s75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRQO3lCZWs
father saw him and ushered him over, waving his hands vigorously. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPfbhr7P3p
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“There’s m’boy!” he announced. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScefNDDbqQ
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“Please take a seat and join us, Adrian is kicking my ass.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAKcL6fOpV
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Rowan looked down at the table and saw they were playing chess.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuNh2AhTio
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“No thanks,” Rowan replied. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4sJmFQtqN
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His Father noticed the change in his voice and pressed further.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1NsdON03F
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“What eats at you? Can’t handle being Alpha? Omegas tell me that you are quite75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXiOcMncmt
good, but they haven’t seen Olcan running around lately.”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQe0OS3zXl
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Rowan felt proud, knowing that his pack thought he could handle himself and75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdudCRd8gt
proceeded to tell his father about the week. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WmxdbjCPH
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“Olcan is hiding at the moment, he knows I’m pissed, and I haven’t as so much75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETPGJvRtKT
heard a whimper from him in the past few days, but sometimes his advice is75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADgKge2aHX
warranted.” 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlOdnXUPv4
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“You can’t be an Alpha and be missing your wolf Rowan,” his father said as he75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20y6FXlP3C
shook his head.
Rowan managed to reply with a grunt. He couldn’t let75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡromntkS85Z
Olcan take control again, not like that. He is too unpredictable. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRG7wqiS83
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“Stop overthinking things Rowan, you have great instincts, and you use your75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9ILWg21Kg
head. Alan is a puppy dog and would bend over backwards to be set up for the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4IG33fTRK
rest of his dismal life. He is getting older; he needs to step down. I wouldn’t75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf1FIobpK0
be so worried about him.” 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkofzDJ7cin
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“Did you see the storm last night?”
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and they both nodded casually. Rowan pretended that he didn’t see the odd75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXgsUGNenl
interaction and continued to ask questions.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FW6AwWyqN
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“What does it mean? Should I be concerned for the pack’s safety?”75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEzzqhofdK
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His father swatted his hand in Rowan’s direction, and dismissed his worry.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0uG17eDm0
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“Pfft boy, it’s an old fairy-tale that was told to us young ones. Right here in75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ce2SUKB5x
this very house if I might add. Scared us though. Something to do with75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1nQyS9VVL
prophecies and that rabble. Don’t bother your head about it.” The ex-Alpha75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNcuHHcfVA
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 be75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuKrn2xMnZ
there that has the story in it. Perhaps you can give it a read and then bring75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ692696xp95
it here. I think I earnt the right to scare the young ones with the same75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1cJymsp3h
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 also75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yiFhBAGRf
looked more vibrant and fresh. Rowan stood from his seat and kissed his75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQ2NgakcA4
father on the forehead. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigPPO5vhbr
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“I’ll be seeing you, and I will find that book and bring it to you when I’m75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ESaxxDzUO
done.” 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9cZUhVpBy
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I must find that book thought Rowan. He also hoped that the story was75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljO76euxIN
not too embellished and gave more facts about what Rowan could potentially be75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSfEfLlcxn
dealing with. He doubted that he was to get more information from Alan, but the75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuo1qBsFbLU
idea of seeing Ivy made him nervous. Alex contacted Rowan through a mind-link75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRZJ0Zckql
to inform him of who he was taking and that they were leaving soon. Rowan replied75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8wAwlvDGF
to Alex, informing him that he was returning from the Elder House and Alex sent75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdWvfdiunR
his intrigue back through. Rowan reassured him that he would tell him75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3HFTKkfb9
everything when he returned. Alex had his strengths but sometimes he is also75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjgpxunpiR
too excitable about the smallest things. He had a habit of reading too much75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2PM0yA6WS
into interactions or events which drove Rowan crazy. Rowan reminded Alex that75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAer84QP5x
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 and75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUrPeQB0jk
something in his peripheral vision startled him. Someone was sitting on top of75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nJ6hudPFd
the log pile, watching the road. He couldn’t tell who it was from the glare of75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1W43lDNUbT
the sun, but he assumed that it was someone from Alan’s pack that he hadn’t met75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGcN9yEFgj
yet. He mind-linked the Omegas who oversaw housekeeping and preparations for75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjypTERKlYs
tonight’s feast and checked in with their progress. Rowan also checked in on75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypsRTci6CN
how the delegated building crew were travelling with building the new houses.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQCU33LySX
It was truly amazing what their wolves could create in twenty-four hours. They75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FCuytY5Ne
reported back that kitchen was great, the beds were cleaned, and houses almost75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡops1kSL82O
finished. Feeling pleased, Rowan retreated to his quarters, and grew impatient75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJG9n9E31n
whilst waiting to hear from Alex. It had barely been an hour, but he was so75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzHdJVDAUk
confident that she would be close, and he had no idea why. Rowan tried to get75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfqje6BK4m
in contact with Alex, but there was nothing but static in return. 75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzitr3H5vav
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Olcan emerged and growled.75Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jywc9lhp0
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“Must find her soon.”
