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made it to the door.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dcVdoVGzm
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“SHE BETTER BE AWAKE!” said her dad in his booming voice.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNE5ACbP7h
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He opened the door without knocking and Ivy began to sit up in bed. She was so77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3nIB7m1UX
mad that he forgot she is a female, almost of age and didn’t knock. He77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ527QGIFbAO
barrelled through the door and didn’t realise that Ivy’s handmaiden stood right77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4lRecXyE2
there, and he missed her by millimetres.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6S9fxbjxUg
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“Do I have some great news for you, my love!”“Well it better be great news77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9aJiN7ki7
because you woke me up when I have two more hours of sleep before school,” she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKkCBNmtee
groaned.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a5hsZAXJc
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Ivy watched her dad whilst he bounced all over the place.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeumlTNX0et
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“You are eighteen in a week!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PtLizAKRa
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“Yes, I know this dad, cut to the chase,” Ivy said as she rolled her eyes.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT3oRFchOG
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Ivy knew exactly where the conversation was going if they were discussing her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4b0cMXzIp
birthday, it meant that her dad was more interested in a potential new suitor77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGnqvxdfDz
that would come and see if they were her mate.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jLiZdXyoe
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Catori was Ivy’s wolf and had been absent for the conversation with her dad. He77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmW1YP4qLr
was always trying to work his way into palming Ivy off for a truce bargain.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6v6A1ZLeQ
Trying to convince the alone male to take her as his ‘Chosen Mate’. Ivy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qC3dcTBCF
constantly pleaded with him to let her find her own mate, in her own time but77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAs6gBJP1e1
he never listened. Ivy let him continue with his fantasy plan.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKXvyCOTJ5
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“Ivy, Alpha Harold has sent word that Luna Katherine is not with us anymore.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBwfDQ9WNl
The excitement poured out of his skin as he spoke.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiyFcGaKPV
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“This means that you can be his Chosen Mate and there is no risk of him77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFj2waSMXIM
actually finding his Mate! It’s so genius! He has the biggest army, strongest77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXYEW8ZDWg
warriors and mixed with our intelligence, we can surely take every territory from77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaLSmI3gEf
the North!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuHuJFGpf8
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Ivy sat in disbelief that her dad would even think such a thing. He was willing77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF17JuRIqlr
to trade off his only daughter to an old, stinking Alpha for STRENGTH!77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rztFm2vPm
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“Is your father bloody serious Ivy?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSob2mDBAL
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“Oh, hello Catori, listen to this shit,” Ivy scoffed.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4O5wRvaMx
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“Hey! We are both coming to your eighteenth with changes.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXH2wCTvS6Y
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Catori sounded so tired, and the weight of her mood was dragging Ivy down.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXA7cbQ9LW0
Ivy’s dad has kept her locked in the room all weekend for ‘suitors’ to inspect77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6zqNKAjMq
her and to see if they could come to some sort of agreement. Ivy returned her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwMCq6iUa7y
attention to her father’s ramblings.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4yaCotzlx
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“We shall leave on the eve of your birthday, so that we can be there by your77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVlkFiJRo9
actual birthday, so then he can mark you.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ89juIijo3
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Catori began to stir and felt uneasy about what he was saying, even this idea77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAc616gkG4
was too crazy for Ivy to listen to, but who was she to defy the Alpha of her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWaKTUGENPG
territory, even if he is her dad? He muttered a few more plans to himself,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNlEbjvqgO
preparations for the trip and briskly walked out of the room without mentioning77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdasjai0bL
a goodbye.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLOOf2w9R6
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“What the fuck do we do Catori?” Ivy groaned.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRJW82Wja3
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“I can kill him…” she growled softly, which made Ivy laugh.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze9qMAunFt
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The only funny thing about the situation is that Ivy knew that Catori could77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlteUweiaXr
kill him. They both train at night in secret sometimes with some of the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFHrARij3U
Warriors. Ivy’s dad’s Chief Sentinel often took the time out after his shift to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGR4tKB12J
give them some pointers and brush up on skills. Her dad has always managed to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4O6aVpmTn
get by without the pack getting hurt or involved in pack wars because he77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNewf6B06G
barters off his prize pack members, or in this case, Ivy. This is only to keep77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0xpNl0PA3
his ranking safe. One thing an Alpha should never do is use his commands to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6w0nK8E5a
control his pack members, and that is all her dad knew how to do. Ivy secretly77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHcNTLKano
hoped that no Alpha would want her so that her dad would be forced to give77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeaAoPaeU2
control of the pack to her and then she could lead with respect and strength.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwR9f2s3nJ
Times like these Ivy wished that her mother were still here.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJbIvlRvQYH
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Ivy found a hair-tie and she pulled her hair into a ponytail, slipped on some77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRrbCRiDi2
leggings and a singlet with some sneakers and ran downstairs to eat some77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4W5tWinQB
breakfast. Maisie was downstairs preparing breaky and it smelt amazing. Ivy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6rjUDTH0N
inhaled deeply and smelt bacon, eggs, toast and some tomatoes. Her stomach77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nKItrLTCX
grumbled hungrily. Despite her dad’s announcement, she was starving. Ivy knew77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9LIEqwTVc
that thinking about Ol’ Harold should make her want to vomit but she shook the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAckDNh5Mrc
thought out of her mind and bounded into the kitchen.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PCLH4YWVm
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“Morning Maisie how are you?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3oQlTGe82
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“Not too bad Miss Ivy, I see your father is on a mission, barking orders to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nuWzyTUVW
pack a few things. Are you travelling soon?” she asked with concern.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAHP7u7dBu
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“I am to be shown to Alpha Harold, he has apparently lost his Luna in a pack77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiUupRBeiS
war,” she shrugged. At this point she was sure that he would say no due to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqIMhFYkCi
grief or no because she was so young.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUqZX2ekIv
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“You be careful Miss Ivy, your mother would never have allowed this.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNz3BNszc1
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“I am aware, thank you,” Ivy snapped.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfEsAPNenb
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Maisie retreated quickly with Ivy’s response, and she immediately felt bad. She77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDC04GgvvZV
was already reeling that her mother would not be present to see her off but77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlrzqBaCm0
also because Maisie was right, her mother would have never allowed such a thing77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrVHGb0AEk
to occur and maybe they might have still been a family. Ivy glanced at her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn383KnJxlr
watch, and she quickly scoffed her food before she was late. She walked through77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3pUerAsrs
the foyer, grabbed her bag and headed to the bus stop. She was seriously hoping77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqgo5WWIoK
that her best friend Kate had some gossip to get her through the day ahead.
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The school bus pulled around the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EEau89Al8
corner and into the school parking lot. Ivy stood from the step that she was77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVVA0ZG6i9
sitting on, anxious to tell Kate what her dad had in store for her. Kate got up77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3Iw5PYiy9
from her seat in the bus as soon as she spotted Ivy waiting. She tried to push77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh91R52QlF
past other students to get out the door quicker. Once Kate was off the bus, she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T27lDW9cz
flew at Ivy in a mad rush and immediately embraced her in a friendly hug,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2LZgcFjCJ
almost knocking Ivy off her feet.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8Vuqzqdsf
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“Oh, it is so good to see you today. We missed you at Danny’s party this77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mx7eAHg6y
weekend. You missed out on so much! I thought your Dad would have you locked up77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqxZdPhx1D
in that room forever!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU99AKHTC3B
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“Oh, trust me, it feels great to get out,” said Ivy, rolling her eyes.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMK2NIKEoj
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“Well, please tell me that you have heard the news?” Ivy looked at Kate with a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwgMT6RxyM
puzzled expression. What news?77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJBdwi0O6u
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Kate realised that her friend had not heard the latest gossip around town and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH99QpqiM85
decided to fill her in. Before Kate could speak Ivy tried to take a guess.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRm6irPPIO
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“That Alpha Harold lost his Luna?” Ivy guessed. Kate almost fell over backwards77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFOYtw6Iih4
that Ivy knew something before her for a change.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDBFKJlStE
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“WHAT! That is awful, he must be so sad…but no, that is not what I’m talking77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgZ612cJQkv
about. Word is that Alpha Calvin of the Black Alder Pack got beaten by his son77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4ITlt4lme
in a ritual battle and apparently there was blood EVERYWHERE,” Kate explained77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiB14hJp67
with grand hand gestures.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmfFDtvhwR
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Ivy giggled at her explanation of events, but she also wondered why her dad did77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpNNSWEQnx
not consider the younger Alpha a suitable option for her. Surely, he knew that77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3pUDj7f9q
this happened.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TH0q8OeEc
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“…AND then, just as he was about to be mauled to death by his own son’s wolf,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaw9BrzYz6
Calvin surrendered. Which means his son is now Alpha and he is UNMATED!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXc4AqV6zGd
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Kate paused and looked at Ivy, expecting an answer. When Ivy didn’t reply she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3NE6rgHwm
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“Do you know what this means Ivy?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw7EyurYq4
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“No, I really don’t.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zgK1Z2p4E
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“There is hope for us yet! One of US could be a Luna!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk9NBs5jjU
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“Please bring Kate back down to Earth,” Catori chided, which made77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl4ENwPVb0
Ivy giggle quietly and judging by Kate’s facial expression she giggled too77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxh6eyZJ0f
loud.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJFc7tDcgj
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“Ivy, you tell your sassy wolf to keep it to herself, anyway what were you77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20Snr04f0X
going to tell me?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThlf6o3ljO
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Ivy gently pushed Kate along so that they weren’t late for class and explained77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHg5hCQB52
about her dad’s big announcement this morning. When they reached the lockers,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02GeOmQCFj
Ivy continued to say that she would be leaving to Alpha Harold’s territory to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1x1EI4cwX
see if he would take her. Ivy kept spilling the arrangements like word vomit77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs5f0iEIMN
and Kate looked like she was hanging on every word and her face looked as77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV69OlqZmd5
though Ivy told her she was dying.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qJWyOirSt
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“Kate are you okay?” Ivy asked when she was finished.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojiwMfAsc4
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It took some time for Kate to snap out of taking in all the information and she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0WPjjcMBr
shook her head in disbelief.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDY26TI9hVs
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“Who wouldn’t want you anyway Ivy, look at you, you are the only one in the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEhrtfA5F7
territory,” she paused, “…no, ever that has bright piercing77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45fH1WM2Bn
blue eyes, long white hair and transparent skin. You look like the moon77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7jm0bMi5a
herself. But you do know that your dad wants you to be mated and marked by an77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedU0E4N8kO
old fuck, right?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dlWuEJrC5
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Ivy laughed so hard that she couldn’t stop the tears that came after. Kate77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhL5ZlOhCoU
comforted her and apologised for what she said.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzMZzSkvJI
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Ivy couldn’t blame her; it was a funny remark, but her reality just came77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4wXjTPhh2
crashing down. Ivy missed her terribly already; this might be the last week77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FtoJb5PVr
that she gets to spend with her friend. They had a bond so strong, and Kate was77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowat80anJn
right, who wouldn’t want Ivy as a token and an object, especially as a ‘Chosen77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8VY4naxfv
Mate’. The others rejected her father’s offers only because they had already77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJq2ULlW1P
found their mates and Lunas, who did not want to share.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCefVGAzeIT
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There is no way that she would want to share either. The bell rang and instead77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4n7sfYVUh4
of following the masses of students into class, Ivy made her way to the girl’s77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT059eJWkqA
bathroom. Once inside she entered a cubicle, locked the door, and sat and77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSMgsPraGp
cried.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJWqzdRX3n
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“Hush now Ivy, we need to be strong.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEdryyx3AJ
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“Where have you been Catori? I have needed you and to feel your strength77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9TZNUPy0C
and you have been silent!”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8VXiVwvHV
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“As you turn of age, I need to be rested and ready for our first shift. It77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡna5pB8xKAE
takes time and a lot of effort. I also need to have you in the right mindset so77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnExDtK8PZJ
that you are able to shift without getting hurt,” Catori explained.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv46BgHaJ2Q
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t realise that we had to go through that pain just yet.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTSxoKLEhZ
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“I will be here for you Ivy, as much as I can be, especially when we have to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxeHuafJvT
see that god awful man.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJnW1JwwIV
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Ivy shuddered at Catori’s words, however, she was excited for her first shift.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡms8357jlhh
Ivy had always wanted to see what Catori looked like, whether they were alike77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTg8JxB7Rx5
or completely different. The shifting part made her nervous though. She's heard77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsX0nyWJcWK
other people in the year level talk about their first time and how much it hurt77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSZEcX7r0p
and how long it took. Times like these Ivy wished that she could call her mum77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmI9HQPAT2
and tell her what’s going on. She wished that she could ask for advice and have77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2dwZU00wO
her present to keep her calm during the shifting process. A lot of other kids77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03ZpBZJ3dL
her age always talk about how their mothers were the ones that got them77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjstXEFmBy
through.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFnks2nR4b
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If her Dad had his way, Ivy would have no one.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99R65BQxqw
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She wiped her tears and patted her face dry, trying to make it look like she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TTvqFZHmT
hadn’t been crying so hard. Ivy slid off the toilet seat and, in that moment,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneogSPiXvA
decided to create her own ending. She was going to approach her dad after77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8XnZENdAV
school and demand to seek out mateship from this other Alpha from the North.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X9NWOhjml
Ivy would try and persuade her dad that it’s better to take the North from the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuXWrmm3aG
within, rather than a war. She gazed in the mirror at her swollen face, with77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepDLy4G6C1
her new-found courage almost blinding when Catori spoke.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk3FaVdPEz
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“Ivy, there is something wrong,” she warned.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5jzidku13
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Ivy felt her nervousness and listened to her whimper when she spoke.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEwhSVP8hj
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“What do you mean? We are fine, I am going to take back our lives.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBHRZ4999l
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“No Ivy, listen and smell, use your instincts.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnATUZeGqk1
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“Jesus, Catori chill out, you’re making me breakout from all your emotions.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMq9VldcT6S
Are you sure you aren’t going into heat?”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuGImS1hWg
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Even though Ivy knew that wasn’t possible; one-minute Catori is a nervous wreck77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgL0fTx9mf5
and the next she is strong and fierce.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZxKh3bI3J
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Ivy lifted her nose to the air and silenced her body, feeling any noise around77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKGTr8xe8m
her. She could smell it. She could smell them. Ivy understood, Rogues.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfROyEHsc9
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No sooner had their scent filled her nose, outside the door, Ivy heard chilling77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42pCmVW9aU
screams from human forms and wolf, and she smelt death instantly.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5ZV1II2bo
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“Catori?” 77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pj1KqOqQ3
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“Catori? What do we do?” Ivy’s voice started to sound panicked.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxYc61bYL4
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“Fuck me Catori, answer me!” Catori didn't answer straight away but Ivy felt77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIwQQNGFvd
her trembling and her heartbeat thumping loudly in her head.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2NUDGMAfK
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“Run or look for a way out,” came her whisper.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcq7bNGcJf
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Too late. She heard the breath of a wolf coming from under the entrance door to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeQ1wgGOul
the bathroom, trying to pick up a scent. Ivy looked to her right at a tiny window,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbhjgpkNzO
close to the ceiling, that she could attempt to climb out of. She had to try77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyTTRU4Dfu
and fast. Ivy pulled herself up from the toilet so that she could sit on the77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQf7f3gAWVR
top of the cubicle walls and took a minute to regain some balance. She took a77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ph6U6xK2q
small moment to thank the Chief who taught her how to be silent like a fox. In77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLAvmxxU1x
the meantime, Ivy got enough of a grip on the window ledge to rest her body77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTj74MKPYd
weight on as she tried to jimmy open the window. Focusing her acute hearing to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsAM96wU3T
the door, she heard a gathering start to form. Ivy’s heart rate began to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNor4UR9cz
increase with every second that the damn window wouldn’t open. Taking deep,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtWvdkGjvi
silent breathes to ensure that whoever was outside the door, waiting for77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKKsBXdH9B
reinforcements, couldn’t hear the thumping of her heart. The feeling of relief77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpL7vpdc0K
that swept through her as the window cracked open -77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoKz0FGFJd
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BANG!77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx53yZWD9F
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The bathroom door burst open, and three Rogues emerged from around the corner.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhva4zCyH0c
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“What do we have here?” the oldest one sneered.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pOKtOhftR
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“She looks like I could lick her to high heaven,” the second one stated.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvAD5hvd0N
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“Nobody touches this one,” commanded the third, “You heard Harold, he said77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnChszREcmT
nobody touches her before he does.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNUb6OH3ni
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He cackled and it sent shivers down Ivy’s spine.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1leqaF2wfE
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Bile rose from the pits of her stomach, and she could taste breakfast all over77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePcmPjMsXP
again. She cowered further back into the corner of the ceiling and desperately77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0VMK4z652
searched for a quick escape.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWCSsGw6W7
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The last Rogue that entered the room and sniffed the air deeply.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdArupgFCK
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“You must be Ivy and we are here to collect you. You see, there is a pretty77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLGBslRGH1
penny for us if we bring you back safely, so we can either do this the easy way77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZLTsvetjW
or the hard way, your choice.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDjYKweZBQ
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It doesn’t take long for Ivy to make a decision and she leapt from the top of77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVNbrSneqg
the cubicle, reaching for the window. The Rogues laugh as they watch her77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcIDFFcaJd
scramble up the wall, trying to pull her weight onto the ledge and attempting77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcbntZMtYc
to climb through the window. Ivy managed to get her upper body out which now77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtNFXSajBn
hung on the other side. She tried to reach the ground to soften the landing but77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzD5JgHPlIm
the Rogues climbed up on to each other to grab her legs. Ivy soon realised that77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRkTBBhlt3
she can’t move out any further and her hips were stuck in the window as she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrMXtUCby9
continued to squirm. There was silence behind her, quickly followed by77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgL99m4EEE
harrowing laughter.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1iidXQoCh
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“Get her down boys, I can’t stand to watch this pathetic escape any longer.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7uGljdIvj
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One of them tugged on her legs, which forced her to move down, inch by inch. On77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdekVyBwtQs
the other side of the building Ivy tried digging in her nails and grabbing hold77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6VeQFPBXM
of anything that stuck out on the surface to stop her from moving backwards,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhgk8GlksE
but there was nothing. Her face was almost parallel with the window. Ivy77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3bQtIjotzn
started kicking and screaming. This was the only tactic that she had left at77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaL1xAqME9
this point. With one last tug of the bottom of her shirt, an arm wrapped around77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2M1EA5Oih
her waist, and she was back through the window and in the bathroom. The Rogue77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGbOfuGo7a
that seemed to be leader of the three, threw Ivy over his shoulder.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3et5IeR7PO
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“Put me down NOW, what do you want with me?” Ivy squealed.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjqkBakahX
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“No can do, you will run, and I am tired and can’t be bothered playing chasey,”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWcOv0tKjH2
he said breathlessly.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27gLycBDFx
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“You have already tried to make this hard and if you keep it up, you might not77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6AScqig96
be worth the coin.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2vK4TWa0S
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All Ivy could do was plead.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVl3IMmoHk
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“I can assure you, I am not worth any coin, please just let me go.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRtLWoAE1d
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“Oh but you are Miss. Harold put a nice prize for your head, and I am going to77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWHRJ0tmvc
reap the rewards. Plus, if I don’t, someone else will.”77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuRHqgK9qF
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Ivy gulped hard and gave up from trying to escape from his grip. Instead, she77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTAU2796iQ
twisted her head to see where they were headed. Through the small gap under his77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kF8OIWgBT
arm and from an upside down view, Ivy could only see one small car parked in77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobovPdLE2s
the carpark. She turned her attention and lifted her head to see if any one had77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjG3Yrz3sUU
gathered behind them. To her shock she hadn’t realised the carnage the Rogues left77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqlQsCZ8J0
behind. There were a few littered bodies through the front of the school yard,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IXsxiB3zO
those that tried to escape. Some were injured, the ones that have wolves can77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5SpVTSzX2
heal but the younger ones couldn’t. Rogues can sometimes be the worst and they77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQVPrSSBBrS
are generally feared. They would do anything for the right price. Rogues don’t77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ7YEmYTVp
have an Alpha, only leaders who are most of the time the strongest in the clan.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv1d37SgQ5
They are quick and ruthless, and no Alpha of any pack want them in their77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtxRvnVFn1
territory, even Ivy’s Dad.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqiRJDmNTn
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A small tear escaped and ran down the side of Ivy’s cheek, as she was thrown77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNRT8xYx0J
into the boot of the car.77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqRsy0Q19S
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Her back hit something hard and her eyes dart up just in time to see the door77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKgdixwTrd
slam down over the top of her. The soft rumble of the car vibrated Ivy’s back,77Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgghpjpS1F0
and they car took off with speed.
