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Rowan found himself sitting on the edge of the desk,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YN5S6T6h0
in his office, staring at the flames in the fireplace, as they licked their way73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtewRhr0auj
around the logs of wood that he placed there earlier this morning. He yawned73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lg9aBToei
and pinched the bridge of his nose, fighting off the feelings of tiredness.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QbOVUakgd
Rowan had experienced nightmare after nightmare since he became Alpha and now73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUVtmQ96R5
seemed to be running on empty. Olcan seemed to the feel the same as he had made73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqubBhRxJB
himself pleasantly scarce for now. Rowan knew that Alex was at the door before73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzwXOITl6v
he even knocked.
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“Come in,” Rowan said. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLOkQbObGI
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Alex opened the door and crept in the through the small gap.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGxIjuXzL5
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“Sorry Rowan, I didn’t want to wake anyone in the guest rooms, the kids last73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4suar2bZhD
night were driving me mental. Echoed through the whole pack house,” he said,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK47lMOplw
yawning. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUc2b4E9AoH
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“Yes, I feel you there,” Rowan replied, smirking. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr7nDUH2k8
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“Have you spoken to Alan, Rowan?73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWktsBhMUbD
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“No, not yet, but I will. I told him I needed to talk to him this morning.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPyD8ZpIUP
Especially if we need to make long term plans to house the lot of them.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqsn9SZEbZ
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“Have you thought about where the pack is going to stay? We can’t keep them73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWduPtG4DwK
cooped up in here for too much longer.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvxrV6pYO6
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Rowan continued to think for a moment. The question ran through his mind all of73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡopIB4F4MDk
the time. All he had been doing is thinking lately. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlaZtCbcJ5
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“The ones who pledge to me, and join us will have homes built, the others will73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW2rjC27tm
be sent on their way,” he replied. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZViMJRplrp
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“So, you’re actually going to let them stay? What about Alpha Alan? I am sure73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RCximQw8F
he will not denounce himself,” Alex questioned. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKABZb0JRGB
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“He will,” Rowan replied with assertiveness.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9FdIGOseD
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Alex stared at Rowan like he was offended that Rowan hadn’t let him in on the73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquS93eIVWP
concoction of a plan. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5cVuBFBWu
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“Alex, Alpha Alan wants something from us, and when someone wants something,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGz7HDkEKS
they have to give something in return. For me, I want his title and his pack.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugRdY4BBoN
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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. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjTiZ0JX1d
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Knock, knock, knock.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDTGHdk90g
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“Yes?” said Alex.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCB1kpUr8li
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“Ah, may I please come in and talk, Alpha Rowan and Beta?” asked Alan.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1DTvKdVRK
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“Come in Alan,” Rowan allowed. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOE0U6AyGL
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Rowan remained seated behind the desk, and he ushered Alan to sit down in73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJNQqHRe29
front, on the other side and Alex took the seat next to him.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wqlVhxgS2
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“What did you need to discuss today, Rowan?” Alan was the first to speak,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHqZjeucov
nervously. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OYunCZ173
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Rowan knew that the man was nervous as sweat droplets started to form across73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmfFALzIkt
his forehead. He was certain that Alan was hiding something from him, and the73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgNK4xwFnN
thought irked him. Rowan knew that he might have to make a deal with the devil73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2BTKWe1Ap
and needed to trust his gut instinct. He knew that he needed to make a proposal73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgwBTHGmH0
to good to be true, so that he could squeeze every piece of information out of73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDLiTzrMqU
him whilst he was in the room. Alex and Rowan were burning to know more about73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeLHRJTUZs
last night and what the hell was going on with his daughter that Alan was so73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4whOHAM1R
vague about. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKHUW0n0if
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“I need to discuss with you your pack, staying here. Surely you have plans to73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK81ml5O07E
move on with your pack?”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5pOgGDCW1
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“I was at a weak point last night Alpha, one I am sure you can understand. As73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoDOMuJFbZ
Alpha, I hate seeing my pack the way they are, so unkempt, hungry, and beaten.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUG5OZIqptE
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Rowan needed to cut to the chase.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89nIbRhidU
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“Last night you asked me to save your daughter? Last night you said that your73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44HXwFqZmK
daughter was with Alpha Harold, and you were feeling pretty guilty about your73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2EEro3A9Z
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. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjvEF9qP5x
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“I said that I had my suspicions,” he cautioned. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj7pW0VpJX
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“Look your pack is welcome to stay here and hell, I’ll even throw in housing,”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnVMz86qxr
Rowan stated. Alan’s face brightened slightly. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PqHF8mztu
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“Alan there is only room for one Alpha, and that is me. Denounce your title.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhriDFdWIQ
Those who wish to stay with pledge their alliance to the Black Alder Pack, and73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckZycI7BqN
we can move on from this conversation.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd3bBU9HoV
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Rowan pretended to think for a moment. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryeHkZOjJl
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“I want information Alan. What happened last night?”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu7m3BAITm
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The older man sighed, and his facial expressions changed to the beaten man that73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj33vo1bZ9
Rowan had witnessed last night.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBqgvF3gYV
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“My daughter’s name is Ivy.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWDIQXv2YT
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Rowan’s cock twitched at her name. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4dmPOmR2K
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“She does not know the power she holds. She does not know what she is. Last73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8PB8Ciqmr
night was not the first, nor will it be the last. IF she is with Alpha Harold,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFlAmWQZO3
then he is the one in danger.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNkpeq72TP
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Rowan tried to hide his confusion and instead he slowly stood from the chair73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqh8Wj7jNs
and moved around the desk next to Alan, so that he stood over him. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJH4G81Umg
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“Why would you sell your daughter for a cheap deal, if you were putting him in73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNDqRHROxO
danger?”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQ6t190lXo
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Alan’s smile grew wicked, as it spread across his face. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NuQo888jo
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“Because Alpha Rowan, that is how you get rid of your enemies. You unleash your73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8vRllMZtK
biggest weapon,” Alan snarled. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9ayAwiv7h
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“Your territory, how much of it has gone?” Rowan asked, changing the subject. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeQYgmtXdQ
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Alan’s body visibly relaxed with the change of subject. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt5CLUtpdQZ
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“All of it. I have no doubt that it was Harold. I know that he took Ivy into73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE92dxuZEGr
his territory and then Rogues came to mine and lit the whole place on fire, it73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvueKRAxHKb
was horrific. Some died but most of us ended up here.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq1P8APbVb
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“So why were you so concerned for your daughter last night and not now?” Rowan73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKjcEQAIW0
pressed. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLCflKXUEt
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“Have you seen Harold’s fortress since Luna Katherine died?” Alan asked, but73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lOkSd3s2N
Rowan shook his head. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCx1P5XGd5M
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“There are no windows, it is solid concrete, it’s a fortress of death. He went73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa3XRf5LdR
mad when Katherine was sick. No one gets in and no one gets out without him73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjobtDwPGXP
knowing,” Alan explained. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xX1skpIHn
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“I don’t see your point.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRK8FoUlQi
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“If there are no windows, she can’t shift on her eighteenth birthday, because73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJcH2Vndjb
there is no moon, and he would have locked her in there. Which means Alpha, she73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9QktxOMiV
is outside. The electrical storm that you witnessed last night is not even half73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtFRMi6QKS
of it. It’s the sign of her first shift…if I know my daughter, she’s escaped.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApNnhz0F3D
Let’s just hope that she killed Harold on the way out, because believe me, he73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsUvAGF8hS
will come looking for her.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP2hroPJfQ
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Rowan took his eyes off Alan and turned his attention to Alex. He stared back73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIXQiFw29w
at Rowan with his eyes wide, shaking his head slowly from side to side, as if73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjyBmgVHOnx
to say, ‘no don’t do it.’ Alex instantly mind-linked Rowan. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBAhXEyPNb
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“This is not worth the hassle Rowan, don’t agree to this. This guy is73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBi0tOpj3vx
crazy.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TwUSgwyro
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“Challenge accepted,” Rowan sent back, and a groan escaped Alex’s lips. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFR3RjeVTm
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“Alan, your pack will pledge to me and my pack. They will adhere to my rules,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IJ8yuGFnF
regulations, and training. You will denounce yourself as Alpha and I am sure I73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOffedfOjNI
can find a fit for you here, with some sort of ranking. Our new members will73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YLJlKkgRN
get housing, training for battle and education. The children will go to school73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXvrXjbKMN
and any healers that you have will reside in the Guardians Temple. Only then73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBUjx7mGms
will I find your daughter.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpmrmzmeli
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Alan’s gaze flicked between Alex and Rowan, pretending to think about the73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uRLIqyKcz
offer. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLpADT8opu
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“Deal,” he agreed. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dqaf0IbHC
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“Great,” Rowan threw his hands in the air, “Please go and notify your people73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J8qcYwTzq
and we will make the other necessary arrangements. Those that don’t wish to73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfEaUVWk9A
pledge will be required to leave.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguGE38gMtB
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Alan excused himself from the chair and held is stature tall. He took a small73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rzVtVFC0s
bow and bared his neck before he turned to leave the office. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoFUeVxCfa
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“One more thing, Alan.” He turned and faced Rowan, raising his eyebrows. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRcQ8H7Vn9
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“Don’t fuck me over, because I will fucking kill you.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBBF9283Uk
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Alan nodded his head and took off down the hallway to his sleeping pack. Alex73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFWysClL6B
closed the door behind him. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmAhQ4Vcwp
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“Are you fucking nuts Rowan?” 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjMEwdYgcq
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Rowan thought that a part of him was, indeed, nuts but he was also aware of how73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINKGnLcoy9
eager he was to meet this Ivy. A part of him made the arrangement because when73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nyjl3rpHJ
he found her, she would be held in the house. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwagoIeIOD
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“Do not speak to your Alpha like that Alex, yes, I fucking know what I’m doing,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlide9y6C8
but you are my Beta, act like it!” Rowan spat harshly. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifD4rnWNbr
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Alex’s face recoiled from the tone of his voice and raised his hands to show that he surrendered.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOZhCIQ9KE
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“We will find Alan’s daughter and cage her. I want you to send the best73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrytdvU0ZfF
Warriors, a couple of Scouts and maybe a Hunter or two… you can go as well.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF3dkhJ8Z4
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Alex started to protest but stopped himself short. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡve3SDeNmEW
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“Yes Alpha,” Alex replied, and started to make his leave. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76drCEPEd1
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“Alex,” Rowan added. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXlWcAhwnP
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“Yes?”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUl9WpytrWo
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“No one harms her, or I will have their head. She will more than likely be closer73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF3ywpAPcV
than you think.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡympMJDEwYp
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The confusion set over Alex’s face.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaiWhkdf7T
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“How do you know that sir? For all we know, we could end up in a human73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2VujqN0Bj
village.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4AQ76f7Rs
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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 required73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KEjTZXEbc
for the task. Rowan ran his hands through his hair and let out a huge sigh. He73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyISUh7H0x
kept hoping that he made the right decision to keep Alan around. He hoped that73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEp4eepY46
if he and his pack pledged to Rowan that he wouldn’t have to worry about Alan73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCR9yLGBPf
crossing him. Rowan also thought that he put too much faith in the traditions73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupf0xt0JVV
of pledging and pack bonds because it might come easy to someone like Alan to73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6K38flQhD
double cross their Alpha. Rowan yawned and stood to stretch, he thought maybe73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjno2yZ0Cz
his father could make some sense of this.
The Elder House was beautiful in size and always73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ537TLpsQP3
amazed Rowan that his Ancestors had built the place. The walls were thick, mud73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPYyyIzOMp
brick and over time the greenery and vines had grown over the walls which made73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0uDfimT90U
them look like veins. It was as if they kept the house alive. As soon as Rowan73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvFjIHbS6E
walked through the tree-lined driveway, he felt a calm feeling wash over him,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkg9VetonRF
like he was at peace with his decision. The attendants to the house live with73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5J3jRH2zh
the Elders and they always looked like mice as they scurried here and there,73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx8JQnOOKi
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!”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECpUFUHDOC
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Rowan heard his father before he saw him. Obviously, Adrian had not lost is73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLdE7beJpo
touch, and instead of beating Father in a battle, he was now beating him at73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7e0Fw1YhO
chess or cards. As Rowan approached the house, he looked around briefly and73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNS3Tx7QtL
spotted them seated under the old oak tree. He made his way over casually. Rowan’s73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYWcxZYzps
father saw him and ushered him over, waving his hands vigorously. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tGeSFqQ04
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“There’s m’boy!” he announced. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJs4XCmo6U
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“Please take a seat and join us, Adrian is kicking my ass.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wblJzECcW
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Rowan looked down at the table and saw they were playing chess.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Keicr1SMO
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“No thanks,” Rowan replied. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8DKIrWDId
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His Father noticed the change in his voice and pressed further.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtaqJrtb6h
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“What eats at you? Can’t handle being Alpha? Omegas tell me that you are quite73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJNoRxSeTr
good, but they haven’t seen Olcan running around lately.”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaEyJYFsRV
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Rowan felt proud, knowing that his pack thought he could handle himself and73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHKNtVLAY2
proceeded to tell his father about the week. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7jQhSeQeI
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“Olcan is hiding at the moment, he knows I’m pissed, and I haven’t as so much73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2oNUsxs0Y
heard a whimper from him in the past few days, but sometimes his advice is73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6eXFQuK8P
warranted.” 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeUOdFe9Mm
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“You can’t be an Alpha and be missing your wolf Rowan,” his father said as he73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1fewKlCK6
shook his head.
Rowan managed to reply with a grunt. He couldn’t let73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEPFeZyJQp
Olcan take control again, not like that. He is too unpredictable. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnC2DrDgjR
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“Stop overthinking things Rowan, you have great instincts, and you use your73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI72Zxd1Kz
head. Alan is a puppy dog and would bend over backwards to be set up for the73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QE81rFrW4
rest of his dismal life. He is getting older; he needs to step down. I wouldn’t73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScVFcEn0Lr
be so worried about him.” 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKB3P01fez7
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“Did you see the storm last night?”
Rowan’s father flicked a brief look to his Beta Adrian73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPSWvQpwSp
and they both nodded casually. Rowan pretended that he didn’t see the odd73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmXDb8TO5G
interaction and continued to ask questions.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xfo4E3vAJ
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“What does it mean? Should I be concerned for the pack’s safety?”73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfp59CtibU1
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His father swatted his hand in Rowan’s direction, and dismissed his worry.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ydYcvos7b
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“Pfft boy, it’s an old fairy-tale that was told to us young ones. Right here in73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2LUQT3o5k
this very house if I might add. Scared us though. Something to do with73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1T6QhPnI5e
prophecies and that rabble. Don’t bother your head about it.” The ex-Alpha73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0lWjees4S
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 be73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVo88agxWY
there that has the story in it. Perhaps you can give it a read and then bring73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsv4BBvvuf
it here. I think I earnt the right to scare the young ones with the same73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJlF35Ylea
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 also73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsxuFimFst
looked more vibrant and fresh. Rowan stood from his seat and kissed his73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uo3VzI96r
father on the forehead. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrlFXo93DP
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“I’ll be seeing you, and I will find that book and bring it to you when I’m73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilyKNk8CcL
done.” 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxbzQMhL8y
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I must find that book thought Rowan. He also hoped that the story was73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ073tdDj75X
not too embellished and gave more facts about what Rowan could potentially be73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvh3EiJUeE8
dealing with. He doubted that he was to get more information from Alan, but the73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYxXVDFRAU
idea of seeing Ivy made him nervous. Alex contacted Rowan through a mind-link73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7vQfneyUY
to inform him of who he was taking and that they were leaving soon. Rowan replied73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpPxjDQdxg
to Alex, informing him that he was returning from the Elder House and Alex sent73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOn9JEM5uQ
his intrigue back through. Rowan reassured him that he would tell him73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehftrDJJR4
everything when he returned. Alex had his strengths but sometimes he is also73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9Sl9bHHwY
too excitable about the smallest things. He had a habit of reading too much73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSHzvHBN6j
into interactions or events which drove Rowan crazy. Rowan reminded Alex that73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMKQe3vV42
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 and73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQphGBYWEa
something in his peripheral vision startled him. Someone was sitting on top of73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW5uXTDCo6
the log pile, watching the road. He couldn’t tell who it was from the glare of73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhg76QkxSc
the sun, but he assumed that it was someone from Alan’s pack that he hadn’t met73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBb8dyJjC7
yet. He mind-linked the Omegas who oversaw housekeeping and preparations for73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdD5MOFT6jP
tonight’s feast and checked in with their progress. Rowan also checked in on73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijlp0RHtHV
how the delegated building crew were travelling with building the new houses.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOCBdDphGs
It was truly amazing what their wolves could create in twenty-four hours. They73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IhavbBxAa
reported back that kitchen was great, the beds were cleaned, and houses almost73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJt7zRIw4i
finished. Feeling pleased, Rowan retreated to his quarters, and grew impatient73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkEnQcdiDy
whilst waiting to hear from Alex. It had barely been an hour, but he was so73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡalFjFwcRn8
confident that she would be close, and he had no idea why. Rowan tried to get73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5uTMsCjff
in contact with Alex, but there was nothing but static in return. 73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FyhlJ7FVu
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Olcan emerged and growled.73Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQvGiBSfRE
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“Must find her soon.”
