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Author: Kirizu
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Jules hoped his baby brother would be able to find a nice match. That said, everyone knew Liam was the brother who would be marrying up: he would probably marry some rich, handsome, and important alpha, maybe even one from the upper crust of society. As for Jules… Uncle Wayne said Jules would be lucky if he got any marriage offer at all. Jules kind of hoped he wouldn’t get any marriage offers, but obviously he didn’t share that opinion when Uncle Wayne was around.

“There’s no cure,” Eric said, his forehead wrinkling as he read something on the screen. “It’s funny that you asked about that, actually. I can see increased activity for search terms ‘Xeus’ and ‘kerosvarin.’ Something is up. Considering the rumors…”

“What rumors?” Jules said.

Eric shrugged, his eyes still on the screen. “There have been all sorts of rumors circulating since the Opal House event last month.”

“Really? I thought the event was NDA-locked?”

“It was,” Eric said. “But the NDA technology wasn’t enabled immediately,
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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Talk

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Cancer

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Imange

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Body

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Sob

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Smile

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    After sex

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    The truth

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Losing

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Move

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Date

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  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Semi-darkness

    Several weeks passed like that. Westcliff called on Liam and took him out on dates, putting on that disgustingly charming mask he wore in public. More often than not, Jules accompanied them, serving as a chaperone, for appearances’ sake—officially. Unofficially, he kind of… he went because he wanted to be around the duke. It freaked him out that he felt addicted to the way Westcliff made him feel, but he couldn’t help himself. It felt so good, especially when Westcliff allowed him to rub his face against his scent gland—the euphoria was beyond his ability to express properly. Afterward, Jules felt so embarrassed, but thankfully, Westcliff didn’t make fun of him and always acted as if there was nothing weird about his behavior. “Better?” he would say in a quiet murmur, and Jules would flush and nod and look anywhere but at him. Every time he told himself it was the last time, but his resolve melted into a mass of goo the next time he saw the duke. It was horrible. Horribly addictive.

  • A Prisoner Of The Alpha Wolf    Touch

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