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The Ride Home
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Hayden cursed himself when the alarm on his phone told him he was late for something. When he stopped at the light on the way out of town, he looked at it. Sure enough, he was missing an alpha council meeting. He’d never get back in time for it. At least the documents got through to Eric and Magnus. They should have enough time to at least read through it all before the meeting. He’d get there, but he’d be late. Hayden hoped it wouldn’t reflect badly on Magnus. He’d tried to get through the mountains of documents, and he didn’t expect to end up locked in the archives for several hours with no way to get out.
Magnus knew, but said nothing to him. This meant Hayden didn’t know whether he was fine or in trouble when he got back to the packhouse and into the meeting. He’d not have time to
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