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101. Demand

Author: RJ Cross
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I did not know what lies I would tell the alpha king and Beta Isagani this time. It seemed like all lies had already been extracted from my brain. What will I say now? How would we get out of this mess?

Damn.

If we could have made our moves faster earlier, we wouldn't have been caught.

Dawn nudged me. "Let's run away,'' Dawn whispered. ''The mutt is not looking at us. This is our chance, River.''

I gaped at her.

How bold of her to say that. Still, I admire her for that. She was really fearless, just like she said.

Still looking at Beta Valentine's back, I asked, ''Are you nuts? That means we are guilty. Are you scared? I will get us out of this, okay?''

Dawn’s eyes grew frantic.

Something tugged in my mind, and when I opened it, Dawn’s voice flowed. ‘We are guilty, River. The alpha king will punish us. I never wanted to be punished again.’

My expression softened as I saw the fear in her eyes.

I gritted my teeth.

Master Henderson succeeded in breaking her.

‘The worst the alpha ki
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Suzy Rankin
I hope she moves on with the Rogue (at least he treats her better) The Queen will demand the King to reject River... I hope River runs away in the arms of the Rogue and becomes the Rogue Queen.
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Leah Hatcher
There’s like no indecision on his part. Concubine? No thank you. Can we read that she moves on, doesn’t betray the kingdom but kicks him to the curb? Please?
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