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2024-10-29 19:42:56Sebastian
I don’t like being sent away from home. Not right now, anyway. Tomorrow is Aria’s day off, and I was planning on spending it with her. All day with her. Trying to determine how in the world I’m supposed to decide between the woman I love, the woman I know I'm meant to be with, and the pack I know I’m meant to lead. But as the car pulls away from the house, my eyes linger on the windows on the third floor. I can’t see her room from here as it’s on the other side of the house, but I can imagine her standing up there, looking out, watching me leave, wondering why I’m going away.
Because I have to….
My father has asked me to drive over and pay a visit to the Alpha of a neighboring pack. Alpha Jared Sykes rules the territories on the far si
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