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40 - Deep Breath
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SareeI am going to have to adjust my update schedule for the remainder of the book, its just too hard to find that much time during the week. New schedule will be Tuesday and Saturday, thank you as always for reading!
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 42 - Lucky Coin
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 43 - Deliberate
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 44 - Almost 11
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 45 - Reckoning
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 46 - Distraction
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 47 - The Light
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 48 - RED
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 55 - Travelers
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 54-Maniacs
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 52 - Family
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The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 51 - Home
~Hannah’s Point of View~ There had been really no talk of me actually becoming Luna of Nightwind… I guess I’m just supposed to know there’s no question it is a fact. It is happening. Not that I’m sure what good a chat would do, my mind won’t wrap around it. I have zero clue what I’m supposed to say or do. If there are specific things expected of me. I want to say that surely the pack will cut me some slack. They know I have no idea what I’m doing, they know I’m not part of this world. But I know better. I haven’t forgotten the stares that made me walk taller, the whispers that made me hold my chin up. Still, as Scarlett holds my hand and walks me toward the front, with literally all eyes on me… I’m close to panicking. I don’t feel the same strength now. Running seems to be what my mind knows, it’s my fall back… My fail safe. Run, hide. Escape the threat. Which is at odds with my lycan half that only wants to run toward a threat because it feels that it’s the absolute best weapon
The Alpha Twins Steal A Thief 50 - Alphas
~Rafe’s Point of View~ “You can’t think about it like that babe, that’s not at all what being a Luna is even if it might be what my mom made it into,” I whine, stroking my thumbs over the tops of Hannah’s hands. My sexy mate practically stares daggers at me. Her feistiness will literally always be something I treasure. Parker and I both need a female that’ll push back on us and everyone else too. She huffs and pulls her hands away, then stuffs them into her hair. “Nobody is any better than me. I don’t need some title,” she snaps, between moving her fingers in a way I couldn’t even imagine. I’d never really watched a female braid their hair before but it seems impossible. Yet she does it like it's as easy as breathing. I move to her back and kiss her bare shoulder. “Well… I’m biased,” I whisper, between kisses. I practically feel her skin warm with my touch and of course, I’m instantly hard. Not only is she just sitting in her bra and panties, but she’s just showered and smells
