Marked By The Enemy Alpha

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barefoot and half-dreaming of the stars, of stories whispered among the she-wolves about fated mates

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throat as the echoes bounced through the trees. She had run, faster than ever before, branches slas

tree, watching her ho

k as night, their movements ruthless and precise. She recognized none of them

Kael

him a tyrant with a cursed soul. Stories told of the blood he spilled, of his pack's

liance. Her father, the Beta,

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over the roar of flames. Her throat tightened as a h

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inting into the heart of the village. The heat of th

, and the door ripped from its hinges. Inside, it was eeril

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road-shouldered, his black armor glinting with firelight.

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of allied packs years ago. He had been younger then, no

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revealing the soft curve of her neck. He st

he growled, more to

horror. "No. No, that's

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flickering above her. Stone wa

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led to her feet and grabb

creamed. "Cowards! B

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