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to us!" Vlad y

's too early f

now! We might fin

As I got ready, my mind raced with w

were waiting with hug

DAY!" they screamed as

"Geez, guys. Are you tryin

ryone should know MY SON IS

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ke it's guaranteed to happen today. You guys

ver know, sweetie. Even the Alph

e whole pack was prob

?" I asked, desperate

beamed. "Pancakes an

ate high and dug in, trying to focus on the

tephwell's bookstore. As soon as I walked

, my lover boy!

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ou'll have to get used to much more... int

. Stephwell. Can we talk abo

wrapped gift. Inside was a h

d. "This is amazing!

aining. I threw on a grey t-shirt and black shorts, not bothering to d

hit me like a tidal wave. Cedarwood, mint, a

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dn't be happening.

cent, my feet moving on their own. Students whispered a

d, instinctively reaching out to steady myself. My hands landed

d up... and my

tian

as Sebast

years. The future Alpha. The pe

tears filling my

ck and... something else. Something

onlookers and racing into the woods. Branches whipped at my

gainst a tree. Sobs wracked my body a

gasped between tears. "I ca

in my head. "But he's

. "He's hurt us too many times. I don't

ath, I heard footsteps approaching. My

ar voice called ou

t friend, pushing through the u

d out. "I... I

amazing! Wait... why do yo

y breath. "It

As in Sebastian Wolfe? The guy wh

ed mis

rm around my shoulders. "Oh, Kirian. I

I'm going to reject him. I don't care what anyone says. I

ejecting your mate... that's ser

firmly. "I'd rather be

fe had just changed forever. But one thing was certain: I wouldn't le

set in motion a chain of events that