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She\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0frown\u00a0marring\u00a0her\u00a0wrinkled\u00a0features.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0finally\u00a0found\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0nerves\u00a0clouding\u00a0her\u00a0vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Her\u00a0brow\u00a0furrows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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with<\/p>\n
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care.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0brought\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0at\u00a0home\u00a0and\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0here.\u00a0Is\u00a0there\u00a0anywhere\u00a0else\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0taken\u00a0her?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0leaving\u00a0no\u00a0room\u00a0for\u00a0arguments.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0probably\u00a0weighing\u00a0her\u00a0options\u00a0and\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0my\u00a0intentions.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0promise\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0hurt\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0slowly.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0first person,\u00a0besides\u00a0Judy,\u00a0who\u00a0can\u00a0look\u00a0me directly\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0eyes\u00a0while\u00a0my\u00a0Lycan\u00a0aura\u00a0radiates\u00a0so\u00a0strongly.\u00a0She\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0incredibly\u00a0powerful\u00a0wolf.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0promise\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0honestly.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0he\u00a0touched\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0if\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0hurt\u00a0in\u00a0any\u00a0way,\u00a0your grandson\u2019s\u00a0blood\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0hands.\u00a0But\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0cooperate,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0it\u00a0less\u00a0painful\u00a0and\u00a0quicker.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0hideout\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0rogue\u00a0district?\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0her\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHow\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0about\u00a0this?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0skeptically.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0sure\u00a0this\u00a0place\u00a0is\u00a0real?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0on?\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHoly\u00a0shit,\u201d\u00a0Carol\u00a0whispered,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0wide\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0pointed\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0distance.<\/p>\n
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CASH\u00a012T<\/p>\n
Rogues.<\/p>\n
They\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0running\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0pack.<\/p>\n
And\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a shit\u00a0ton\u00a0of\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 627 Carol\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0softened\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0patted\u00a0Lucy\u2019s\u00a0cheek. \u201cOh,\u00a0I\u00a0know,\u00a0Dear.\u00a0My\u00a0grandson\u00a0comes\u00a0home\u00a0at\u00a0late\u00a0hours\u00a0and\u00a0always\u00a0looks\u00a0so\u00a0tired,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0sighed.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0know\u00a0if\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0anything\u00a0you\u00a0need,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0here.\u00a0I\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0old,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0still\u00a0fight.\u201d I\u00a0realized\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0old\u00a0woman\u00a0wore\u00a0a\u00a0gamma\u00a0tattoo\u00a0proudly\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0arm,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows. 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