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Family\u00a0was\u00a0family\u00a0after\u00a0all.<\/p>\n
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about\u00a0to\u00a0stab\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
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After\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0what\u00a0had\u00a0happened,\u00a0he\u00a0brought\u00a0it\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0our\u00a0Alpha\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0banishing\u00a0Nan\u2019s father,\u00a0turning\u00a0him\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0rogue.\u00a0Nan\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0living\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0campus\u00a0dorms,\u00a0working\u00a0two\u00a0jobs,\u00a0until\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0afford\u00a0her\u00a0own\u00a0apartment.\u00a0Eventually,\u00a0her\u00a0first\u00a0job\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Carter\u00a0Resort\u00a0promoted\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0making\u00a0enough\u00a0money\u00a0to\u00a0cover\u00a0her\u00a0bills\u00a0without\u00a0needing\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0job.\u00a01<\/p>\n
We\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0entirely\u00a0sure, but\u00a0we\u00a0think\u00a0Nan\u2019s\u00a0father\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0reason\u00a0for\u00a0that\u00a0rogue attack\u00a0that\u00a0ended\u00a0the\u00a0lives\u00a0of\u00a0both\u00a0our\u00a0Alpha\u00a0and\u00a0Luna,\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0many\u00a0others.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0worst\u00a0attacks\u00a0that\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0ever\u00a0had.\u00a0Rogue\u00a0attacks\u00a0are a\u00a0rarity\u00a0because\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0stupid\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0against\u00a0a\u00a0Lycan.\u00a0So,\u00a0no\u00a0one was\u00a0really\u00a0prepared\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0attack.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0doubled\u00a0the\u00a0security\u00a0after\u00a0that\u00a0attack\u00a0and\u00a0ended\u00a0the\u00a0lives of\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0rogues\u00a0involved.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0Nan\u2019s\u00a0father\u00a0was\u00a0amongst\u00a0them,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0secretly,\u00a0Nan\u00a0believed\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was.<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0wrap\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0around her\u00a0and\u00a0pull\u00a0her\u00a0into\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0always\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0here\u00a0whenever\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0it.\u2018<\/p>\n
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out\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0years\u00a0since\u00a0that\u00a0happened,\u00a0and Gavin\u00a0still\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0appoint\u00a0a\u00a0new\u00a0Alpha\u00a0until\u00a0now.\u00a0All\u00a0the\u00a0candidates\u00a0so\u00a0far\u00a0sucked\u00a0and\u00a0it worried\u00a0Nan,\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0everyone\u00a0else,\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0decent\u00a0Alpha.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0finally\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0go.\u201d\u00a011<\/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
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