
{"id":29685,"date":"2026-02-06T12:46:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/melting-the-ice-princess-novel-chapter-44\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:46:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:46:22","slug":"melting-the-ice-princess-novel-chapter-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/melting-the-ice-princess-novel-chapter-44\/","title":{"rendered":"Melting the Ice Princess Novel Chapter 44"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Shadows Of Passing Time \u2013 Carter Hughes 44<\/h1>\n<p>&lt;Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Forty-Four: Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Forty-Four: Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thursday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emerald\u2019s POV:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see what you got, Alpha Samael,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sam laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you\u2019ll see, sweetheart, more like you\u2019ll feel.\u201d He said, saying the last part in a whisper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Huh? Feel? Looking at him with narrowed eyes and a raised eyebrow, silently asking him what was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>going on in that twisted head of his. I knew he was the cheekiest of the lot, so I should expect the unexpected from him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat, don\u2019t look at me like that, baby. It\u2019s a little scary.\u201d Said Sam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I laughed! Sure, scary. If you say so, alpha.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m sure.\u201d I said, pulling the \u2018e\u2019 a little longer than necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To which I got a chuckle in response as he took my hand in his, interlocking our fingers and placing\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>it on his lap. I couldn\u2019t help but notice the difference in our hands, not only in size but in texture. Where mine was soft and small, his were huge and had callous. Unable to control myself, I unhooked our fingers and turned his palm over, outlining each callous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how he got them; I had also noticed them on the other quads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As if sensing my question, he took my palm and kissed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got them during alpha training. We all have them. He said, giving the back of my hand another\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>kiss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I was shocked; what did they make them do to end up with such hard hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s brutal. What did they make you guys do? As far as I know, alpha training is only eight months long and judging by the size of those; it would take at least a couple of years for them to get this big and hard.\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing an alpha isn\u2019t easy; yeah, it sounds fantastic and all, but it takes a lot of hard work. I\u2019ve seen many fail and then deannoce their titles\u2026\u201d I was shocked; what alpha born would do that? Wouldn\u2019t that be humiliating? Se\u00e9ing my confused gaze, Sam continued, \u201c\u2026 they didn\u2019t have a choice if the lycan kings and supreme alpha didn\u2019t find them capable enough, they were forced to. The training was intense; we used to sleep only four hours a day each day, we would have a new task, somedays they would leave us in the forest with just a few essentials, and we would have to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>survive on our own for a few days, sparing with Lycans, having to push four to five boulders attached by ropes, knife training. There was no concept of luxury there; we slept on a thin foam mattress, washed our clothes, made our food, and cleaned our rooms. They really make you work for that title.\u201d Said Sam, chuckling and shaking his head at the memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t even know when my jaw dropped. Who made this protocol? Did the triplets? And, if so, were they out of their goddess-forsaken minds. Who does that to people? How could anyone survive that? Looking at Sam, I would have never thought of them as people who could make their own food far from doing their laundry; it was insane. But, knowing this bit of information made my respect for them double. They worked hard for their title; then they worked hard to make the dark storm pack reach the top, making it the richest and strongest pack in the multiverse; that is, if you\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>don\u2019t cont the twin\u2019s pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leaning in, I pecked Sam\u2019s cheeks; his eyes popped open and looked at me and then back at the road quickly. Seeing the quad\u2019s expressions whenever I did something they didn\u2019t accept was hilarious. They always initiated all the touches, so for me to do something was probably special for\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid wolf heaven turn over, or did the sun come out from the wrong side today.\u201d Said Sam, feigning\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I rolled my eyes and smacked his arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Douche!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hate you,\u201d I whined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I heard him chuckle. Realizing I just acted like a child, I blushed. It was like I had a different personality with every quad. With the elder two, I wanted to be sophisticated and proper, but with the younger two, I wanted to be childish, but I felt that I was the most childish with Sam. Was it because he was the youngest and the most carefree, but from the rumours I heard, he was the most arrogant and hardly gave anyone the time of day. Was this side of him only for his close and loved ones?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Looking up at him, I couldn\u2019t help but smile. These brothers were genuinely amazing; I can\u2019t wait to call them my mates officially.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s okay, baby; you can hate me all you want; I\u2019ll do the loving for us both.\u201d He said, winking\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t help but laugh out this time; yup, definitely the cheekiest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, there, Romeo,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knew you could be so cheeky, baby. Me likey.\u201d He said, pretending to take a bit of me from his seat and giving me a creepy side-eye. I busted out in laughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oh goddess, my stomach, I couldn\u2019t stop laughing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>217\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt; Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When my laughter fit had finally died down, looking over, I saw an amused Sam looking at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When did the car stop?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, hyena, let\u2019s get going.\u201d Said Sam, chuckling as he got down from the car and rounded to my side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My jaw dropped open; he didn\u2019t just say I laughed like a hyena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oh, goddess, he was so dead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The moment he opened my door, I literally jumped on him, making us fall to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ouch! Bad idea! I quickly got up and straddled him, pretending that I didn\u2019t just break every bone in my body, colliding with basically a wall that was his body.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSay sorry,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He looked up at me, amused, then crossed his arm behind his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor what exactly, my little hyena?\u201d Said Sam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He knew exactly for what, and yet he called me hyena again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The nerve of this guy! I\u2019ll show him. Smirking an evil smirk, I batted my eyelashes at him. He flattered for a moment but regained his composure, immediately looking at me with raised\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>eyebrows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t say I didn\u2019t warn you, Alpha Samael,\u201d I said as I leaned down near his neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I could see his breath hitch; if that was from anticipation or excitement, I didn\u2019t know; all I did know was that a little birdie told me a secret about him, and I fully intended to use it against him. As I\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>went lower, he closed his eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, just like that alpha.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finally, when I was a few centimetres from his neck feeling my breath on his neck, Sam shivered,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>and I smirked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gottcha!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I immediately leaned down, giving him raspberries as I tickled his waist. And then came a sound I never expected from my overgrown muscularly buff alpha mate; it was a shriek that I swear on the goddess sounded like Hannah\u2019s. I immediately let go of him, falling to the side, and I busted out laughing; if he still called me hyena, I didn\u2019t care. This was so worth laughing like a hyena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly I\u2019m pulled up and cradled in a pair of strong arms. Looking up, I see an embarrassed Sam. Controlling my laughter, I chuckled and pecked his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll call it a truce and never speak of this moment if you promise never to call me a hyena again,\u201d I said, chuckling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3\/7\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt; Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sam huffed and nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was so cute, huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf. Laughing, I threw my arms around his neck, which earned me a smile, but I could see he was still pretending to be offended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright, my alpha. Cheer up! Where are you taking me?\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad girls don\u2019t get answers, baby. You\u2019ll have to wait and see.\u201d Said, Sam\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I giggled, grabbing onto the back of his hair and letting him carry me through the woods. After a couple of minutes, he stopped before a clearing, but I couldn\u2019t see what there was; letting me down, Sam went to stand behind me, and suddenly felt a silky fabric cover my eyes. My hand\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>instinctively went towards it, but Sam caught it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a surprise, baby. Humour me for a bit.\u201d He whispered in my ear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Smiling at him, I nodded. I felt Sam take my hand and lead me towards what I was guessing was the clearing; after not more than two minutes, we stopped, and I felt Sam go behind me again. I\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>felt him undo the blindfold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuprise, baby.\u201d Whispered Sam; when my blindfold fell, I opened my eyes to see my surprise. I was\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the clearing was a giant projector screen; right across from it in the distance was a big fluffy mattress with all kinds of white and red pillows and a quilt with rose petals draped all over it. Next to the mattress were small tables filled with cheeseboards, fruit platters and sandwiches. Another table was set up not too far away, with all kinds of candies, chips, and brownies. Next to the table was a popcorn machine and a cooler that was probably filled with drinks. The whole setup was set up under strings of fairy lights, it was like laying under a fairy light tent, and the best part was the setting sun. As the sun set, tinging the once blue sky with hues of orange and pink made it even\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>more romantic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This was perfect!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I felt a pair of arms go around me from behind, and leaned back into my mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought you\u2019d like to relax tonight, baby. It\u2019s been an exciting few days for you.\u201d Whispered Sam, kissing my cheek and nipping my earlobe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turning around in his arms and without thinking about anything else, I slammed my lips on his, making sure my actions spoke what I felt. Taking the lead, I nipped his lower lip, asking for entry which he didn\u2019t waste a second giving me entry. I latched onto his tongue, sucking it furiously. I felt his hands go down my waist to my bum, squeezing it, then going down to my thighs. Suddenly a squeak felt my mouth as he picked me up from the back of my thigh, my legs instinctively wrapping around his waist. Before I could attack those delicious juicy lips again, Sam went straight\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>into my neck, feeling his canines extend and graze one of my spots had he moan out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt; Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three Goddess, why did that feel so good.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He trailed kisses down the left side of my neck as I went to the right side of his neck, kissing and\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>latching onto a spot where I would lay my claim on him once I got my wolf. Latching on, I sucked and nipped the area, tugging his hair and pulling his neck back, then trailing kisses from the base of his neck to where that gorgeous adam\u2019s apple bopped. The moment I sucked on his adam\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>apple, he moaned and squeezed my bum cheeks, probably leaving marks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I could feel his hard rock member rubbing against my thigh, adjusting me as I sucked on his adam\u2019s apple; his member rubbed against my core. Making me moan out and bite into the side of\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>his neck in pleasure. My p***y was leaking juices that ran down my thighs. But I was at a point\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>where I didn\u2019t care; all I cared about was cumming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease, alpha,\u201d I begged as I rubbed myself against his member, but suddenly Sam had my hip in a\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>tight grip preventing me from moving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I whimpered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember what Zeke said yesterday, baby? You gotta ask for it?\u201d He said as he slowly rubbed his\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>member over my clothed p***y.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I moaned, trying to fasten his pace, but he stopped again-this time earning a scowl from me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll you have to do is ask, baby.\u201d Said Sam, continuing that slow pleasurable torture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My shyness wasn\u2019t worth it. I needed to c*m, and only he could help me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease, alpha, make me cum.\u201d I said as sweat trickled down my forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sam chuckled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour wish is my command, my luna.\u201d Said Sam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then in a blink of an eye, I was thrown on the fluffiest quilt, rose petals flying everywhere as l looked up at my gorgeous alpha mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you trust me, baby?\u201d Said Sam, stroking my cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I nodded without a second thought. Not only did I trust them, but I was sure I had feelings for them. Seeing my instant response, Sam\u2019s face brightened, and he slammed his lips on mine. Letting go of my lips, he looked down at me and stroked my cheek again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrust me, baby, you\u2019ll like this, but if you ever want me to stop, just say so.\u201d Said Sam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stop? Oh, hell no!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Not wanting to talk anymore, I pulled him down to me and kissed him; I heard him chuckle between the kiss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he kissed me, exploring his tongue in every corner of my mouth, his hands went down to my\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5\/7\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt; Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>breast. Grabbing it in a harsh grip and tugging on the n****e, I moaned out in an intense mixture of pleasure and pain. Moving down towards my breast, he grabbed both in his hands, tugging on both n*****s, stretching them as much as he could from my shirt. I was a moaning mess at this point.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Slamming back on my lips, I felt him pop open my jean\u2019s button and push them down; I tensed for a fleeting moment but then relaxed. Sam continued seeing me relax, slowly kissing down my neck, down to my clothed n*****s, nipping them and then reaching my clothed p***y. Pushing my legs further open, he dove his head down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oh, goddess, was he about to. Before I could think about anything else, a ravenous moan left my lips as Sam kissed my p***y through my panties, squeezing the labia with his lips as his hands roamed over my hips, grabbing onto them, he slowly ran his thick hot tongue over my labia from the bottom up to my c******s, moans leaving me like a broken record. He parted my p***y lips over my panties and latched on to my c**t, sucking on it like a starved human aching for water as his long fingers circled around my p***y hole, rubbing and stroking, slowly increasing the pressure. My hands went to his hair, tugging on them as I grinded my p***y along his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yes, alpha yes. Please, please.\u201d I moaned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Letting go of my c**t Sam flattened his tongue, giving my p***y one slow, sensually lick as his finger went to my c**t, rubbing rough circles around it, pinching it as he latched on my hole. My tummy tingled, my thigh were spasming, and I was exploding from the inside with the intense pressure building up; seeing my struggle, Sam let out three words that were my salvation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet go, baby.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And I exploded, narak dam breaking out my p***y as Sam sucked on my spilled juices over my\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>panties. Taking every drop he could, Sam leaned back up; his mouth glistened with my juices as he\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>sucked on his finger, looking straight back at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetter than booze.\u201d He said, winking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coming down from my high, realizing how crazy I was, I blushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Goddess! These quads had made me into a wanton woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chuckling at my expression, Sam laid back on the mattress and pulled me into his arms, laying me on his chest and kissing my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be shy, baby. This is nothing to what we have planned for you. This was an appetizer before the main course.\u201d Said Sam, chuckling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I should\u2019ve been horrified, but an excitement flowed through me. I can\u2019t even imagine the main course if the appetizer was this mind-blowing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ugh! Sam\u2019s cheekiness was rubbing off on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6\/7\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&lt; Chapter Forty-Four: Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seeing my excited expression, Sam laughed and nuzzled into me.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Ponto\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After helping me back into my jeans, we decided on watching a human movie called the kissing booth, much to Sam\u2019s chagrin. Throughout the movie, our fingers interlocked as we held hands throughout the night, only letting go when Sam insisted on feeding me or bringing me more popcorn or candy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sighing in contentment and snuggling into my alpha, I slowly dozed off with one thought on my\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This feeling that I couldn\u2019t tell what it was, was definitely love.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I was in love with the ruthless quadruplet alphas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>23\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shadows Of Passing Time \u2013 Carter Hughes 44 &lt;Chapter Forty-Four Sam\u2019s Date Part Three\u00a0 +25 Points\u00a0 Chapter Forty-Four: Sam\u2019s Date [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-melting-the-ice-princess-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}