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white fabric of the b
s, "Welcome Home, Alph
ke this
pine, a feast prepared for our retu
ht rogues on the borders, I
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e and the highest-ranking female in the pack, my every acti
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the front yard of th
as everyone surged toward the main road, f
mmered agai
white dress, feeling like the eighteen-year-old
d up the drive, stopping in the
in front
e I knew my o
Jaxson's tall, powe
car above his eyebrow only made
t in his posture, but he was st
froze on
't look
the car, his movements care
ng woman, her hand resting pro
ng her skirt and peeking out from
her head, and h
t was a strange mix of
Jaxson's side, as if she wer
ied, replaced by a th
, his voice ringing with
, Tuan. During the war, her father died
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the rush of my ow
ds of them, a storm of pity, confusion,
xson's gaze
t of for two years held no
and a flicker
hild toward me, each step
stone. "They are my chosen family and she is carrying my child. From now on, t
t out a pained,
n fam
is sacred and unbreakable, ordai
as a "chosen family" t
on that divine law. In fro
e silence. "It's so good to meet you, Da
, at the child in her bell
e tears I knew mus
ding cold that seemed to fre
rrowed. His voice was sharp. "Dawn. D
and for the first time, I saw tha
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was fixe
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I whispered
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ay through the stunned c
ing murmur of whispers and
m, though each one felt li
l I reached the em
or, closing o
wood of the door until I
single, silent sob
ed for his celebration shot into the sky, expl
on and heartbreak, my only thought was
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