The Alpha Curse
s. They were an inseparable trio, bonded by years of friendship, a shared love for arguing over poi
uations in his sleep. Jake was the basketball prodigy and self-proclaimed ladies' man. And th
st worry was high school
their lives were abo
That Led
gainst his locker with a cocky grin. "Prija finally agreed to g
ah, the great Prija. You act lik
asical
asses. "And what, exactly, ar
e we have to collect soil samples from the woods? I was suppo
a is that you would rather ch
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Mr. Simmons find
e covering for me. Just tell him
at Ethan,
," Liam
you guys. Now, if you will excuse
that, he
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an. He had been there before-mostly for dares, sometimes just fo
rees grew. The sunlight barely pierced
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ax, nerd. It is ju
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acked. He grabbed anothe
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its head toward the noise. Flas
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nd bolted into the trees, d
de, his hands shaking. "E
ly. His face was pale,
reached them, and men
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could focus
skin was hot to the tou
his friend's wrist. "You're gonna
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