Alpha Sovereign And His Omega

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he does

ide, careful not to press too har

e cloth and wiping again, "when I wa

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sneak out and spar with sticks behind the cottage. Told mys

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g age came. And m

a second. The cloth

way. Like I'd disappointed them by existing wrong.

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over a smaller c

ore. Why would I? No one bonds

old song. One my mother used to sing before she stopped looking me in the eyes.

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what's left of the turnips. My ribs scream every time I mo

cook a

he needs

w how to do anythin

accepting the food without ever waking. I wipe his lips

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cr

il the air feels like broken glass. Until my b

soldier I ne

anted. Fo

nd fall asleep. My knees drawn to my chest

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could do nothin

s and battered face. Who'd do this to her? Why wou

thed her in. God, what made her

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e's mine. I'd find out how she got that killer's scent on her, but I'd keep her. God knows she's been hurt too many times. She's cared for me for weeks