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ments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at ti

you been all

fond of the process, he didn’t like to upset his father or ge

He enunciated the “son” as if

o recover from the drilling I had to go through yeste

an alpha wolf. If you can’t survive that, how would you be able to handle much more serious responsi

e. I won’t complain anymore.”

egan to whimper and beg for mercy. His dad's face was red and angry. He had been told several times that he looke

ten up by your enemies as breakfast, literally. So stop acting like a bitch and give me 180 pushups with

ing back at me!” his da

didn’t need to think he could anymore, he was so scared. His body was in pain so badly. His body quivered but he didn’t stop. He wasn’t re

, 80,

rally on fire but

, 103 …

ran off crying and wondering why he had to be born as an alpha. He decided not to go upstairs to hi

o the farthest part of th

en so far as his room or his parent's rooms in the palace. His ent

or. But he honestly did not care. He twisted the door hand

ometimes he blocked it with a peg and breath

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ke up wit

ing fe

knew

iliar had jus

off, her hypersensitive hearing could catch sounds and al

se if it was s

didn’t know, so

he began to worry and think about who it might be and what they cou

s with another that she was to be used for an experiment

s the day. She stood and tried to hide in a way

s holding his nose tightly and looking around like he was lost. He wa

han she was. She wondered who

because he peeped through the cell ba

out of

He was not that old. Wh

r cell and saw her. He dropped his hand fro

ow who she was and

ondered where h

turn stepped back and almost tripped over his shoes. She

re, to make him fee

the way they stood, awkwardly staring at each othe

ad?” She proceeded

ad covered his nose again s

o seem rude to t

kay.” S

k to her mat

t her as though h

tioned for him to sit down on one of the three-step stairs.

e close to her age come by. She had

at like a robot

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believe

appening here? Was

s cell? She was way too youn

sure she was like

child prisoners and

ons were raise

one wrong? Where did she come from was she a Beta or a

or co

ha

coffee?” She stressed it this

ad questions, but she

are what beve

ughter sounded like

that moment to study her, to study her. Unlike

bably needed more exposure. The sun perhaps, he thought. It

d by pale chapped lips. She looked so surreal, yet so beautiful. Her stature was frail and fragile, and it

he mimicked and giggled. “Is that a new kind of beverage?

y and began to see her as weird. She was laughin

him, he would not want to

as he

ts disappear as s

I pref

er forehead furrowed into a

fit always. I’ve never really tasted coffee.

and slumped her shoulders dramatically. “I haven’t either

so? We just met lik

here are dreams. Dreams of seeing the world and eating everything I se

ilities and duties to perform.” He sounded very much like his dad at th

again. That fr

ld are

in

uch younger,” A

Arayah

ou get put

t met like 5 minutes ago. You don’t expect me to

m sorry ab

as they got to know each other, him avoiding the

ing me a bo

me here

reco

She said wear

feelings and quickly replied with a “No! No!

ey had talked some more about many things. Things t

oing to his room, decided to go to his class. He was willing to endure the history class because of how g

t him at least teaching him the history of werewolves again. He didn’t want to have

give him 30 minutes of his time. The c

is mystery girl who by the way he realized he hadn’t asked what her name was. He thought of all the thi

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t home, she made sure she went to

l Naomi

n used to taking care of the girl that sometimes when work

-headed, but she had gotten so used to the feeling that it was not so bad anymore. She made a mental note to bring the girl the chicken wings and two blood bags, just as she had promised. She would

eful. The last thing she needed was to be suspended again. She was not worried for herself, but because

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s feeling

eeded

testines were at war and

a vampire was always so

ed to the lack of blood and she got used to the feeling of being weak a

ad to adjust to her blood diet again and she had gott

rrive. But she knew that the lady w

hirst had abode with her and refused to leave her. As a young vampire, she was not supposed to go through that much. This time around, she thought of her new friend and she couldn’t help but smile at the talk they had. She remembered when the boy mentioned his fathe

might have hurt him and he had been crying. He obviously had been having a

hought about all these things for a while, and still in her

re. Arayah screa

he perceived the blood before it even arrived. Her eyes bec

ere and gave

yah had downed the blood already before

draw blood out. I wouldn’t like fo

e young girl was finally feeling

ou.” Ara

welcome

your da

ou. You are the one l

te late today. I’m just

e could have shed a tear, bu

lly happened was that, the warriors in the pa

be nice!” Ar

hat the s

don’t have anything to

a fake

the only child I have s

n that’s locked up.” Arayah re

predicament. Sometimes she wished she wouldn’t have to say anything about life outside, but the stubborn vampire wo

your bread yet. I

he said feel

ts with Arayah the most, when

Arayah said

finish your

ou won’t be able

… what i

new ability o