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as she scanned the darkness around her. The wind shifted, carr

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stepped into

ee

gleamed with something dangerous. These weren't ordinary pack wolves. The

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a wandering this deep into rogue territor

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eyes, he exuded an aura that was impossible to ignore. His very pres

he needed

didn't follow ord

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step closer. "Oh

er ribs. The way he looked at her was unset

in her that even she

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man spok

two choice

s breat

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ngers curle

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tra

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stared

k had spent years

attered her

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