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Chapter 26
The First Time
The next morning, my body felt compelled to run. I craved the wind against my skin. The sun had barely risen and after last night’s party, I knew not many wolves would be out. Early morning was always the perfect time to run.
To my surprise, the house was very active for this early in the morning. Servants were running up the stairs with books in their hands and elders following behind them. I don’t think I have ever seen this many people in the house at one time.
My ears perked as I watched them pass me on the stairs. One elder gave me weird look that I couldn’t place. The voices of several men were shouting from the floor above, where the Alphas office was held. Exactly where the servants and elders were all headed.
The yelling was so loud and from so many different people that I could not decipher what they were saying. But I could tell from the harsh tones, it must have been bad.
I stalled on
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