Chapter 17

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“So let me get this straight.” Aunt Diana finally says;

“Inatharm claim you’re hin mbi than hal die de b e . And you folland her bi You’re brdurend ond mam..” Shuhet Lwa, whole stilin with. In the mihings lite “Hope” i slabe m ad, and shaniowy noch.

“But you , there are some loopholes in the Lory you just told me.” Shannonces, and your de punte stare backup allen. “Finicik on Head wouldn’t let another werewolf claim you just like that in front of him. He might be mated to another, but you both still thara connection. Andan’t your parents ware of this couldn’t they tall this wholfto allow you the radiomyou na d ir? if they couldn’t do that and Erad couldn’t stop this Werellso, it only means one thing. This rewolf is in a higher rank than they are. Se tall me, Ellie, what is it you’re I knew aunty very smart butler knew she W arnius. Well, I guess I should have seen the coming There was no way she would have just believed me that.

My plan wasn’t fool proof I lookup Dharma to 10 h E LIT EGE T , and briw that these and Lama. She lookiman Imph in deel, “Okey, fire. He’s the hood Prince of “Hei whail”Sheshib, bruptly standing up and knocking the chair behind hermir. Hur mye wide open ini beniment and hur hands upumdawn on the tabl Terinde her muion and back in guilt:

“He’s align Prima?” IEDHOy quisition this time, but her mouth lunguopske stat batwin Lana Shunishely composes herself assh: loaks down at us lib guilty culprits “You ran away emma Princel” She asku, still looking astounded at my words. I ned slightly, and that lets her begin to pice around the dining room while muttering something underneath her breath. She finally pauses after a while to come back and goratul “You do realize that you’re in big trouble as soon as he Et w ill you who he is in the l and he’s no!

tid. It would take lit dan berler h ere tout, and by then my min d the centuplithad Shekhand to start m ed dyb. pour ‘Timom. She di quoti baloracing beram!

Tiltruje “latt ta teach him biol o on frut melihat dieself, who must das ity bidding. And olnued this time to breathe and think baut Hithat’s going on. Just for these few days.”

She stars at me likele h ond had bilo saking her loud and wraps her hands around both “Ellis, you might not know this yet, but kimeandi.could be in trouble forhanbaring you. We would be committing treason for helping to d o the Prince from his mate.”

Her wool batte ries to reason with me. But she theaterwoll ihr hud med athurdac chad broken. The HWTH dan t ar uply and nou both. It Time why het bunuhan ume hunarher muttering coming alb her budi luct.

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S l him ika -5, Sple from your m atar podig. day and a half with him? Aunt Dim ockinth titan Walachnically, he’s not my mate yet. My well hi bit confused about the whole thing ihin She a i n confushori bort mabing up to me and more!

She places her hand on my shoulder balore letting out a nigh as she len down to my height.

“Honey, a she-wolfathernet male as being hers instantly or she acciats hirri little by little. And I think we builuckily for her mouth for the HS i ndicant Diana intant chic bacal their handinimous in than. Luneplanush d o broemind#healachiderrarsmodel, and mint hehe wurk bulan in the ukulon They chaited on anden, almost criting about.me, but Dailed . That’s the time withi Li. Eyni herche’ livelyl and poodhumorad.!

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“I don’t get it. You’ve wanted to know your i tina er 50 why hadn’t you grasp the opportunity when it B –

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in touch and wide what I’m doing to fully had them but my hand She part la loi the wall to replyinë “EH Sielund outbudhad r#jid you, it the idea of finding my me nt ben o appealintamme. Tradi Alpha and he thoughi laman sind , innocent and wonderful tent good enough for hiti je isphatea, and m molnbat and a you. I don’t think can handle brine ied. The though ollit alone makemm Le chantomy . I’m not strongid you.”

TTH tunned würdblinkingather in shock.

She thought i was better than her when lidolized her? Wha would have thought tudáss Lana to be this insecure about herself? And to think Brad was the reason for her predicament. That son of a bitch is ruining other Wheges’ live because of his stupid decisions without !

was still staring the wall Shihnilyans smarturingy ha “You’re ne Tou’re better in youn unique indi actually dont you . I’m not you think kitu. I mean, look 1 Currie here in the d u t of wanan bu birch B a leuren, but the truth i’m running away from my problem.” i pause, “LT W ll who ntjects his heatejust blus they don’t mit up la their standards, is stupid such, and reducering afany lave. So believe in yourself Not everyone is like Erad.”

She flashes me a soft smile and I reciprocate it with one of mine.

“Look at you. Lania. You’re simply corrus, and no Itule in Hd richie mind can simply resist you.”

She abruptly pulls me into a hue catching me off guard shahald me tight. She whispathank you into my before I regain my senses and wrap my arms around her, careful not to get her tap wet. For now, I’m safe and happy in this bubbleofourown, but I know in a few days, I should be ready for what’s to come from a furious Lycan Prince.

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I drop down the last landing of the in his Eyebrow shoot up in surprite, “Ele?” He asks incredulously.

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“He is an Alphu. if hinds out i’i hii muute, he’s in mark me, and I won’t be able to je buck to Las t and CUTIP my college education, dr atleidou ‘ll allow me to. lönly about two y i n olur, and when I’m done, I’ll come back and if he would me She shrun nonchalantly, acting like it’no big deal.

sigh, perated as shift to suit beside her and take both her hands in mine. “Lana you need to think the through. What he has marked another she wolf balare then, He’s an Alpha. He’s expected to choose a Luna as 500m in hali, hu, he will himnininh Tit and don’t W when you dont tu riwarnakaun you d jou know about #t”

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So tell me, Be what do we thin visit to maine ET” His arms are will around my aunt, butiha’ı tacine H o w with her back against him.

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*From the stressful life of Call ” i abruptly answer belare mynt exposes me. I discreetly send a pleading stare at her, so she won’t let hele know theraron here. he did, he would penandly call Ragnind what in a git box before handing meower to him. He’s a strong Yn y high p rih.

Falenty Hunim minori hbaum nachbalou think quick und all through. They’re in teldaten the spot with Hie ringen hare buth Olyweri Kilis cut dige did shunch.

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turm you in the finds out the truth, but Etui will be his decision to make” She ilk up to me and Towers her voices Galt won’be teto edinoporus with his werewolfhearing. But I doubt thi’s the kind to do so.

i finally raise my houd to look at her “That’s why better he doren t know. They can’t disciplinahimilar Blomhing he’s une 1. af. All the blame will go to mi.

Promise” lassure her. She stems hesitant as she mulls en ERE tercer ITIBOTH EnnbHELL WHEETË” H wungimisha kichan with her.

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ched the motto He ol d babilo tracku. And haunt without bani able to use my pad wadrating me deep into depression. But at least Lana wala to help W Bingwatched Stranger Things , tutting our faces with puport and cranberry juice. That was howaunt Dana had met us when she pet back from work with wü bouts of pizza in lund. ‘s nice to W ate, ale, allows will as in front share.anitar. She h h “Oh, you know, the al The E d he Din mintaking on the Lanchas foram ao FlorTT-BT0.E. Ltd. hud mindstvihatuillari politiku mithi, s hulah’

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suddenly Tourmumcalled day, Ellie.” Aunt announces, and my body geld in su i prilete look at hair, “What did they She sighs. “She was worried about your when about and wanted to know if you were here. Turns out your Princ “And what did you say?” | ask.

She shrup, told them haven’t heard from you” i finally tauta sluh afrudiwland want bid to eating my pi ‘ net ready to be discovered so on. I still feel this dvident ache in my heart and row only one person could cute it. I miss his delicious scont, his with Eye and u arinum bara risht rre H unt Dan Mihhariot rende :

“Yah, menu.”Ind, and the w indkalba nhu-cents authwathingShe W D help me com#suto all this.

fitohe;”Can you help “Hey, Diarua?” La suddenly with a harcutt ALNË Diana ds.

what do you do with that pretty black hair Larus rubuh palms tap the enthusikally “p cut.” Shanmoutons or AuctDibo plus bulan madding approvingly “Nice Tell you what Fill do that for fronly if you ve that out top.” She points at the top Lanahason.

But it’s one of my lavoritet” Lana pautu ahalos dont the Bap. It was black with a halter neckline that’s made with la.. l’ Nally is cuti.

Aunt Diana shrues, making Lanahu in delat before We went back to matching our move.

Laf and I remained lokid in my aunt’s house for the autan lindicat about the br a i-ful, and len malonlik nabavi Bradbui Awans ce formalfalowuuchine that all pioni on kuid banin whenradham Say Ewamy impaired quiring in my headlines “Promise you’ll think about it.” iplead with lat, ne!

wanting her to through the mething dd. Shehettes Just then, a knock retoundi on our door, and me Hubs hnit: wandhauhoittu Aunt was the Salan by this time of the day, and talehed stepped out a few minutes or hudbutioned by his Alpha!

turn to Lana to ve her also buying a confused espressanon.

“Who is it?” I ask out loud.

“It’s me, Kale. May come int” i lhear a familiarder cice fremt lähind the dear. That’s odd. I thoutkyt. Alahan dan dari bambini HIT alarbed dindum. Er when I was a lmbl.

cur .” Achilles tine si hi woch, w ty harbans to the urtip y huti, He’s here. There bahar forstandando buste. My walan perlu 1. p. lib. Hii ndiche bin town her tail in TE 7. 7. that the UL antiam about!” ||

Cara from the dark lock in sy that he’s not hul kuptthin from himni. on St Thume in my throat slowly stand up “L_Crimin.” imbuth my body in mbine don’t know if it’s out of corectament.

Handla frontin w yntio betonehise o of ‘n bany. You only should have told me rig.thom the start the real reason you hru. Did he domething had to you?”

He winder cross the room she wudium in echar “No, he didn’t do anything.” I quidely way, my heart tuming wat how concened he looked eenihou het waad is thatay with in Renauld neh dla thin me. Hent mad, but myban twill lotilu Lah e ancouraginyalm bor Earning bucks Gle. This wa whaikud han ting 00 :-Erilan ba n d m.

i Hd T e lo him.”

We path the rear buck the house, Hanneloritaminen tone touching in tar ale to je and nati’li balight. Hesitantly, he left look around foran Ruan, m İnticipation. Tvenir les this much aar thumping NETEN bere After three excrucutine day, iga te tinally s hit olderi Huit perlecciones, darmi hrown to finally breathe in that may be n ood and traih Herningdew that diliciously assaults my sense.

But I don’t get any of that when alguretmeni fram behind the trees. Instead, jet black hair with bright blue pas holding this sick sinister look in them. A musular body arrogantly striding towards me with a malicious strin en Igap with my tye wide open, “radi”