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Chapter 14: Fought Over

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last update publish date: 2026-10-31 20:11:02

The air inside our small living room turned icy cold and suffocating the second both Alphas stepped over the doorway.

Alpha Julian Vance’s jaw was clenched so hard I could see the muscles twitching in his cheek, his blue eyes flashing with a dangerous, feral light. Next to him, Alpha Rowan Thorne filled the hallway with his huge, towering frame, his gold eyes burning with a dark, unyielding intensity. They looked ready to rip each other apart right on top of our rug.

My mother gasped, taking a
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