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Chapter 10

Penulis: Celestia
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"What the fuck, Ravencrest?" Ivan snarled, turning to face Avalon. His scent reeked of aggression and frustration. "Why are you always showing up where you're not wanted?"

Avalon stood at the entrance to the changing room, Kaelen's imposing figure slightly behind him. The two of them blocked the exit completely, a fact that didn't escape Ivan's notice.

"I could ask you the same question," Avalon replied coolly. "The basketball court seems an unusual place for someone who's made his distaste for the sport abundantly clear. Or were you simply looking for someone?"

Ivan's lip curled into a sneer. "What's your problem with the scared little alpha boy? Don't you have much better things to do than following him around?" He gestured toward the stall I was hiding in, and I pressed myself harder against the wall, as if I could somehow melt into it. "Besides, the boy is worthless to either of us. Just a Blackwood in name, nothing more."

I flinched at his words, even as I prayed for him to leave
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