PREFACE

THE SUMMER I LOST MY ‘V’ CARD

DISCLAIMER

Dearest Lanee Reader,

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is purely coincidental and unintentional.

This book and all its content are protected. No part of this work may be reproduced, transmitted, electronically transferred, or distributed in any form without the express written permission of the author. Unauthorized use may result in legal action. Every word in here means something to me, please respect that.

Copyright © 2026 by Ivy Lanee. All rights reserved.

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TRIGGER VITAL WARNINGS

Let me be very clear with you before you turn to another page.

This book contains content that some readers may find deeply distressing. I am not writing this warning to scare you away. I am writing it because I respect you enough to be honest about what lives inside these pages. This is not a soft romance. This is not a love story that plays it safe. Dominated by the three Alphas is dark, heavy, and filled with surprises.

Please read the following carefully.

- Strong language

- Explicit sexual contents

- Graphic scenes

- Stalking 

- Obsessive and possessive behavior

- Emotional abuse and manipulation

- Coercion and obsessive behavior

- Betrayal 

- Forced proximity and captivity

This is a dark LGBTQ romance. The love here is complicated and it is costly. The characters are flawed in ways that will frustrate you, unsettle you, and at certain points make you question everything you thought you wanted from a love story. That is intentional and frankly the point.

Please take care of yourself while reading. It is okay to put the book down, to step away, breathe, and come back only when you are ready. If you choose not to come back at all, I understand. Your mental health and your comfort matter infinitely more than any chapter I have written.

This book is strictly for readers 18 and above. You have been warned, darling. What happens next is up to you.

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POINT OF VIEW

This story is written in dual first-person POV. You will live primarily inside Raven’s head because that is where the real war is fought. The perspective of other characters would appear selectively when their inner worlds deepen the emotional stakes. You will always know whose head you are in. I will never leave you lost or hanging. Trust me.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

Thank you all genuinely. Out of everything you could be reading right now, you chose this. That is not something I take lightly.

This story asked a lot of me to write and I hope it asks something of you to read. Leave your thoughts in the comments. Every review, every reaction, every message keeps me going on the days the words refuse to come. I read everything and I appreciate every single one of you more than I know how to say.

Now meet Raven Pookies.

With much love,

Ivy Lanee

XOXO 🌹