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Chapter 26

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~Katarina~

I’ve been up for a while now, unable to sleep. That’s been happening a lot lately, and I’m not too sure why that is. I have a trip to take today, though, so maybe I can sleep on the way. I want to check out a cabin the pack owns that we plan to honeymoon at.

King and I discussed it at length, and we didn’t want to go too far away right now. We wanted to stay close by but still have the privacy we need as a newly married/mated couple. I have a few things I want to set up for that time
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