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13: A card

Author: Ash Lennox
last update publish date: 2025-07-09 04:06:48

WREN’S POV

The ache in my body was the first thing I noticed as I stirred awake. It wasn’t the kind of ache that made me groan in annoyance. It was the kind that made my entire body tingle with delicious reminders of what had transpired. Every muscle felt tender and as I stretched beneath the soft sheets, I winced slightly. I feel like a pervert.

Ronan had devoured me last night, utterly and completely, in ways I never imagined an aloof Alpha like him capable of. The man who carried hims
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