5:38 am.

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The fact that she seemed to be in a favoured situation and had someone dependable to look after her needs did mean the Alpha allowed her to be at ease. 

A couple of days prior, the Alpha had dispatched a woman of Psi lineage to drop off a sizable merlot-coloured box at the front of her home during the evening hours.

With Xoey's assistance, she brought the box indoors, and upon opening it, they found hefty books embellished with intricate black vines intertwined with one ...