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"Will your system be alright
When you dream of home tonight?
There is no message we're receiving
Let me know is your heart still beating?"
Song: Human- The Killers.
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Bowie.
"Wake up sleepy heads, it's time for work!" Louis says coming into the chill out room shouting at me and Stevie passed out on the sofas.
"Fuck off Louis, it's too early!" Stevie shouts at him throwing a pillow at him with her eyes closed.
Louis catches the pillow and throws it on the sofa where Elton is.
"Sorry bud!" Louis says at Elton who woke up straight away when the pillow was thrown near him.
I sit up and open my eyes and glare at Louis who smiles back at me, how is he so chirpy after drinking all night with us.
Last night was wild once I got down off the roof the whole RV turned into an episode of Jersey shore.
Niall spent most of the night dancing and singing on the sofas and coffee table while me and Stevie rained money on him.
Harry went into his bunk once he climbed down off the roof, what a bore. He told us all to shut up many times which resulted in him being cursed out by Louis. Harry threatened to shoot us all which was quickly shut down by me holding my gun at him. What a wuss.
"What time is it?" I ask my voice hoarse and groggy from sleep and from screaming out songs all night long.
"It's 10am, we've work tonight" Louis says happily. God knows what this work is, I'll probably have to shoot people again and throw myself out a twelve story window again.
"What kind of work?" I ask wrapping my blanket around me to hug some warmth into me. It's freezing in this RV.
"Well, there's a strip club in Chicago, we have to leave as soon as we get there, We're meeting our boss there, collect some money and stuff and then bring it to where it needs to be; which is a local pub where it will then be dropped off to another one of our bosses men" Louis says with a smile. Strip club? I'm in.
"Can I bring my gun?" I ask petting Elton who's cuddled up under my blanket with me.
"You always bring your gun where ever you go, especially now since you're with us" Louis says before walking out into the kitchen area where Liam is sat eating some cereal he picked up this morning in a store near by.
I look at Stevie who looks like she hasn't slept in years. She holds her head in her hands while she keeps them closed, Louis opened the curtains before waking us which is causing our head aches to be ten times worse.
"You'd think after being in this gang for five years I would be used to Niall's partying and his tendency to literally drink himself blind" Stevie says her voice also hoarse. We duetted Elton Johns don't go breaking my heart while Niall Louis and Liam harmonised on the side lines. Like I said, last night was wild.
"Let's hope he doesn't do it again tonight, I can't handle it again, I need a full week to recover" I say flopping back down onto my pillow.
"I'm physically going to puke when they start this RV I am not well" Stevie says throwing her pillow over her face with a sigh.
I hear rustling from the bunks and of course smirky pops out he glares at me and smirks at my hung over stage, worth it smirky but your smirk away.
"Morning girls!" He shouts in really loudly which causes me and Stevie to groan at him.
"Fuck off!" I shout to him as he pours some cereal into a bowl.
He chuckles as he makes his breakfast not replying to my comment knowing I won't back down from a verbal or physical fight with him.
I roll over pulling my blanket over my face and body to shield myself from the sun light I drift off to sleep hearing that Stevie is already passed out again.
If I'm driving in five hours I need to get some rest, I'm not being the reason we all end up crashed on a high way on our backs upside down in an RV.
The sounds of everyone moving around me fade away as I drift off into some well needed sleep for the day.
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"Wakey wakey!" Niall says shaking me trying to wake me up.
I groan and pull the blanket from my face and glare up at him standing over me a grin plastered on his face from ear to ear.
"How are you so happy? You basically killed us last night!" I say trying to turn back to go asleep which earns me another shake from Niall to stop me.
"It's your turn to drive short cake, we're an hour and half away from Chicago, it's 6pm we need to be at the strip club for 8" Niall says pulling my blanket off me and throwing it across the room.
I sit up and look over at Stevie who's still passed out asleep, Elton found a place on her legs as she slept.
I sigh and stand up for the first time today, I wobble a bit as I'm weak from no food or water.
Niall laughs to himself at my state. I turn my head glare at him over my shoulder, his chirpyness isn't helping me in any way.
I walk to the kitchen slowly not wanting to move too much incase I puke or pass out.
"Ah look, you woke up from the dead!" Harry says slinging an arm around my shoulder as I open the fridge for a water bottle.
"You will be the dead if you don't get your hands off me smirky" I say shrugging his hand off me and taking a big gulp of my water.
My whole body feels nourished after that gulp of water, I feel like I've been reborn.
"Get your driving pants on angel! You're up front with me for the next hour and a half" he says leaning against the counter his usual smile plastered on his face.
I look at him and put my water bottle on the counter "get me my gun" I say pointing to the living room.
"Why?" Harry asks confused looking at me with his brows furrowed.
I look at him and smile sarcastically "so I can shoot you" I walk up front with my water bottle in hand ready for this hell of a trip to be over before it starts.
"Ah there she is! The designated driver!" Liam says walking out from the small bathroom next to the drivers area. I don't know how eight people can use the one bathroom, it's disgusts me honestly.
I smile at him and head into the drivers seat plopping down with a sigh closing my eyes to prepare myself mentally for this drive.
"Let's get this show on the road!" Harry says beside me rubbing his hands together knowing he's annoying me.
Harry Styles, I will not hesitate to shoot you dead in this RV.
I open my eyes and look at him my gaze burrowing into his skull hoping it burns him alive, but I'm not that lucky.
"Oof if looks could kill" he says rolling his eyes smirking at me with his eyebrows raised.
"Fuck off!" I say to him holding my head, this man is making my head ache worse.
"Come on Lewis Hamilton, we don't have all day!" He says leaning back in his seat with his hands behind his head.
"Oh bite me Harry!" I say turning on the engine.
"Don't tell me that Angel, you get what you wish for" he says pulling his sunglasses from his head down onto his eyes.
I roll my eyes and start to drive reversing out from the site and onto the highway once again.
The first few minutes of the drive are silent which leads me to hope that it stays that way.
"Let's listen to some music!" Harry says turning on the radio and turning it up full blast, my head ache now hammering in my head from the beat.
Looks like it won't be as silent as I hoped, what do I expect from Harry though. He will do anything to annoy me until I physically fight him.
"Harry" I say shouting over the music which causes him to look at me with a smile.
"Yes Angel?" He asks annoying me more, I will not hesitate to put his smirky ass head through this windscreen.
"If you don't turn that down, I will make you part of the road kill that's on this highway!" I shout reaching over to turn the radio down myself.
He smiles and chuckles turning the radio up again before leaning back and putting his hands behind his head humming along.
I grip the steering wheel my knuckles turning white with anger.
"I will shoot up this whole fucking RV Harry! Turn it fucking down!" I bellow at him trying to keep my eyes on the road in front of us.
"Please do, it's a fantasy of mine" he says wiggling his eyebrows above his sunglasses at me.
That's it.
I pull over on the side of the high way turning off the engine and begin to walk to the back of the RV.
"Where you going? The RV won't drive itself to Chicago!" Harry shouts after me the radio still up full blast as he speaks.
"Drive it yourself! I will end up killing you if I have to sit five more minutes next to you!" I say walking into the living room full of rage.
Everyone looks at me when I walk in scared of what I might say or do if they speak a word.
I look at Niall and Louis and they move apart leaving a space for me to sit.
I walk over and sit down between them not speaking a word. One person says anything, and I'm shooting up this entire RV no questions asked.
"Cmon Angel, I was only joking" Harry says standing in the door way his sunglasses still on his face with his usual sarcastic smile.
I glare at him and stand up quickly grabbing my gun. Everyone sits up straight and doesn't speak or breathe as I walk past Harry with the gun in my hand.
Harry chuckles as he watches me walk to the door of the RV.
"If you even speak or breathe again, I will shoot you" I say walking up to him with my gun raised at him.
"As I've said Angel, it's my wildest fantasy" he says leaning down to my height looking down the barrel of the gun at me.
"I'm warning you Harry" I say through gritted teeth.
He breathes through his nose and out through his mouth dramatically and raises his eyebrow after he does it. That sly bastard.
I hit him in the stomach with the end of the gun which causes him to double over in pain knocking the breathe from his lungs.
"Next time, it will be a bullet" I say angrily as I storm up to the driver area gun still in my hand.
"You coming...Angel?" I ask as I turn around to look at him over my shoulder with a smirk mocking his.
He glares at me and holds his stomach in pain trying to get his breath back.
"Oh did I take your breath away darling?" I say using another one of his nicknames for me.
He stands up straight and clears his throat "you always do, Angel" he says groggily before heading into the living room.
I smile to myself and start up the engine again pulling out onto the high way. Maybe this time I can drive peacefully.
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"Are we there yet?" Niall asks me leaning behind me on my seat.
My peaceful drive didn't last long, for the last ten minutes Niall has been nagging me about where we are and if we're there yet.
"No Niall, twenty more minutes!" I say with a huff gripping the steering wheel to stop myself from lashing out again.
Niall doesn't say anything but stands still behind me for another two minutes.
"How about now?" He asks smiling at me with his head in his hand watching me as I drive.
I take a deep breath "no Niall, not yet" I say nicely trying to keep my cool.
He nods his head and hums and stays standing behind me. His watch isn't doing good for me trying to keep my cool at this present moment.
He stays that way for another five minutes telling me random facts about animals here and there.
"Bow?" He says quietly behind me.
"Yes Niall" I say with a sigh knowing what's coming.
He pauses and clears his throat clearly scared to ask me "are we there yet?" He says quietly backing away from my seat a little in case I physically blow up in front of him.
I close my eyes for a split second and take another deep breathe to swallow down the anger bubbling in my stomach.
"Ten more minutes Niall" I say turning off the highway and entering Chicago.
Niall stands up excitedly as he sees the sign for Chicago.
"Chicago I'm home baby!" He says cheering looking back at the others sat in the living room. They all cheer back trying to sound excited but it just sounded sad. I cough to cover my laugh.
"We are going to party like there's no tomorrow short cake! It's Chicago time!" He says happily watching as we drive through the city.
I groan at his words not wanting another repeat of last night until at least two days.
"Arriving in Chicago and going to the strop club in the same night! Smells like a recipe for success!" Niall says happily slapping the back
of my seat getting himself ready for what's about to become of tonight.
"A recipe for disaster more like" I say laughing as I pull into an RV rest stop spot beside a gas station. Our home for the night.
I turn off the engine and Niall runs outside swinging the door open taking a deep breath "smells like home!" He says running out and giddily jumping up and down outside cheering.
I roll my eyes and walk to the back of the RV to everyone else "Niall made it to Chicago I see" Louis says laughing.
"You could say that" I laugh as we listen to Niall chanting outside telling Chicago "he's home!"
"We need to start getting ready, it's 7pm, we need to be there in an hour" Harry says before disappearing off into the bunk area gathering up clothes and walking into the crammed toilet to change.
I look at the other guys as they smoke cigarettes and chat amongst themselves.
I sit next to Stevie with a sigh "so, what do we wear to a strip club?" I ask turning my head to look at her, she looks a lot better from this morning she must of slept the whole trip.
"Well, I usually just wear a dress preferably black, you don't want to stand out, we have to blend in if we want this to be successful"
She says happily smiling at me.
I nod my head "what if I don't have a black dress?" I say pulling my lips into a lopsided smile.
"Wear a shirt suit jacket and trousers like us!" Louis said jokingly.
I looked at him with an eyebrow raised.
"Challenge accepted" I say gathering my bag hp and walking past Harry who's now dressed in a black suit jacket and trousers with a pink shirt underneath.
I hear everyone ask what's going on before I close the bathroom door.
I pull my black suit pants on quickly trying not to fall over in this very small bathroom. I pull on my white blouse and leave some buttons in tied at the top leaving some of my cleavage to show but nothing too risqué that I could have a nip slip. I throw my black suit jacket on top and leave it open tucking my blouse into my fitted pants.
I fish around in my bag for my strappy black heels cuffing my pants at the end to leave space for my heels to strap around my ankles.
I looked at myself in the small mirror brushing my hair out and fluffing it afterwards to make it less put together looking. I quickly apply some concealer mascara bronzer and highlight to my face finishing it off with a bold red lipstick.
I smile at myself in the mirror spraying some perfume on. I grab my jewellery which consisted of many rings a small necklace with my name wrote in script writing that Will got me for my 21st birthday a few years ago.
I gather my bag and leave the bathroom. I walk down to the living room. The room falls silent as everyone stops talking the minute I walk in.
"Challenge completed" I say smugly at Louis who looks gob smacked at the fact I put on what he told me.
"Holy shit" Niall says his eyes wide at me stood in front of them.
"You look...hot" Stevie says happily clapping her hands cheering me on which hypes me up more about how I look. I must admit, I do look hot.
"Okay boys, lift your jaws back up and go get ready, we have half an hour!" I say hurrying them all on as they all scamper to their bunks to get ready, they must be used to it.
Stevie slaps my ass playfully as she runs by to the bathroom a dress and heels in hand as she does so a makeup bag hanging in the same hand as her dress and heels.
I laugh as they all go get ready leaving me and Harry alone in the living room.
I put my bag down and fill up Elton's food and water bowl.
"Taking my brand now angel?" Harry says smugly as he eyes my ringed hands as I place Eltons water bowl down beside the sofa.
"Not your angel" I say quickly petting Elton as he drinks the fresh water beside me.
A deep chuckle rumbles through his chest as he takes a drag of his cigarette on the sofa in front of me.
I place my gun in the waist band of my trousers hiding it under my blouse before tucking it back in.
"Don't get too happy with that again tonight, we don't need any more unnecessary blood on our hands darling" Harry says tipping the ash off his cigarette into an ash tray on the coffee table in front him.
"Unnecessary blood? Really? I saved your life you asshole!" I say shouting at him from where I'm stood in front of him.
He shrugs his shoulders "I don't need anyone to protect me" he says mocking my words from last night on the roof of the RV.
I glare at him and walk over to him taking the cigarette from between his fingers and popping it between my red stained lips.
He watches me carefully with his eyebrow raised in amusement.
I smoke the rest of the cigarette and put the filter in the ash tray before blowing the smoke into his face.
"You clearly can't protect yourself if you couldn't jump out a twelve story window and a girl could" I say and with that I grab my hand bag and walk out of the RV leaving him wondering what the fuck just happened.
Elton follows me as I let him out to pee before bringing him back on the RV and leaving again.
I grab my cigarette packet from my bag and flick it open grabbing one and placing it between my lips as I throw the packet back in my bag and rummage around for my lighter.
"Here" Harry says walking out handing me his scratched up black lighter. I look at him and take my hand out of my bag grabbing the lighter from him and lighting the end of my cigarette quickly.
I place it back in his hand with a sarcastic smile and inhale the smoke.
He scoffs at my arrogance and puts the lighter into his pocket.
"So how long you going to keep this bad ass act up angel?" He says standing beside me with his hands tucked into his trouser pockets.
I look at him and take a drag of my cigarette "I'm not putting it on Harry, you just bring out that side of me with your cuntish behaviour" I say smoke leaving my mouth as I speak.
He hums not buying into what I'm saying "sure thing doll face" he says before heading back inside to hurry the guys along.
I smoke the rest of my cigarette and throw it in a bin next to a picnic bench across from me.
Little does he know I'm not playing any act, he in fact does bring out that side of me, and it isn't fading any time soon. I feel more confident when I'm my genuine self, which is guards up and not letting them down for anyone, the last time I done that was with Scott; which lead him to take advantage of me in many ways physically and mentally, I am never going back to who I was with him.
"Ready for your first night with the wolf pack short cake?" Niall says coming out of the RV wrapping his arm around my shoulder.
Him and the guys are dressed the same as me; black suit jacket white shirt buttoned down a bit cuffed suit trousers with leather dress shoes on their feet; we all look hot tonight I must say.
"Someone call a taxi before I shoot him" Louis says quickly lighting up a cigarette clearly annoyed again at Niall's mention of the wolf pack again.
I laugh at their encounter and nod at Niall with a smile "ready as I'll ever be" I say confidently.
"We're down a Styles, where is she?" Liam asks looking at everyone dressed and ready outside with no Stevie in sight.
We all shrug our shoulders which causes Harry to rub his face in frustration.
"Calm down big bro, I'm here!" Stevie says stepping out of the RV dressed in a strapless black dress matched with a pair of black heels, her curly hair tamed framing her face perfectly.
"Wow" we all say in sync Harry looking at us all with a cold look.
"Okay okay, enough! That's my baby sister!" He says angrily locking the RV door while Niall runs off and flags down a taxi for us all.
"We're going to need two Niall" Liam says flagging down another taxi.
Stevie walks over to me happily in her heels "you look hot" I say mimicking her words to me earlier.
"Could say the same again to you babes" she says as she links our arms chucking happily as we walk towards the taxi.
I hear Harry huff in annoyance behind us which causes me and Stevie to look over our shoulders and wink at him before turning back around laughing with each other.
We pile into a taxi with Niall Louis and Jesse while Harry Liam and Zayn take the taxi ahead of us.
"Party taxi! Let's go baby!" Niall cheers from beside me. Stevie cheers from the other side of me while Louis shakes his head fighting back a smile.
"C'mon Lou, don't be a party popper!" Niall shouts leaning forward to slap the back of Louis seat to hype him up.
Louis rolls his eyes and cheers with us all as we drive down the road to the strip club the lights of Chicago illuminating the darkness of the taxi.
"To tonight being the best night ever!" Niall says pulling a flask of whiskey from his blazer taking a big gulp before holding it out to me.
I take it and take a big gulp passing it onto Stevie scrunching my face up at the bitter taste Niall slapping my shoulder playfully hyping me up for tonight.
Stevie drinks from the flask then passes it to Louis who takes another big gulp before holding it out to the taxi driver who glares at him and shakes his head. Louis shrugs his shoulders and finishes off the whiskey.
We all continue to cheer and dance with each other in the taxi down the busy city streets of Chicago.
"Bet the boring taxi ahead isn't having as much fun as us!" Stevie says which causes a loud cheer of agreement from us all.
"Chicago! I'm home baby!" Niall says hanging out his open window cheering as we drive down the street everyone around him cheering with him as we pass them by.
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We all arrive at the strip club ten minute later Niall practically dancing his way out of the taxi us all following in suit after we pay the driver.
Liam Harry Zayn and Jesse get out of their taxi looking depressed off their heads, Harry probably lectured them the whole ride here.
"Let's go boys! Chicago time!" Niall cheers dancing towards the four of them me Stevie and Louis following Niall's movements dancing up to them as people waiting in line watch us all cheering.
Harry rolls his eyes as Liam and Zayn laugh at us.
"Yes baby lets go!" Jesse cheers joining in our dancing along the side walk of the strip club.
We all dance singing different songs before Harry cuts us off with a shout.
"Get it together you idiots! We have a job to do" he says his voice lowering at the last bit.
"Jeez who invited their grandpa?" I ask rolling my eyes at him.
He huffs and walks up to the security guard who lets us in straight away which causes a chorus of people asking how we can be let in ahead of them.
"Chicago!" Niall yells as we enter the dark club.
Me and Stevie walk in arms linked to keep each other steady in our heels. The boys walk ahead as they know where to go.
We walk deeper into the dark club the music making my heels vibrate against the floor.
The place was dark except from random strobe lights dancing around the club illuminating the dancers on the poles and walking around with trays in hand offering drinks to everyone.
"Welcome back Niall!" One of the girls say to Niall happily dressed in black lingerie fish nets and very high heeled boots, her skin glistened with glitter as the lights danced on her sky illuminating her at every right angle.
She flashes a bright toothy grin at me and Stevie her blonde hair cascading down her shoulders her green eyes popping with happiness.
"Nice to see you too Karma!" Niall says taking a champagne glass off the tray in her hand and tucking cash into the shoulder of her bralette.
She smiles at us all as we walk past her thanking Niall as we walk further into the club.
The club smells like perfume and alcohol which isn't as bad as I thought it would smell like, the one in New York tends to smell sweaty after awhile, I know from experience.
We pass more dancers dancing effortlessly around the poles, how do they make it look so sexy yet elegant?
More girls come up to us welcoming us and recognising Niall as we walk past them tossing money at them as we walk along following Harry to wherever we need to be.
Me and Stevie pick up a glass of champagne each tucking cash into two girls bralette straps as we follow along.
We dance as we walk a few girls dancing with us which earns more money from me and Stevie as we giggle like two school girls.
We eventually stop walking as we reach a VIP section guarded by a fall muscular security guard who seems to be skeptical of the eight of us as we all dance up to him except Harry, we all carry our own glass of champagne also.
Harry whispers to him and he opens the red velvet rope and steps aside to leave us into the room closing it again when me and Stevie walk in thanking him as we do.
Stevie throws him cash also and he winks at us jokingly as we laugh following the boys into the room.
When we walk in we're met with a red velvet curtain blocking off a small area that has music booming from it, fog machines pumping out smoke that can be seen outside the curtain. It's dark like outside but more strobe lights are in here illuminating it more.
Niall pulls back the curtain quickly "hey boss! Miss us?" He says to a tall muscular bald man behind the curtain, a cigarette in his hand with two dancers on his lap.
He puts out his cigarette when he sees us all pile inside closing the curtain behind us.
A smile curls up on his face as we all sit around him on the plush black sofas gathered around a pole placed on a small round stage in the middle of the room.
He laughs at Niall's words and throws cash to the two girls who then leave behind the curtain leaving us all alone.
"So, you must be the new member, the hero who saved Harold here" he says chuckling talking to me.
"It's Harry" Harry mumbles under his breath annoyed.
"I'll shoot you Styles, I wasn't talking to you" he says pointing at Harry across from him.
"I like this guy!" I say smiling at him high fiving him at the fact he mocks Harry too.
"I'm glad sweetheart, I'm Tony Moretti, welcome to the gang" he says happily shaking my hand with a firm grip.
"Bowie" I say smiling happily shaking his hand.
"Bad ass, I like it!" He says looking at me then to everyone who agrees except Harry who just glares at us all with a cold expression.
Tony leans back in his seat dressed in a suit like the guys except he wears a gold chain and big chunky gold rings on his hands a black diamond one on his ring finger glistening in the light of the coloured lights filling the room.
"So Styles, got your ass nearly beat by a girl" he says nodding his head in my direction looking at Harry who doesn't look happy one bit.
He's sat with one leg up on the knee of the other one elbow resting in the palm of the other his fingers playing with his bottom lip as he sits with a stern expression etched on his face.
He huffs and rubs his hands over his face causing his own missed matched rings to twinkle also.
"Where's the bag Tony?" He asked annoyed ignoring Tony's previous comment about me nearly shooting him in a court room; twice.
Tony snickers and sits up straight his hands intertwined with another on his knees.
"Where it always is honey" he says watching Harry stand up frustrated walking away into another small room offside the room we're currently sat in.
Tony talks to us all laughing and joking. He's a cool guy, not very serious but I know he could kick your ass if you step one foot out of line.
"Right, let's go, back doors open" Harry says quickly with a black duffle bag in hand waiting for us all to get up and walk.
"Awh, can we come back?" Niall asks finishing off his drink.
"Please?" Stevie says with a pout at Harry.
Harry rolls his eyes and sighs "just come on"
He walks out not waiting for us.
"See you soon guys, and Bowie, I like you too" Tony says smiling at me warmly as we all walk out saying our goodbyes before more girls flood into the room to Tony.
"He's cool" I say linking my arm with Stevie's as we walk to a black SUV that's coincidentally parked by where we walked out. Big shocker.
"Very! I love that guy!" Niall says hopping into the car in beside me and Stevie me in the middle while Liam sits beside Harry in the front, Zayn Louis and Jesse sit behind us in their seats.
"He's a dick" Harry says starting up the engine before driving away quickly.
"Oh shut up Styles, you only hate him because you can't be as cool as him!" Jesse shouts to Harry from behind us.
We all laugh in agreement while Harry rolls his eyes for the hundredth time tonight.
"Let's just get this done and then we can all go asleep" Harry says keeping his eyes focused on the road ahead, his rings twinkling again in the moonlight pouring through the windows.
We all sigh and Niall speaks up from beside me.
"Hey! After this it's strip club time! We're in Chicago for fuck sakes Styles! Live a little!" He says taking out another flask of whiskey from his waistband of his trousers flicking it open and taking a swing of it before passing it around once again.
We all cheer in agreement with Niall chorus's of Chicago! Fill the car as Harry grips the steering wheel in frustration at the maniacs he's driving around on an illegal mission.
Another day at work I guess.
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Longest chapter I wrote I think! I really love this one hehe
I'm so glad you're all enjoying this! Don't worry much more action is ahead for the wolf pack ;))
*tired squishy hugs as it's past my bed time*