The Billionaire's Hunts

id a-wake. Her sleep had al-ways been

nger in the small suburban home she had boug

s, she thoug

warm light blinked in her eyes. "This is my home. I'm not alone any

t up, opened the doo

spiral staircase. Astrid wa

grew more and more au

st vaulted room being gently shifted by a sleek middl

really serious. Don't cry because it

mily. You didn't mean to hurt her,

ying! Is Astrid not oka

nd understood exact

her eyes where before had been

d she couldn't return

. She'd usually get takeout since she didn't have time to co

r favorite things to eat. The thing that would warm her up bes

ghetti. But this time, instead of seeing the husband and wife owners who al

r the spaghetti, but the strange ma

out the spaghetti, he took off his

meant to r

she ducked the blow and spun around, she snatched the basebal

s, she decided to ask him some questions whilst ligh

t, who was the same age as her and a member of the Benne

hat matter until her grand father introduced her. Astrid was the daughter of the Benn

house but mooned the man's c

e moment,Tien Lung had suggested to drop this for now and

w that they are back, this is h

hts when she was suddenly hi

e long for her reflexes to kick in. Without th

houlders from the drops o

is failure, snatched up the glass

at Astrid herself. He was doing his best to try to blind her. That's what

in perfect time; she could fe

that, at last

d, she fell-though I didn't

trid and his eyes were f

strid?" he

er. She knew this person. She had seen family pictures of the

ame time, Astrid

d fiercely, annihilating any compunction she

her, grabbed her hair in the hand that was raised and forc

when a voice from up

e was th

re, taken a couple of quick unconscious steps backward,

ster!" Peregrine barked, slamming

from Alaric hurriedly when they

g, Dad." He didn't me

laric just felt sorry for Iona," she explaine

tand by and watch silently as Alaric pummeled

both Casper and Ginevra were too te

ked upon the calm landscape before her. It was h

e and then chose to speak of Iona rather

aid that Peregrine might scare Iona. ". . .is Astrid not okay

er wanted to hurt Astrid. All she wanted was to scare As

coldly, with not a shred of sympathy. "You will

at Iona must

ter this. She glanced at Astrid, for s

t. Astrid, don't worry, you're OK. Is it rea

face before lowering her eyes in thought.

is so uncomfort

y one day," Casper said. "You don't want to upset eve

me? Astrid thought. "I will be stupid

od abruptly, and w

inked her large, teary eyes, looking both cute

for sure!" Astrid

who had a mischievous twinkle in her eye. A littl

oncentrated her power

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