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For the Hope of a Crow by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsRamsey Hunt is caught in a spiral no one can save him from, and he’s taking his entire Clan of crow shifters down with him. A broken mating bond has him going insane, and all he can do is try to hold onto his Alpha position as long as possible. But when a spirited beauty comes waltzing into his MC’s clubhouse demanding an audience with him, he can’t help but think he’s dreaming her up... -
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Fateborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI’m not alone . There are other Mystic wolves out there, and now I have to find them.And win the Alpha Trials, get my revenge on the supreme alpha and of course, break my mate’s curse. Phew… And I thought things would be easier now that we’d finally completed the mate bond.I was very wrong.When Hunter takes matters into his own hands, a desperate decision escalates the situation from bad to worse... -
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![The Bear's Forbidden Love by Harmony Raines]()
The Bear's Forbidden Love by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA mom and her young daughter on the run. A bear shifter with a protective streak.A forbidden love that threatens to keep them apart.When Kay checks in at Bear Creek Lodge, Curtis instantly recognizes her as his mate. There’s just one problem. Kay is already married.The wedding ring on her finger means he can’t declare his love for her, or even tell her they are mates... -
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Alpha Brock: six-pack series book four by C.J. Primer
SIX-PACK SERIES BOOK FOUR* While this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading books 1 - 3 (Alpha Gray, Alpha Theo, and Alpha Jax) for context before starting in on this one.* This book is a slow burn with a very moody, broody protagonist (grumpy/sunshine trope). It will be a bumpy ride for these two to get to their HEA...Categorized as:
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![The Bear's Unexpected Mate by Harmony Raines]()
The Bear's Unexpected Mate by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Bear's Unexpected MateClint never expected to find his mate. But he was wrong... -
![Wicche Hunt by Seana Kelly]()
Wicche Hunt by Seana Kelly
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’m Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the Sea Wicche of Monterey. Want a psychic reading? Sure. I can do that. In the market for art? I have all your painting, photography, glass blowing, and ceramic needs covered in my newly remodeled art gallery by the sea. Need help solving a grisly cold case? Unfortunately, I can probably help with that too... -
![Wavering Aftermath by Erin R. Flynn]()
Wavering Aftermath by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMy name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to do something smart… Or something really, really stupid. I give it a 50/50 chance, but keeping quiet on what’s going on with me has bitten me in the arse too many times for me not to admit it.And since my mother’s journal isn’t helping and is heartbreaking to read, it’s time to trust the people who say they care about me... -
![Maid for the Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Maid for the Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShe’s a forty-something single mom working as a maid. He’s a billionaire bear shifter.Maggie isn’t looking for anything other than a fresh start in a new town after a messy divorce from her cheating husband. Until she meets Quincy, a man who offers her love and loyalty.But she’s heard that before.However, Quincy soon convinces Maggie he is the one for her... -
![Vicious Creatures by Lauretta Hignett]()
Vicious Creatures by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI've been asleep for the past ten years.The horror of waking up from the best dream ever and remembering you’re a monster is indescribable. My soul is screaming for mercy, for forgiveness, for redemption… but I know I’ll never get it. I’m going to Hell for everything I’ve done.The only thing I can do now is take as many monsters with me as I can.My list is almost complete... -
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West by Stacey Marie Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSexy, alluring, ruthless, and oh so complicated.West Moseley is known as the "charming" Dark Dweller. With his cheeky grin and southern drawl, he can charm anyone, especially women. And does.But after being held prisoner and tortured by the cruel Seelie Queen, West's past comes back to haunt him... -
![Bitten Shifter by Brogan Thomas]()
Bitten Shifter by Brogan Thomas
Betrayed, shattered, and transformed. Sick of everyone’s crap, can this snarky lone wolf find belonging, respect, and love?Lark Emerson vaguely remembers being happy. After catching her husband and her sister in the sack, the IT professional walks away from twenty-seven years of marriage and takes a job on the border of a shifter community...Categorized as:
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![The Girl Who Cried Captive by Heather Hildenbrand, Bam Shepherd]()
The Girl Who Cried Captive by Heather Hildenbrand, Bam Shepherd
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRomy thought that being kidnapped by a pack of douchebag werewolves was the worst thing that could happen to her. Turns out she's the worst thing that could've happened to them.Romy isn't going to let a little something like getting kidnapped get her down. She's determined to turn the tables on her captors... -
![The Azar Omnibus by Grace McGinty]()
The Azar Omnibus by Grace McGinty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAzar Nazemi is a firefighter with an ancient secret; she is Ifrit. A race of Djinn, or Genies as they are known to Westerners, the Ifrit can read a fire and mold it to their will. That makes her job a whole lot easier...Categorized as:
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Iron Master by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStuart Reid is an Iron Master—a Dark Fae with a rare ability to make iron do his bidding. Exiled by the High Fae who fear him, he now lives in a simple house in Shiftertown outside Las Vegas, watching over Peigi, a bear Shifter woman, and the cubs she cares for... -
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![Purrfectly Kissed by C.D. Gorri]()
Purrfectly Kissed by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe’s a curvy Tigress searching for the purrfect kiss, he’s a Black Bear who doesn’t want a mate. Will Brayden change his mind once he gets a taste of Jessica? The Beta of the Maverick Pride has no desire to find a mate. He’s tried that once and all it got him was hurt and alone...Categorized as:
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![Destiny Disgraced by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Destiny Disgraced by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Talon Pack continues with a new twist to the Packs and a revelation no one was prepared for. Mitchell Brentwood is aware that others think he’s the harsh taskmaster Beta trying to keep his Pack alive, but they only see what he wants them to know...Categorized as:
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![A Name Like Karma by G. Bailey]()
A Name Like Karma by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMy name is Karma...and yes, it’s my job too. Since I was eighteen, I have used my powers to deliver karma to those in need like all of my other family do. Only they are much better at it. I deliver much needed karma to both good and bad humans, but mainly the bad as it’s more fun... -
![Tempted by the Wolf by Lola Glass]()
Tempted by the Wolf by Lola Glass
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAll I did was pick up an extra shift at work...And it was the best mistake I've ever made.Because I ran right into the chest of a sexy guy on my way out of the kitchen, and he turned into a wolf.As it turns out, werewolves are real, and they're just as hot as every indie romance book I've ever read has said.And this one has decided I'm his mate... -
![Wild Rain by Christine Feehan]()
Wild Rain by Christine Feehan
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan explores the dark past of a woman on the run—and her dark desire for the only man she dares to trust—in this wild novel in the Leopard series. With a new identity, a staged death, and a chance to flee the treachery that stalks her, Rachel has escaped from a faceless assassin...Categorized as:
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RedKnife by Susan A. Bliler
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCindy Sambrano hates her life. She lives in a crappy little house, drives a crappy little car, and has a crappy younger brother, Cody. After their parents’ death, she feels compelled to take care of him, to try to keep him on the straight and narrow, but--as usual--he’s messed up again. Owing a huge debt some seriously bad dudes, Cindy’s brother needs help getting the cash...Categorized as:
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![Delivered to My Koalas by Mazzy J. March]()
Delivered to My Koalas by Mazzy J. March
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe problem with being half wolf shifter? No one wants to be my mate.Humans stay away from me. Some say I’m weird, and others keep their distance for unknown reasons. Shifters don’t like me because I’m half human and haven’t shifted. Hell, I might never shift.I’m stuck.My sister found her mate through Mail-Order Mating, and I’m curious about it...Categorized as:
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![The Girl Who Cried War by Heather Hildenbrand, Bam Shepherd]()
The Girl Who Cried War by Heather Hildenbrand, Bam Shepherd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRomy’s no stranger to a good old fashioned Instawar, but fighting behind her phone’s screen is a far cry from the real thing. Sure, Romy may have accidentally on purpose inserted herself in the middle of a werewolf war. And yeah, she’s kinda being hunted by an insane werebro with an axe to grind, but Romy isn’t going to let that stop her from living her best life... -
![Tiger’s Runaway Bride by Brittany White]()
Tiger’s Runaway Bride by Brittany White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHiding from a monster, I found heaven.As the eldest daughter of the alpha, I was promised to be a powerful wolf shifter. How was I to know that beneath the exterior of this handsome man was the devil? On the eve of our mating ceremony, I saw the beast come out of hiding. I did the only thing that I could think of – I ran... -
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Cole by Emilia Hartley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe guards a secret. She means to discover it.Cole Barton is a sentry, living alone at the edge of a lake, keeping away all who would run afoul of the monster that lurks beneath its depths. At least, he keeps all away until Jude Drake arrives and refuses to be run off...Categorized as:
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![Porsha's Wolf by Dria Andersen]()
Porsha's Wolf by Dria Andersen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe had one night to convince her...Porsha Clark just wants to get through her best friend's wedding without bringing drama to Mercedes' big day...but, that didn't mean she couldn't enjoy herself afterwards...right?Victor Davis was a man who got what he wanted, and he wanted Porsha...and one night would never be enough.*This is re-release...Categorized as:
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![Happy Howling Holidays - Shifters in Love: Romance Collection by Harmony Raines, Alisa Woods]()
Happy Howling Holidays - Shifters in Love: Romance Collection by Harmony Raines, Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWho cares if it’s cold outside? Curl up with this collection of hot shifters, sure to warm up the coldest winter nights! Spend this holiday season in the company of wolves and bears—And let’s not forget those super HOT dragons! There’s something for everyone in this wonderful collection, from your favorite from NY Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance authors... -
![Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter]()
Marcus: Grizzly Guardians by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’ve never believed in fated mates.It’s not common among bear shifters, so I never gave it much thought. I do know one thing for sure, humans and bears do not mix.So when voluptuous and sassy Aspen Reeves moves to my small town, I do everything I can to ignore the pull I feel towards her. My bear is certain she belongs to us...Categorized as:
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Iron by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA Dragon Mechanic? Unheard of. Unless you're Magnus Ironside, a metal dragon who just awakened in the modern world and happens to be obsessed with cars and their inner workings. Add in the fact that his mate just walked in to hire him to work at her auto shop, and Magnus is one happy dragon. Now he just has to flex his pecs, show her his huge 'axe', and everything will work out, right? Wrong... -
![Cursed Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Cursed Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwenty-five years ago, Cath’s husband walked out of her life, leaving her to raise two sons alone. She threw herself into raising her boys and showered them with love. Her sense of betrayal ran deep. After all, Hector had told her they were true mates, fated to be together forever. Now, another man is telling her the same thing... -
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Michael & Shyne by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMichael Gerrick was beginning to wonder if he would ever find his truemate. Fate seemed to smile on him, when he fell hard for the delectable fitness instructor, Shyne. The only problem: three were-hyenas want her for their clan and are willing to do anything to get him out of the way. Shyne Jackson was smitten with Michael from the moment they met...Categorized as:
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![Trapping Quincy by Nicole Riddley]()
Trapping Quincy by Nicole Riddley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHe teases her. He challenges her. He fascinates her while he irritates her like no other. He drives her insane. He makes her...ughh, so mad she could scream! The only thing he won't do is let her go.Quincy: I'm a human living among the werewolves. My mom is a werewolf. She had drunken fun one night with a stranger, a human. The union was not supposed to bear offspring... -
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Dark Wolf by Kimber White
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA standalone full length romance novel of sexy, shifter werewolves! Luke Tully has a dark side. He’s spent a decade under the control of a powerful, ruthless Alpha who made him do things that would have broken lesser men. Though he found the strength to break free, he knows he can never live under pack rule again...Categorized as:
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![Storm by Alyssa Rose Ivy]()
Storm by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnderneath our greatest flaws lie our greatest strengths. Jared barely has time to process the revelation that his mother is a witch before his life is once again turned upside down. He wakes up in a time and place he thought he had left behind with no clue how to get out. When Vera shows up the stakes are even higher...Categorized as:
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![Wish Upon A Bear by Harmony Raines]()
Wish Upon A Bear by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCurvy girl Zara is used to working over the Holidays. The pay is good, and it fills the lonely hours, when everyone else is celebrating with their family. This year is different. As a newly qualified teacher, she’s given herself a Christmas vacation. So, when she is invited by her old friend Dylan and his family, to spend the holidays in Bear Bluff, she agrees... -
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![The Dragon's Tattoo by Roxie Ray]()
The Dragon's Tattoo by Roxie Ray
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe clan won’t let me love a human. I’m the alpha of my dragon shifter clan, but I am bound by duty.It doesn’t matter that Skye’s my fated mate. My clan won't accept a human.She was my best friend when we were young.I’ve loved her since I was a teenager.And I’ve done my best to keep my distance, for the good of the clan.Enough is enough.I want Skye as my mate.They won’t accept her...Categorized as:
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![Iron Hearted Alpha by Eve Bale]()
Iron Hearted Alpha by Eve Bale
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsREGANHidden...All my life I've known who I am—I’ve known what I am. And chosen to be someone else instead…My kind of shifter is supposed to be special, is supposed to do things I never could. I told myself it didn’t hurt. I told myself that I could live the rest of my life without confronting the side of me I’d rather stay buried forever...Categorized as:
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Captured by Eve Bale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWe defeated fate. Mack chose me. But instead of celebrating, I’m grieving his loss… Nothing could’ve prepared me for this new nightmare.All my life I’ve wanted answers about the mother I never knew. A woman my father hid everything about from me. Now I’m about to get what I wanted, but it’s cost me Mack...Categorized as:
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![Taught by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan]()
Taught by the Dragon by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dragonwoman who doesn’t know how to shift, a single dad struggling after an injury, and a student/teacher relationship that turns into something more… After spending seven years as a prisoner inside an illegal dragon research facility, Persephone “Percy” Smith is rescued by Clan Stonefire and taken back to their land...Categorized as:
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Dark Alpha by Alisa Woods
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Adult Paranormal Romance Series - Wolf Shifters in Seattle Dark Alpha Box Set (Vol 1-6) Shifters live in the shadows of Seattle, just under the skin of the alpha male, dot-com billionaires who are building a new Silicon Valley in the Emerald City. Jak enjoys the female human population of Seattle as much as any wolf, but his heart belongs to a female shifter who’s already mated... -
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Savage Moon by Kimber White
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen there’s trouble in Wild Lake, pack enforcer Alec Martel’s the guy who rushes in where other wolves fear to tread. He is one tough, hot, ass-kicking shifter who knows how to get things done and keep all the packs in line. This time, the biggest threat to pack harmony comes from Kane, a vengeful Alpha thirsty for power. When Alec goes to investigate, he meets Olivia Lord...Categorized as:
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![Black Bear Down by Harmony Raines]()
Black Bear Down by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his army helicopter crashes in the Himalayas, killing his comrades, Jordan Williams loses much more than his friends. He loses the use of his legs, and his bear. Two months later, he is transferred to Bear Bluff, where he grew up, but he isn’t interested in life. Not until Skyla walks into his hospital room. She’s his mate... -
![Who Bears Wins by Harmony Raines]()
Who Bears Wins by Harmony Raines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen bear shifter, Caleb, meets Zoe, he realizes returning to Bear Bluff is not a choice, it’s a necessity. One look at his mate and he’s ready to settle down and start a family—with an emphasis on practicing baby making, of course. In fact, he’s willing to start making babies right now… But Zoe isn’t sure that’s what she wants. At all... -
![My Wound to Bear by Olivia Arran]()
My Wound to Bear by Olivia Arran
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA broken woman... Gina is a survivor. After years of captivity she’s now free, her child has been returned to her, and she owes her new pack everything. She needs to be strong for her daughter, to look to the future. After all, she’s a human living in a world full of shifters—strength is everything. But how can she survive when she’s broken inside? A healer..Categorized as:
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![Home for the Howlidays: Shifters in Love Romance Collection by Harmony Raines, Scarlett Grove]()
Home for the Howlidays: Shifters in Love Romance Collection by Harmony Raines, Scarlett Grove
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy 13 brand NEW holiday stories from the authors of Shifters in Love! NY Times, USA Today and international bestselling authors bring you heartwarming tales of paranormal true love. Snow’s Beary Christmas (Fate Mountain Fairy Tales) - Scarlett Grove Trapped by her stepmother, Aisha signs up for a shifter dating website and is quickly matched with hunky grizzly shifter Hunter Maxwell... -
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Wild Card by Rachel Vincent
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKaci Dillon is a man-eater. She’s grown up on the fringes of shifter society, hearing the whispers. One desperate act as a starving, terrified child has made her the first tabby in history with no romantic prospects. But whatever. Eighteen is too young to get married anyway... -
![Dragon Fire by Juliette Cross]()
Dragon Fire by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWounded, with a target still on his back, Kieren Moonring has been hiding in the last place his Morgon enemies might find him. In the human convent on the southern shores of Primus, his body heals quickly, but his soul is broken. While Sister Liana tends to the recovering Morgon man hiding in their convent, she can't stop or disguise her growing attraction...Categorized as:
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![Unbreakable Wolf by Eve Bale]()
Unbreakable Wolf by Eve Bale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*** SERIES IS NOW COMPLETE! ***Alphas give orders. Submissives take them… or they should.I’ve always known where I fall in the pack hierarchy. Right at the bottom. Not that I was ever content to stay there.But I’m more than a submissive. Galen Hunt was the only person to recognize that... -
![Bonded Beyond Belief by Ember Davis]()
Bonded Beyond Belief by Ember Davis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCREWI’ve never been the lovestruck male waiting around for the hand that fate has dealt to bring me my mate. That doesn’t mean I didn’t want to find the other half of my soul because I did. The more years that have passed, while I witness more of my packmates finding their mates, loneliness has become a bitter pill to swallow...Categorized as:
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![Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss]()
Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now.Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her.Clara...Categorized as:
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![Scars by Hannah McBride]()
Scars by Hannah McBride
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE SCARS OF THE PASTAddie Markham escaped her brutal past but is struggling to find her place now that she's free. With her daughter finally safe, she has the chance to find her own love. But the horrors she endured are anything but forgotten. Maybe she's simply too damaged for love.BROKEN MATESNikolai Dashkov is the Alpha of the first pack...Categorized as:
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