The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Twenty–Six

DOMONIC

Are you kidding me?” Rainier hisses, his body going completely still with the news I just laid on him aout Draven’s stepfather being a

shifter.

All twelve of us are sitting around my living room while Draven sleeps upstairs. It is half past three a.m. and I am beginning to think I might never sleep again.

“So that feral scent that she carries when she first got here – it was him Grant aknowledges. “Smelled the same around the condo yesterday after the incident – but I didn’t mention it because I thought it was hers.”

I nod, my eyes going to the dark of the second story landing every couple of minutes. The last thing I want is for Draven to catch us discussing her again. I would have taken this conversation elsewhere if thought that she would be safe here alone, but the fact was – she wouldn’t be.

“Well, it’s not hers. It’s his,” I’state in a whisper.

Quinn steps toward the front windows – which I unshaded when they first arrived – and glares out at the darkness beyond. “You know what that means, right Domonic? Her carrying his scent?”

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“Yes, I growl, anger surging through me with the thought of what had been done to Draven. I grip the body of the beer bottle in my bands and attempt to contain my fury.

‘Christ, all those bruises she had,” Bartlett comments, shaking his head as if to scatter the images of his little bartender being assaulted. “I can’t unsee them. No matter how hard I try.”

Glancing up from my beer, I survey each of my brothers. “I want

to follow

“It’s not going to be as strong as it was yesterday unless

scratch my chin. “Slim. Gryffin said his den was breached last night. He’s not even sure it was a panther. I haven’t had a chance to do any research on it yet, but Timmons, I want you to go home and research all

getting up to leave. “Done. I’ll get back

then?” Andrew says, standing near the door to follow Timmons. “I mean I KNOW what – but what

to ask is-”

scowl, “What

His lang blond hair falling forward as he lowers his head.

safe…”

“Every one of you already knows the answer to that question. Please don’t make me

our little meeting is coming to an end. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”

his. “Out. Everyone out. Logan and Rainier will start the scouting tonight, then tomorrow morning you

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he does when he’s been given permission to get violent. His dark blue eyes go feral, “If I and him. Feant promise there will be much left by the

Of all of us – Koda is the least contained and the most troublesome. His temper borders on dangerous which

his

leave the kill for me and that

my words, I knew that, but in Koda’s mind all he needed to do for me was leave the fucker breathing. That didn’t mean the bastard would have all his parts when I showed up. Koda is ruthless that way. A fearless

with the exception of Quinn – leave without a

is locked up tight. “Go get some sleep Dom. You’re too

agree, more than thrilled to be sliding into bed next to Draven for the first