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.”

survey each of my brothers. “I want the

follow it.”

as it was yesterday unless he’s been around. What

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 jungle cats that can be found in the U.S. Pay particular attention to the ones that can be found

leave. “Done. I’ll get back to you in the morning.

near the door to follow Timmons. “I mean I KNOW what – but

to ask is-”

scowl, “What

it’s done?” Lief finishes for him. His lang blond hair

safe…”

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

stands, sensing that our little meeting is coming to an end. “It doesn’t have to be

Logan and Rainier will start the scouting tonight, then tomorrow morning you

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permission to get violent. His dark blue eyes go feral, “If I and

he means what he says. Of all of us – Koda is the least contained and the most troublesome. His temper borders on dangerous which is part of the reason we made him join

like his father did.

kill for me and that is

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 killer with near psychotic tendancies. It is part of why he is always so quiet… so reserved. Because when he does lose it? Nothing short of a miracle can stop him. My mother and

I order again, and all with the exception

up tight. “Go get some sleep Dom.

sliding into bed next