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.”

each of my

to follow it.”

was yesterday unless he’s been around. What are the chances he knows what

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

I’ll get

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

to ask is-”

“What

for him. His lang blond hair falling forward as

safe…”

getting up. “Every one of you already knows the answer to that question. Please don’t make me repeat muyself. It’s

sighs and stands, sensing that our little meeting is coming to

“Out. Everyone out. Logan and Rainier will start the scouting tonight, then tomorrow morning you two will switch with James

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in the way that he does when he’s been given permission to get violent. His dark blue eyes go feral, “If I and him. Feant

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

his father

and

mean the bastard would have all his parts when I showed up. Koda is ruthless that way. A fearless killer

and all with the exception of Quinn – leave without a backwards glance.

says when everything is locked up tight. “Go get

to be sliding into bed next to