The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1–No Mates

Chapter Forty–Seven

TRAVEN

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Sitting on the edge of Koda’s bed, is an absolutely gorgeous, totally soaked, trembling young woman. She is delicately hule, with super king white–blend luir straight as straight can be. It falls like a curtain over her tan face and dank on eyes. Her chorls er streaked with dirt and her clothes are ripped in places that proral a little more than she’s probably comfortable with. My eyes dart in where Koda is standing, looking desperate and mortable. The cave?” I ask.

He nods. “I kept an eye on it last night, but I could bring her in until Damond left

Ljerk, “Why not?”

Koda merely thengs, tossing arter and sweats toward the girl on the best. “She’s all yours, I have to get to the mainland.

“Wait!” I sputter: “What do you mean, she’s all mine I shap. No offense,” I say to the it, who simply nods, “What–I–you-”

have to get to work,” Kodi says deadpan, then leaves,

the stairs

“When will you be back? I claim, but he ignores me and I growl. “Excuse me for it one tiny litle second, I tell her before racing down the stars.

1 catch up with Koda as he is putting on his raincoat near the front doo

He sighs heavily when he sees me. “What?”

“What?” I laugh “Seriously? I don’t understand what’s going on. I

Koda shoots a look toward the kitchen meeting Quinn’s eyes for a long moment. “She’s been staying in that cave for three days. According to her, she was abandoned here by somebody, but she won’t tell me who

“The girl?” Quinn quips and I glare. She has that smell,” he says, meeting Koda’s ever “You know the one.

Kod face turn almost beet red. His eyebrows furrow and his gaze diets toward

Quinn stares at him quizzically. “Couldn’t you smell it?

Koda shrugs, swallowing thickly. “The rain must have hidden it from me,”

glare at Quinn, “You knew about her too

He shakes his head. ‘Not until after Domonic lett. She’s cute. I’ll help you with her. We can feed her and groom her, it’ll be fun. She can be our pet.”

snipe and

her I can tell. Something I think

will be back later and I was spare work today! When am I getting out of here?

the front door. “Judging by everything

smack his shoulder, my face heating, “Shut

night = I’d have to

“Due to the danger our newest inmates present back on the land, the bar is closed until after the next full moon. According to Demonic, you’ll be staying

is with you guys

he is out the door and into the

hate your” I shout at him through the

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Chapter Forty–Seven

won, but I don’t miss the way his eyes scan the trees befier shooting toward his third story window.

flashes set

it off. Then I turn amund and fare

go

enough food for three. I’m going to go and see about our guest. Then I groan,

DOMONIC

can get my ame be a

The

of his body. I’ve had to live into him tedly to keep him from changing. Onor tranquil hhaman rm. As opposed to the doctor, who I had to weaken with blood loss, just to force him to a human shift. Seems to m but

along his wrists Battling. “Oh yes, beautiful Drawn truly meet place of

can feel my fangs

I ask through a mouthful of

grows, To you?”

lach out. “What is your deal? Why change that piece of in the other cell into a shifter? What the lack

brown eyes lih

“So you’re a fucken

man who killed my parents. He kept me as his pet until I grew too strong for him. Then he attacked me in my sleep and

him a lle der with my nie. “So what? Couldn’t you have

right genes. I tried my work on many others before him. Good people. People who didn’t have long to live. People who had enough money to pay for the formula manufacturing costs. None of them had the right make–up. Then I found Leo and Marcus. They not only had the money, but the genetic mutation was there as well. It lay dormant He laughs again, his eyes

this bullshit about Draven’s

the gene. She did have it, but not in the mitated form. I apled to set on the mutation

killed her,” I

“Yes, it did. I told Marcus as much but he didn’t want to listen. He truly in love with the chit. I think he intends to transfer those feelings onto her daughter. He simply

question I am about to ask, I know will determine whether or not I allow Deven to speak to this mad scientist at all. ‘Did Draven’s mother know what you