The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1- No Mates

Chapter Forty–Eight

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“So tell me this” I start, taking a seat on the white leather ottoman in front of the toda. “What’s the big secret behind the full moon!

Quinn sighs, glancing up at the ceiling as if worried about the girl, Emily, bearing in “You trally should ask Domonic.

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I groan, feeling the urge to pull out my hair. “Imaking you And if you to wanted about the girl, don the. Shes soaking in a hath that I ran for her myself. Like some kind of fucken mother hen.‘ I roll my eyel

Quinn smiles, “You know. If you were to stick around here and he with Demand? That’s exactly what you would be

I slant my eyes at him, curious, “What do you mean if I stick around here? I sure as hell don’t plan to leave. I like this place. In you prys. 1., bie Why would I leave

His dark eyes lower, filling with something akin to sadness. “I don’t know. It’s just

sucks in a deep breath and glances out the window–Dom

Tucker heartless sometimes. He does things to protect himself that I think will end up doing him more harm than good.”

My eyes arts. “What Linds of things?”

Im trished” Emily’s voice flits down the stairs and the soft thudding of her dainty et follow

1.” Phias, pointing at him. “We are not finished talking about this.

He nods, standing up to lock eyes with our guest. “Hello Emily, I’m Quinn,”

She smiles, “Hi” Her eyes scan the room, then fall on the lone plate of boron and as the dining table. “Is that-”

“For you.” I answer. “Yes. Yes it is. He yourself. We ate while you were in the back

“Thank you,” she says softly, taking a seat at the dining table and shoveling the food to her mouth.

“Get her some jaire,” This at Quinn who is openly staring at her.

||| think I’m in love,” he whispers.

0h for Pets sake! I slap

up his arm. Juice. Now before the chokes!”

He nods and walk into the dining area contemplating on how best to approach the ject Roda mentioned to me before he left. By the time I seat myself next to her, she’s already done. More?” ask with a laugh.

“Please?” She grins, thanking Quinn as he sets a full tumbler of orange juice next to her plate.

“She’d like more Quinn,” I say. Then, “After you serve her seconds would you mind take care of that chore in the woods you promised to get done?

me for what feels like an entire minute

sat

I repeat. “You know, Checking the trees for I smile at

you He grips,” oh oh right! Leaves.

“Thanks “Plaky,” Blaugh

ha ha. Fuck you Brain, he pips, then flips me off while heading into the kitchen far more food.

the leaves?”

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too precunes. “Hopefully nothing.” That’s all I can

something hiding in

Quinn sets her plate down in front of her, full of

him head out the door in nothing but a

out in the main like that?” Ensily snickers, “Want he get cold?”

the brightest,‘ I say, lnghing to myself

digging into her

of her body. wrists have a couple of lang scratches and there are handprint neck Shr, Emily, um Koda

Is he coming back here? I really wanted to thank him for looking out

high. “Didn’t you just meet

the hills near

say “A month

about it. But when I told

what did he do? Leave you out there

stranger.” She sighs, laking a deep drink of her juice. Tut the next day foufid a test, sleeping bag. and a portable solar powered heater in the same spot I’d

him. And she fucken grateful??? She’s like a pure, innocent, imbecilic angel. Or maybe she’s one those girls who has been treated like shit her entire life and has no idea what

he’d take care of me. He said-” She sheets.that we could be friends. But

Ecken pigs. “Is he the one that put those bruises on neck?” I

closes her eyes, nods.

a hand out for her to hold and am surprised when she takes it. “This guy

K L

to stop. I b–bered him to

tell her, sighing. “I don’t need

wiping her tears with the luck of her sweater

tiny letle

“Yes?”

old are

a week.”

you don’t mind any asking –

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