The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1- No Mates

Chapter Forty–Eight

DRAVEN

“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?

stares at me for what feels like an entire

sat

know, Checking the

you He grips,” oh oh right! Leaves. Uh yeah. Sure!”

“Thanks “Plaky,” Blaugh

flips me off while heading

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nothing.” That’s all I can say. I don’t want

in them. Nope. Not doing that

of her,

the door in nothing but a pair of cotton pejama

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

to myself at the absurdness

before digging into her fool this time with rice class. He’s

over what I can see of her body. wrists have a

I really wanted to thank him for looking

raising sky high. “Didn’t you just meet him last night?

camping in the hills near Port Orchard. I had a pretty crazy fire going and he helped me

I say “A month

zone. He was a real jerk about it. But when I told him I didst have anywhere to

glare, “Then what

was he supposed to do? I’m just 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

pure, innocent, imbecilic angel. Or maybe she’s one those girls who has been treated

behind extremely long lashes. I met this pry, said he’d take care of me. He said-” She sheets.that we could be friends. But that

snort. How typical Ecken pigs. “Is he the one that put those bruises on

closes her eyes, nods. “Yeah, He

am surprised when she takes it.

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him to stop. I b–bered him to But

tell her, sighing. “I don’t need

softly, wiping her tears with the luck of her

a tiny letle lamb. Where

“Yes?”

are

a

you don’t mind any asking –

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