The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 – No Mates

Chapter Forty–Nine”

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‘It’s going to be you, the, Lief, and Grant. We need to spread out in each direction thaji tirde the area. Well come back in from the opposing diretion and pour de land on all sides simultaneously. If he i here somewhere, I want him found. He javi rend to catch his scent. Now that we know what it smells like, se

to track him down. Especially with his father in lock–up.

Koda nods, his eyes shitting around the station. “When are we heading lock in the luajal?‘”

“Not until after we get a hit,” I say in a resigned voice, thinking of Thunen and how does going to be pissed when she finds out what I’ve dres in the doctor.

Shit. Who cares about that part? utead, think of how heartbroken she’s going to be when you send her way.

My chest aches at the tho

Damn it. I really shouldnt have slept with her, but on the bright side–she’ll be carrying my scent for the rest of her life. No matter when

And when she does leave and meets somesse che? Where?

An image flashes before my eyes of Draven and a faceless man I see him riding on of her the way I did last night and I feel my fangs tingle with the strength of my anger. Her moins, bet sollness, her tightness – all his for the taking. Fuck my verd.

Sher’s too beautiful to go on alone for too long. And my chest is aching again.

fast think about how you will for if she bars to death in are because setane wanted to get to you

That is something that I believe would thoroughly and my life. And here I was, thinking my father was weak, when in reality – he’s still standing. Fès still alive. If something happened to Deaven on my watch? I don’t think that could live through

Maybe our father are stronger them we think,

I shake my head. I can’t think about that now, I hose a pinther to find.

My phone rings and I whip it out to see Draven’s name flash across the screen

i got like a facken satellite frequency to my mind. Every time I think of her, she call

Well, not every time. I spent the entire yacht ride over replaying our night together in my head and she didn’t call until I pulled into the dock. Then again, she was sleeping. Like a damned angel of hell sent to barment my

“Draven I say into the phone.

You busy?”

her voice. Mty balls single at the

I have

She’s nervous about something this may sound a little weird

ears perk up ling me he heard what she said. No facking way. They weren’t realise

You have no business talking to him; 1 growl, my eyes narrowing at

1 piss her off and in spite of me, I smile. “He left me in charge

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He’s standing right here, What’s

in?” She saya nervomly

what,

Draven?”

Koda, my eyes sharp with fury. Tire to explain?” I him, “Now. Before I

Koda nods. “Right.”

DRAVEN

oh shit of shipp

idea. I should have just waited for Quinn to get back in and then told him to test Roda with

am I so

Emily inquires softly.

111 just wait for Quinn

couch while she gave me all the gory details of the ank she

wing with that family?

to stay in his boathouse He took her out onto the ocean and wined her and dined her. Pretending to care for her. The bastard. He sedvond her out of her virginity. Then as the week went, he became mor and more violent. She said he kept complaining about how horrible women are. How they cannot be

that Loo was a panther. So maybe he never shifted in front of her at all. It might be that she has no

didnt before Marcus came into

tell. Maybe it would have been. If I hadn’t willingly slept with one last night. But I did and now I feel the need to tread carefully with that ktowledge. I will not see any of

that is how I see them. As peret, cuddly puppies. Not giant angry wolves which is probably closer to the

Donsonic your boyfriend?” Emily coos.

mean I sigh. “I don know, We haven’t really said anything like that but, he certainly likes

blushing. “When I fint met Koda, out on the trail I thought for a minute that he liked me. He caught me trying to put out the fire i created and when he grabbed me into his arms he–un–be-” She pauses. “I don’t know. Nevermind. This is probably

my lip. “No! Go on. You don’t have to worry. I’m not going to tell him anything

the fire was already gone. He didn’t even look at it. Just stared at me. Like deep into my -eyes, you know? And for the silliest moment I thought he was going to kiss me. But then, he turned

Her face falls. Then he yelled at me for five minutes. Telling me how stupid I was and that he had every

I school my franapes, trading my scowl for a smirk. ‘But he didn’t seest you. He brought you

sweater. “He’s so beautiful. When I saw him again fast night. I thought