The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1- No Mates

Chapter Sixty

Ja Emily and I come down the stairs the unmistakable sound of two people arguing the up the ball. I can hear multiple voices shouting profanities that bonne off the glass walls to rest between my ears, triggering a sense of urgency in me that ignites something i to maternal instinct in my blood.

The

diting? 1 ask, glancing hark at Emily before running down the renting steps to come to a screeching halt inside the living room

Quinn on his back and Roda on top of him slamming his Est

Quinn’s face. Bart, Grant, and Lief are standing back and watching like

things idions. Why aren’t they stopping this? Fury age inside of me at the sight. This is not night. This has to stop

The peto of fear that falls from Emily’s lips is what does it for me.

I shout so loudly the sound rings through my ears. “Stop

that NOW!

To my surprise

• of them Eierses. Even Koda whose rig is in d swing–stops to stumble back and away from Quinn on the ground

“Base racks into a grande ashes toward me, his arms open for a lug

I hold my hand out, stopping him mid–stri

pping over broken pieces of the coffee table, I make my way toward

at the center of this cus

Cueto tell me what the fuck is going on here? Is “Since when are you both sole?

Koda is seething, but he says nothing as he exits the room, storming out the back doer and into the storm

“Where the hell is he going?” 1 scap.

Quinn, his lips bloody and his face all as my own, gins at me from the ground. “Just a little brotherly love, my queen

“Senously?” I hiss. “You better get up to your room and stay there so that you don’t have to explain yourself yes again,” I say, throwing my head back in a gesture toward Emily

“Right,” he says softly before lifting himself effortlessly off the floor and onto the

Tm so glad you’re okay. I wish I had been allowed

actually, but

certainly took charge of their

and eye him

says with approval, his smile widening as he

gaze traveling over the room. “Should I ask what

and taking a seat on the sofa and searching for the remote control for the flatscreen

back of his head. “You guys are going to get this mess up first and Emily and

his dark twinkling. So nice to meet you. You are

on the backdoor, her und stuck at least I think–ep the wood that walked out of it

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and I know Draven is still awake. My bedroom

only curvier than the blond, but there isn’t a world out there in which wouldn’t recognize the sexy the yacht. I’m

way the m

from down here on

information I had on the good doctor and Marcus and he allowed me to recruit Tadoes for guard duty tomorrow night. She could be arriving by boat tomorrow afternoon and would remain on the island to watch over the

realize Koda is sitting at the edge of the wharf,

get my message? I ask. Referring to the group text I sent to all pack members save for him. His old phone and my old phone were lost at sea

you

up the boat. “I heard you got into with Quinn,” I remark, coming to stand behind him, my eyes scanning the open water. The waves are calm. Not even a wisp of fog remains. Strange,

doesn’t want to talk about it and I dont particularly feel like

at the station.

hire Emily at the bar,” he

[hiss. “What did Bartlett say?

“no- any more than

start to argue, then I realize, what’s the point. He may be right. But my plan is to make sure she doesn’t ask to stay. My plan is to make her want to leave. “She has to

I know.” Then, “Did you

no, still confused about that fact.“Where are you going to sleep tonight? Are you going to give

“I’ll take the

mate. She doesn’t even know what a mate is and I need to keep it that way, But tonight, I’m going to lay with her one last time and try to burn the memory of the way it feels to hold her into the flesh of my arms.

heal faster

also alter her chemical make–up. Making her human body stronger, faster… more dazzling. If that last part is geen possible. She’s pretty fucking incredible already. My mark would also let me know the moment she was in danger. It would

much safer after she leaves.

I already know where she’ll be because I’ve already arranged a Hace for her to live. Besides, the carries my scent and in theory, it should carry for up to fifty miles. So should I ever want to see her. Tll just fly to Miami,

that thought is depressing enough to crush into my chest like a knife twisting of the inside

the condo as a gift after I push her out. But I

would experience, at our being