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

behind me and I finally turn around so that he can envelope me in his arms. Tm so glad you’re okay. I wish I had been allowed to deal with the bastard myself. But, you know how

I don’t actually,

of their

should,” Limbles and eye him warily.

did,” Grant says with approval, his smile widening as he bows.

I ask what they were Echting

the sofa and

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

nice to meet you. You

I notice the hardly paying attention. Her eyes seem fixed on the backdoor, her und stuck at least I think–ep

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is still awake. My bedroom light is on and two feminine shadows play over the shades. I smile to myself as I realize I know

world out there in which

way the m

from

and I come to an express understanding. I gave him the 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

realize Koda is sitting at the edge of the wharf, a lit cigarette in his mouth as he stares hauntingly out into the

save for him. His old phone and my old phone were lost at sea with our three–hundred–thousand dollar powerboat. The moment I picked up a new phone I sent out the

me. Did you bring me a new

stand behind him, my eyes scanning the open

says enough. He doesn’t want to talk about it and I dont particularly feel like prying tonight. Not after everything that happened back

at the station.

Bartlett to hire Emily at the bar,” he

Bartlett say?

“no- any more than you can.”

to argue, then I realize, what’s the point. He may be right. But my plan is to make sure she doesn’t

I know.” Then, “Did you smell anything different in the dungeon?

you going to

he nods. “I’ll

have to do to get Deaven to leave. As far as I know, she doesn’t realize that she’s my 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

her, she’ll heal faster and be stronger.

an Alpha. It would 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

might keep her that much safer after

and in theory, it should carry for up to fifty miles. So should I

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

will be getting her to accept the condo as a gift after I push her out. But I have a plan for

I would experience, at our being apart, would increase tenfold. Or