The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Sixty–Two

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DONONIC

Looking around at my brothers sitting around the hat, I can feel their disappointment. They wanted Draven to stay and although I acted like I was never going to let that happen – I wanted it too. But now, with Marcus death and the

which he was killed, we all understand it will be safer for her if she Innti.

“This is bullshit,” koda hisses.

Okay, maybe not all.

“We can’t protect her from what we can’t see, Rainier says. The ice of

• of reason as usual,

“I think we can,” Bartlett whispers,

“Enough,” I snap “verything is set for her to get on a plane tomonow and go to Mian

“What about Emily?” Quinn asks and my eyes go straight for him. “She’s homeless.”

“Whatever she does is what she does,” I say. “She’s in no danger that Em are of any of you wants to provide her with a

place to stry-

Koda’s sharp chuckle cuts me off. “I don’t think so.” He shakes his head. “She and Draven he become quick friends. I’m pretty sure where Draven goes, she will

“You don’t know that, sigh. “But it doesn’t matter either. In fact it might be better she does.”

koda smirks, but says nothing, Crossing his arms over his chest, he glares at the four broodingly.

“What about tonight?” Quinn prompts. “Who’s gonna watch the part

Goose and Gryffin will take over for us tonight, I inform, meeting the surprised starts of every wolf in the room.

“Wait a minute,” Grant hisses. “So we’ve decided jest to trust them now? Since when did we start leaning on them?”

“Yeah,” Logan chimes in. “What happened to no allies‘?”

I grit my teeth sighing heavily as Paul, who has been uncharacteristically silent for the past two hours, finally jumps in. The entire Blackjack Pride put their lives on the line to help us take care of the threat that followed Draven here from Miami. They’ve proven themselves.” He swipes at his chin. “Caylin even lost his ability to shift that night.”

“Speaking of Gryffin,” I say as four motorbikes come racing up the street. I called them in on this meeting.”

“What?” Andrew.complains

i’ve got to be kidding me!” Lief shouts.

“Hey!” I yell, putting the boom of authority into my voice. “Em the Alpha here. Rember?” I sigh. “Now I know for the past few years we’ve been doing things by a more diplomatic system than tradition demands, but the fact is I still make all the foil decisions. And I say they can be trusted.” Then, as four lion shimmers enter the bar, I add. The fact is we need their support.”

“And we’re happy to give it, Gayle says, sauntering in with a sway of her hips. Goose Tardora, and Gryffin follow close behind her. Each of them standing as a united front against the back wall.

“How are you doing?” I ask, my eyes going to Gryttin questioningly. “Any change?”

He shakes his lyrail, his eyes fired. “No.”

I nod, “I think I may have a theory on that,”

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mutes and the seems the drugs in a whisper,

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think the fine took my

fight. “I think that’s what he was harvesting to change his humans into shifters. And I think thats why you haven’t been able to

of a bitch,” Grant Kisses. That makes a weird

then,” Gryffin starts, fingering his chin. “In

enough time or if I

She can mark you and

a fucken brilliant, Conse chirps.

smiles grimly. ‘I don’t have a fucking

is. The last one of

chimes. “We will haven’t

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burned them on the mountain right

If the venuts was

gone now.”

like? Fada’s voice floats forward, softer than I’ve heard

“what” feel like?

neys, kiu eyes glued to the window at

the memory of last night diving heat up every nerve in my body. “Really, real fucking gol,” I admit, “I cant even begin to explain how

doqulies, a

eyes with

lips twisting into a purse

sey sweetly. “We only asked you to pound her.”

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with a shake of her head

time for you to head to the island anyway, I command, my vision going blurry as I’m suddenly physically aware of Deaven waking up. Fuck, I snap. I marvel at how much of her emotions. I

chuckles. You can feel

in the back of my mind somewhere. I can. She’s not exactly happy about note I left her

fucking note after biting her with your sharp

off and turn to Paul, Take Gayle and Taedora to the island. Take the speedboat

want to do it that way?” He asks.

leaving anyone stranded there ever again.”

my

mad about?” Paul ads.

my phone rings in my pocket and I grimace krawing without a doubt that it’s her. God,

I hiss and the entire room laughs. I answer,

DRAVEN

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the bathroom after my shower, when I realize that my body has healed. And it’s not just that. Every single mark and avery tim scar, – every little imperfection that I have ever had, including the rip in my ear lobe that Leo put there yesterday – is gone. All that

in the

believe it. It s a damn miracle. So of course, I forget to put

my clothes when I peek out into the hall in search of Domonie, or at the very

So I flip the window shades open

are

Fit be a worry as

me here! Alone??? Why? Because of

the stairs toward

swear to God if they took her with

one of Kodas shirts and I can’t help but smile at how adorable she looks rubbing the sleep from her

hoping that she was able to talk to him the

the room last night. He slept