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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Gaytlin seyn, walking Rusher into the th

the mwcaption of the Bona

the fork Paul hins said that was the thing you wing to

back?

booking meay, let he says nothing. No, his mind seems to be alpendare and 14.

everything we

the drugs in a whisper, his

pop shifts

beary fit on the bar. “You think the fine took my room,” be

his hew go fight. “I think that’s what he was harvesting to change his humans into shifters.

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

Gryffin starts, fingering his chin. “In theory,

it should come fuck on its own enough time

mark you and

brilliant, Conse

grimly. ‘I don’t have a

where she is. The last one of us that found a mate was

chimes. “We

Lask,

head. “We burned them on the

the raid. If the venuts was

it’s gone now.”

does it feel like? Fada’s voice floats forward, softer than

does “what” feel like? Lask.

mate?”. He neys, kiu eyes glued to

every nerve in my body. “Really, real fucking gol,” I admit, “I

that you’ve marked her?” “Tardora doqulies, a strange smile playing over

det her eyes with

chuckles, her mocha colored lips twisting into a purse of disapproval.

approve,” | sey sweetly. “We only asked you to

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my business,” she says with a shake of her head that sends her tightly beaded braids

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 can feel from Gifty miles away. The shit is incredibly perful. And the one thing I know

can

my best to shake the strange sense of displaced rage that is now burning in the back of my mind somewhere. I can. She’s not

snorts. “You left her a fucking note after

and Taedora to the island. Take the speedboat and they’ll

to do

I’m not leaving anyone stranded there ever again.”

on my yacht.”

that what shes mad

pocket and I grimace krawing without a doubt

I hiss and the entire room laughs. I answer, “Baby?”

DRAVEN

lokkenbor

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

in the actual

damn miracle. So

into the hall in search of Domonie,

seems to be here. So I flip the window

are

a worry as

Alone??? Why? Because of the full

shout, charging up the stairs toward Koda’s room.

swear to God if they took

of Kodas shirts and I can’t help but smile at how adorable she looks

with your 1 Equity, hoping that she was able to talk to him the way she has been wanting

to the room last