The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Sixty–Five

DRAVEN

Surprisingly enough, Emily took the news better than I thought she would. 1 expected her to faint, or scream, or run from me, but she did none of the things Instead, she simply nodded, the quirkiest of smiles on her face and a look of near disbelief in her eyes.

“Emily,” I prompt. “Do you understand what I just told you? Koda is a wolf”

“Yeah–no–yeah, I get it. I mean, I understand what you do Lionesses eat?”

at you said of

coure Id“:

Surma around, putting her back to me. “What should I make for lunch? 1 mean = |

I glare at her rigid backside, wondering if maybe she’s in shock couldn’t say. Maybe we should ask them.”

“We eat what you guys eat,” Gayle

she enters from the backdoor and steps past the pantry. At least we do when we’re human.”

My eyes find hers and I grin. Im guessing your hearing is more exceptional

She nods. That’s an understatement. However, wolves have the trophy on

in that one as far as shifters go.

Wrong! Tardira disagrees, entering from the front

• house.”“”“You’re forgetting about Astonoo! Wir met him last year when he flew in on vacation.”

“Oh yea,” deyle chirps. That man was hot. Never thought bats were sexy until him.” Rie Laces me and nods. His hearing is second to none.”

I rap at the same time I’mily spins around

ever told as a child. “Are you telling mir that

taway I start thinking about Dracula and vampires and all the scary stories

Tardora chuckles. I mean · I guess you could call

“The also mjoys draining Hood

ing blood fro

Wh what? Emily ch

“But not for food,” Gayle winks. “Just for pleasure”

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for

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

shiter that changes from but to man, and he does

“Jesus Christ,” This

Gayle chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He and I had a

man was way

going to have to accept the truth. He

1. He even tried to

is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as his? What exactly does that mean?

falling toward my throat. “Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum

crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had his reasons.” Her eves

the one who answers me. “With shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other half. A perfect match gifted

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whispers. The one

tiling my head in obedouin skepticism, “You know

often called a soodsate/

had a ton of werewolf books in her house. I used to read them all the

thought you’d be more

He tried to eat

is amate, Gayle cuts in. “Some is not,” the sighs, neslding levand Tandura. “For linn shifters, the mate bond in different. The miles been known to posess more than one mate, be it mule nt female. But for wolves, then it

an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that

1 snort. “What

special. It is that way for a reason. And, as

two mates. Gloria had him

‘I thought so.”

hated each other. Still

pops her lips.

telling me these things. I definitely would be more inclined to

the

a frown. “But I

over the ocean.

wonder if Koda has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to

Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way differently than most packs do.”

so?” I ast

thing for us to tell you about our rules and

a long moment. There’s a lot of history in the hills of Port Orchard, Gayle’s right. We don’t want to upset anybody. I mean – this is the first time in five years that we’ve been allies. I don’t

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

Taedora groans. “Enough about shifters. Who wants a drink?”

never finished explaining about vampires!”

of us fullow her into the living room and

“Not vampires. Hat shifters. But, you think

natives of Transylvania. It’s the only place beautiful enough for thou winged beasts. Gaple ways taking a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the bottle. “There are stories that claim all shiters toginated from there, but I don’t believe