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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was bach for pleasure,

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

that changes from but to man, and he does

“Jesus Christ,” This

chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He

Tardora snaps. “You’re crazy. That man was way more into me

going to have

1. to mark me as

back and forth between the

right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum

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

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

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whispers. The one and

starehe, tiling my head in obedouin skepticism, “You know

is often called

grandma had a ton of werewolf books in

some massey, İ really thought you’d be more disturbed by this, You

He tried to

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 only one.” She shrugs, “Actually, not difters are like that. But for some reason, lion shifters are not. We can have multiple connection.

look of disapproval. “Were you aware that

1 snort. “What

“Shifters can only reproduce with their mates. Sure, they can mark anyone they want to, but the mate bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And, as I said before, some lion’s

Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had him

‘I thought so.”

hated each

pops

true. I mean – I’m su know what they’re taking about – but I would just feel better if Demonic was the one telling me these things. I definitely would be more inclined to

the start?

that we know of, Gayle says with a frown. “But I

over the ocean.

wonder if Koda has a mate, Emily whispers, turning

is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest

I

us to tell you about our rules and the basic rules of shifters in general, but it’s something else entirely for either of to

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 want to mess it up

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

“Enough about shifters. Who wants

“You never finished explaining about

fullow her into the living room and she heads straight for the bar.

my sweet Antonio. Her eyes twinkle. “Not vampires. Hat shifters. But, you think about it. That’s probably where some of those human horror stories

a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the