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, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

that changes from but to man, and he does in

“Jesus Christ,” This

Gryffran him off. He

That man was way more into

day The, youre going to have to

1. He even tried to mark me as hist

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

about what was going on.” Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes

shapeshifters,

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whispers. The one and poly

obedouin skepticism, “You know this because-

is often called

in her house. I used to

really thought you’d be more disturbed by

glowers. He tried

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.

mate yet!” Tardona interrupts, sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry about him getting another gil pregsamt?!

1 snort. “What

bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And, as I said before, some lion’s can have more than one mate.

“For instance, Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had him and my

‘I thought

each other. Still do.”

pops

shifter with two mates? Not ever?” I inquire, not completely sure how much of this information might be 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 believe it if that were the case. As is it these girls could be wrong. They’re lion Shifters, not wolf shifters. If I am Domonics

the

of, Gayle says with a frown. “But I

over the ocean.

has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to stare out

Taedora says. These dudes are weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the

I

sighs, sending Tandora a warning glance and a shake of her head. “You really ought to ask Dumonic about that. It’s one thing for us to tell you about our rules and the basic rules of shifters in general, but it’s something else entirely

to upset anybody. I mean – this is the first time in five years that we’ve been allies. I don’t want to

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

about shifters. Who wants a drink?”

“You never

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

shifters. But, you think about it.

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