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 pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

shiter that changes from but to man, and he

“Jesus Christ,” This

Too bad Gryffran him off.

That man was way more into me than he

of these day The, youre going to have to

1. He even tried to

perk up. My head is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark

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

throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume

one who answers me. “With shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other

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head in obedouin skepticism, “You

often called

werewolf books in

massey, İ really thought you’d be more disturbed by this, You called Drenoide a monster‘

He tried to eat

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.

sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you

1 snort. “What

can mark anyone they want to, but the mate bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And, as

“For instance, Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had him and my mother, Dana, had mr. We’re half siblings

nodded. ‘I thought

mamas hated each other. Still do.”

pops her

been a wolf 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

from the

that we know of, Gayle says with a frown. “But I guess anything is possible.

over the ocean.

Emily whispers, turning away from

pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest

so?” I

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

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 want to mess it up now. Not with what Gryffin’s

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

about shifters. Who wants a drink?”

I complain. “You never finished explaining about vampires!”

into the living room and she heads straight for the

shifters. But, you think about it. That’s probably where some of those human horror stories probably come from:

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