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

changes from but to man,

“Jesus Christ,” This

hell,” Gayle chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He and I

crazy. That man was way more into me than he

going to have to

1. tried to mark me

swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses.

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

was going on.” Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had his reasons.” Her eves Butter graciously. “You are his

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

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whispers. The one and

obedouin skepticism, “You know this because-

often called a

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

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

He tried to

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 only one.” She shrugs, “Actually, not difters

found his mate yet!” Tardona interrupts, sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware

1 snort. “What

the mate bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And, as I

Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had him and my mother, Dana, had mr.

nodded. ‘I

hated each

pops

– 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 mate like they say, wouldn’t he have

the start?

says with a frown. “But I guess anything

over the ocean.

a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to

weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf

so?” I ast

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 for either of to speak

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 going through

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

“Enough about shifters. Who wants a

complain. “You never finished explaining

as the rest of us fullow her into the living room and she heads straight for

Antonio. Her eyes twinkle. “Not vampires. Hat shifters. But, you think about it.

the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the bottle. “There are stories that claim all shiters