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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bach for pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

from but to man, and he does

“Jesus Christ,” This

chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He and I

was way more into me than

going to have to

1. to mark me as

is on a swivel at I look back and forth

that’s right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum did you dirty as

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.

answers me. “With shapeshifters, a

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one and poly

obedouin skepticism, “You know

is often called

had a ton of werewolf books in her house.

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

He tried to eat mej

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.

companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry about

1 snort. “What

mate bood is special. It is that

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

‘I thought so.”

each

pops her

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

the start?

Gayle says with a frown.

over the ocean.

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

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

so?” I ast

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

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

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about

complain. “You never finished explaining

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

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

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