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,

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

Antonius is a shiter that changes from

“Jesus Christ,” This

him off. He and I had a blast together.

man was way more into me than he wi

these day The, youre going to have to accept the truth. He wanted me. H

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?

throat. “Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum did you dirty as hell. Biting into you and

going on.” Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but

and utter surprise. Emily is the one who answers me. “With shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other half. A perfect match gifted by some higher

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Chapter Sixty–Five

whispers. The one and

tiling my head in obedouin skepticism, “You know

is often called a

grims, “My grandma had a ton of werewolf books in her house. I used

İ really thought you’d be more disturbed

He tried

mate, be it mule nt female. But for wolves, then it only one.” She shrugs, “Actually, not difters are like that. But for

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

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. Which can cause at of problems

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

nodded. ‘I

mamas hated each

pops

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

the

of, Gayle says with a frown. “But I

over the ocean.

turning away from us

pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way differently than most packs

I

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

a long moment. There’s a lot of history in the hills of Port Orchard, Gayle’s right. We don’t want to upset anybody. I mean – this is

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

“Enough about shifters. Who wants a

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

giggles as the rest of us fullow her into the

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

pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a