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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man was bach for pleasure,

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

from but to man, and

“Jesus Christ,” This

as hell,” Gayle chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off.

“You’re crazy. That man was way more

of these day The, youre going to have to accept the truth. He

1. even tried to mark me

on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two

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

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

shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other

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whispers. The one and

my head in obedouin skepticism,

is often called a soodsate/

werewolf books in her house. I

more disturbed by

He tried to

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.”

disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry about him

1 snort. “What

eyes sparkle. “Shifters can only reproduce with their mates. Sure, they can mark anyone they want to, but the mate bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And, as I

mates. Gloria had him and my mother, Dana, had

nodded. ‘I thought so.”

each other. Still do.”

Gayle pops

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 mate like they say, wouldn’t he have

from the start?

Gayle says with a frown. “But I

over the ocean.

wonder if Koda has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us

pack of

I ast

you about our rules and the basic rules of shifters in general, but it’s something else entirely for either of

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.

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about

I complain. “You never finished explaining about

us fullow her into the living room and she heads

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

from behind the bar and