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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was bach for pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

that changes from but to man, and he does in

“Jesus Christ,” This

Too bad Gryffran him off. He

crazy. That man was

of these day The, youre going to have

1. tried to mark me as hist

head is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as his? What exactly

eyes falling toward my throat. “Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,”

telling you shit about what 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

the one who answers me. “With shapeshifters, a mate is

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Chapter Sixty–Five

one and poly

tiling my head in obedouin

often called

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

you’d be more disturbed by this, You called Drenoide

glowers. He tried

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

his mate yet!” Tardona interrupts, sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry about him

1 snort. “What

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 said before, some

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

nodded. ‘I thought so.”

mamas hated each other. Still

Gayle pops her

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 things. I definitely would be more inclined to believe

from the

Gayle says with a frown. “But I guess anything is possible.

over the ocean.

Emily whispers, turning away from us to stare out the

These dudes are weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way differently than most packs

so?” I

Dumonic about that. It’s one thing for us to tell you about

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 the first time in five years that we’ve been

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

Taedora groans. “Enough about

“You never finished explaining about vampires!”

fullow her into the living room and she heads

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

winged beasts. Gaple ways taking a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the bottle. “There are stories that claim all shiters toginated from there, but I don’t believe L