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”

“Measure?” | Manch

was bach for pleasure, Taedora sight.

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

Antonius is a shiter that changes from but

“Jesus Christ,” This

bad Gryffran him off. He and I had a

man was

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

1. even tried to mark me

look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as his? What exactly

to laugh, her eyes falling toward my throat. “Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum did you dirty as hell. Biting

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

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

1/3

Chapter Sixty–Five

one and

obedouin skepticism, “You

is often called

ton of werewolf books in her house. I used to read them

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

He tried to

“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,

an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you

1 snort. “What

but the mate 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

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

nodded. ‘I thought

hated each other.

Gayle pops

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

the start?

we know of, Gayle says with a frown. “But I guess anything

over the ocean.

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

Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters

I

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 shifters in general, but it’s something else entirely for either of to speak on the inner workings of a wolf

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.

I complain. “You never

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

Hat shifters. But, you think about it. That’s probably where some of those human horror stories probably come

shifters are natives of Transylvania. It’s the only place beautiful enough for thou winged beasts. Gaple ways taking a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from