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

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

to. Antonius is a shiter that changes from but to man, and

“Jesus Christ,” This

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

snaps. “You’re crazy. That man was

The, youre going to have to accept the truth.

1. to mark me

at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark

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

and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had his

shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other half. A

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whispers. The one and

my head in obedouin skepticism, “You know this because-

often called

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

be more disturbed by this, You called Drenoide a

tried to eat mej

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 getting

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 problems in a pride.”

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

‘I

mamas hated each

Gayle pops her

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

the start?

of, Gayle says with a frown. “But I

over the ocean.

turning away from us to

pack of Wolf shifters

I

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

want to upset anybody. I mean – this is the first time in five years that we’ve been allies. I don’t

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters. Who wants a

never finished explaining about

as the rest of us fullow her into the living room and she heads straight

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

enough for thou 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,