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, Taedora sight.

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

is a shiter that changes from

“Jesus Christ,” This

Gayle chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He and I had

That man was way more into me than he wi

youre going to have to accept the truth. He wanted me.

1. even tried to mark me

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

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

answers me. “With shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other half. A perfect

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whispers. The one

starehe, tiling my head in obedouin skepticism, “You

often called

books in her house. I

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

tried to

nt female. But for wolves, then it only one.” She shrugs, “Actually, not difters are like that. But for some reason, lion shifters are not. We can have multiple connection. Which is why it

Tardona interrupts, sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that

1 snort. “What

can mark anyone they want to, but the mate bood is special. It is that way for

mates. Gloria had him and my mother, Dana, had mr. We’re half siblings

‘I thought so.”

hated each other.

Gayle pops her lips.

I 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 it if that

from the start?

says with a frown. “But I guess anything is

over the ocean.

whispers, turning away from

says. These dudes are weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest

so?” I

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

to upset anybody. I mean – this is the first time in five years that we’ve

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

sorry.” Taedora groans. “Enough about shifters.

never finished explaining

rest of us fullow her into the living room and

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

the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the bottle. “There are stories that claim all shiters toginated from there,