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

man was bach for pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

that changes from but to man, and he does in fact have

“Jesus Christ,” This

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

was way more into me

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

1. tried to mark me

look back and forth between the two lionesses.

“Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,”

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

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

1/3

Chapter Sixty–Five

one and poly

head in obedouin

often called

werewolf books in her house. I

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

tried to eat mej

known to posess more than one mate, be it mule nt female. But for wolves, then

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 getting another gil

1 snort. “What

is special. It is that way for

coas “For instance, Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had him and my mother, Dana,

nodded. ‘I thought so.”

hated each other. Still

pops her

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 wanted

from the

that we know of, Gayle says with a

over the ocean.

whispers, turning away from us to stare out the rain

mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they

I

us to tell you about our rules and the basic rules of shifters in general, but it’s something

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 allies. I don’t want to mess it up now. Not

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

sorry.” Taedora groans. “Enough about

“You never finished

of us fullow her into the living room and she

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

behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from