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

a shiter that changes from but to man, and he does in

“Jesus Christ,” This

hell,” Gayle chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He and I had a

man was way more into me than he

The, youre going to have to

1. to mark me

is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as

toward my throat. “Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,” she clicks

throat and her eyes sparkle,

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

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whispers. The one and poly

my head in obedouin skepticism, “You know this

called

a ton of werewolf books in her house.

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

He tried to eat mej

more than one mate, be it mule nt female. But for

her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because

1 snort. “What

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

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

‘I thought so.”

hated each

pops her lips.

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 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 to

from the start?

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

over the ocean.

mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to stare out the rain ov

Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way differently than most packs do.”

so?” I ast

sending Tandora a warning glance and a shake 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

eyes for a long moment. 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 allies. I don’t want to mess it up now. Not with

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters. Who wants a

I complain. “You never finished explaining

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

think about it.

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,