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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was bach for

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

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

“Jesus Christ,” This

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

crazy. That man was way more into me

The, youre going to have to accept the truth. He wanted me. H

1. even tried to mark me

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

right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum did you dirty as hell. Biting into you and

Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had

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

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whispers. The one and poly

head in obedouin skepticism, “You know this

often called

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

you’d be more disturbed by this, You called Drenoide a monster‘

He tried

neslding levand Tandura. “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, then it only one.” She shrugs, “Actually, not difters are like that. But for some reason, lion shifters are

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

1 snort. “What

sparkle. “Shifters can only reproduce with their mates. Sure, they can mark anyone they want to, but the mate bood is special. It is that way for a

Gayle coas “For instance, Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had

‘I thought so.”

“Our mamas hated each

Gayle pops her lips.

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

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

over the ocean.

mate, Emily whispers, turning away

only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they

I ast

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

I mean – this is the first

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

Taedora groans. “Enough about

“You never finished explaining about vampires!”

giggles as the rest of us fullow her into the living

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

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, but I don’t believe