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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bach for pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

wanted to. Antonius is a shiter that changes from but to man, and he does in

“Jesus Christ,” This

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

was way more into

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

1. tried to mark me as hist

and

laugh, her eyes falling toward my throat. “Oh that’s right, I almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum did you dirty as hell. Biting

the line of my throat and her eyes

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

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Chapter Sixty–Five

The one and poly

tiling my head in obedouin skepticism,

called a soodsate/

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

really thought you’d be more

glowers. He tried

not,” the sighs, 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 not. We can have multiple connection. Which is why it is so loved that Gryffin

you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry

1 snort. “What

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

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

nodded. ‘I thought so.”

hated each other. Still

pops her

never been a wolf shifter with two mates? Not ever?” 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

from the

a frown. “But

over the ocean.

if Koda has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to stare out the rain

Taedora says. These dudes are weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way differently than most packs do.”

I

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

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 what

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters. Who wants

“You never finished explaining about

fullow her into the

you think

pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep