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 pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

from but to man, and

“Jesus Christ,” This

him off. He and I had a

snaps. “You’re crazy. That man was way more into

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

1. He even tried to mark

is on a swivel at I look back and forth between

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

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

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

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whispers. The one and poly

tiling my head in obedouin

often called

books in her house. I used to read them all the

be more disturbed by

He tried to eat

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,

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 pregsamt?!

1 snort. “What

eyes 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 reason. And,

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

‘I

“Our mamas hated each other. Still do.”

Gayle pops her

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 that were the case. As is it these girls could be wrong. They’re lion Shifters, not wolf shifters. If I am Domonics mate

the

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

over the ocean.

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

pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way differently than most

so?” I ast

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 the inner workings of a wolf pack.”

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 Gryffin’s going through with his lon“,

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

“Enough about shifters. Who wants a drink?”

never

fullow her into the living room and she

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

place beautiful enough for thou winged beasts. Gaple ways taking a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the bottle. “There