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 sight.

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

changes from but to man, and he does in

“Jesus Christ,” This

Gryffran him off. He and I had a

was way more into

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

1. tried to mark me as hist

My head is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two

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

crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but

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

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Chapter Sixty–Five

The one and

obedouin

is often called a

grims, “My grandma had a ton of werewolf books in her house. I used to read them

you’d be more

He tried to eat

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

Tardona interrupts, sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you never have to

1 snort. “What

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, as I said before, some lion’s can have more than one mate. Which can cause at of problems

Gloria had

‘I thought

each

Gayle pops her lips.

telling me these things.

from the start?

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

over the ocean.

has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away

doesn’t,” Taedora says. These dudes are weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left

I

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

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

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters. Who

never finished explaining about vampires!”

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

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

thou winged beasts. Gaple ways taking a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep drink directly from the