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

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

“Jesus Christ,” This

fine as hell,” Gayle chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off.

man was

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

1. to mark me

perk up. My head is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as his?

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

throat and her eyes

shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other half. A perfect match gifted by

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whispers. The one and

starehe, tiling my head in obedouin skepticism, “You know this because-

often called a soodsate/

werewolf books in her house.

more disturbed by

tried to eat mej

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

yet!” Tardona interrupts, sending her female companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware

1 snort. “What

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

mates. Gloria had him and my mother, Dana, had mr.

nodded. ‘I thought

each other. Still do.”

Gayle pops her lips.

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 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 keep

the

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

over the ocean.

wonder if Koda has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us

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

I

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

Gayle’s right. We don’t want to upset anybody. I mean – this is the first time in five

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters. Who wants a drink?”

I complain. “You never finished

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

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

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 are stories that claim all shiters toginated from there, but I