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,

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

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

“Jesus Christ,” This

him off. He and

man was

going to have to accept the truth. He wanted

1. tried to

back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as his?

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

eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her

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

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whispers. The one and

head in obedouin skepticism, “You know this because-

often called a

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

more disturbed by this, You called Drenoide a

glowers. He tried

it mule nt female. But for wolves, then it only one.” She shrugs, “Actually,

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

1 snort. “What

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

had him and my mother, Dana, had mr. We’re half siblings

nodded. ‘I

“Our mamas hated each other. Still

Gayle pops her

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

the start?

with a frown. “But I guess anything is possible.

over the ocean.

a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to

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

so?” I

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 general, but

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

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters.

never finished explaining about vampires!”

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

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

the only place beautiful enough for thou winged beasts. Gaple ways taking a pint of tequila from behind the bar and taking a drep