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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was bach for pleasure,

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

to. Antonius is a shiter that changes from but to man, and

“Jesus Christ,” This

chuckles. Too bad Gryffran him off. He and I had a

was way more into me than he wi

The, youre going to have to

1. He even tried to mark me as

at I look back and forth between the two lionesses. “Mark you as his? What

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

throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had his reasons.” Her eves Butter graciously.

my complete and utter surprise. Emily is 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

tiling my head in obedouin

is often called a

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

you’d be more disturbed by this, You called Drenoide

glowers. He tried to eat

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

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

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.

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

nodded. ‘I thought

“Our mamas hated each other.

Gayle pops her

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

from the start?

with a frown. “But I guess anything is

over the ocean.

Koda has a mate, Emily whispers, turning away from us to stare

about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf

I

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

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 Gryffin’s

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

Taedora groans. “Enough about shifters. Who

complain. “You never finished explaining about vampires!”

fullow her into the living room and

you think about it. That’s probably where some of those human horror stories

shifters are natives of Transylvania. It’s the only 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 are stories that claim all shiters