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, Taedora sight.

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

wanted to. Antonius is a shiter that changes from but to man, and he does in

“Jesus Christ,” This

him off. He and I

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

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

1. to mark me as

swivel at I look back and forth between the two lionesses.

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

telling you shit about what was going on.” Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had his reasons.” Her eves Butter graciously. “You are his mate aber

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

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whispers. The one

starehe, tiling my head in obedouin

often called a

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

more disturbed by this, You

He tried to

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 reason, lion shifters are not. We can have multiple connection. Which is why it is so loved

companion an obonus look of disapproval. “Were you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry about him

1 snort. “What

is that way for a reason. And,

coas “For instance, Gryff’s dad had two mates. Gloria had

nodded. ‘I thought

“Our mamas hated each other. Still

pops her

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

the

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

over the ocean.

has a mate, Emily whispers, turning

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

I

one thing for us to tell you about our rules and the basic rules of shifters in general, but

mean – this is the first time in five years that we’ve been allies. I don’t want

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

Taedora groans. “Enough about

“You never

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

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

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