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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for pleasure, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

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

“Jesus Christ,” This

bad Gryffran him off. He and I had a blast together.

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

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

1. He even tried to mark me

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

almost forgot,” she clicks her tongue. “Dum did you dirty as hell. Biting into

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

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

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Chapter Sixty–Five

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starehe, tiling my head in obedouin skepticism,

often called

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

really thought you’d be more disturbed by this, You called

He tried to

miles been known to posess more than one mate, be it mule nt female. But for wolves, then it only one.” She shrugs, “Actually,

aware that because you are mate –

1 snort. “What

the mate bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And, as I said before, some

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

nodded. ‘I thought

hated each other. Still

pops her lips.

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.

the

with a frown. “But

over the ocean.

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

says. These dudes are weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest

I

Tandora a 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

a long moment. There’s a lot of 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 going

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters. Who wants

“You never

her into the living room and she heads straight for

shifters. But, you think about

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