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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bach for pleasure,

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

is a shiter that changes from

“Jesus Christ,” This

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

crazy. That man was way

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

1. to mark me as

is on a swivel at I look back and forth between the two

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

on.” Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes sparkle, “but I assume he had his

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 higher power,

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obedouin skepticism, “You know

is often called a

books in her house. I used

massey, İ really thought you’d be more disturbed

tried

what she says is amate, Gayle cuts in. “Some is not,” the sighs, neslding levand 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 wolves, then it

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

1 snort. “What

sparkle. “Shifters can only reproduce with their mates. Sure, they can mark anyone they 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 mate.

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

‘I thought

mamas hated each other. Still

pops her

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

from the start?

Gayle says with a

over the ocean.

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

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

I ast

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 it’s

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

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

groans. “Enough about shifters.

never

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

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

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