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, Taedora

“Omigod,” Emily whimpers

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

“Jesus Christ,” This

him

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

youre going to have

1. He even tried to mark

cars perk up. My head is on a swivel at I look back and

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

about what was going on.” Her eyes find the faint crescent at the line of my throat and her eyes

me. “With shapeshifters, a mate is one’s other half. A perfect match gifted by

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obedouin skepticism, “You

often called a soodsate/

in her house. I used to read them all

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

tried

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 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 that Gryffin

you aware that because you are mate – you never have to worry about him

1 snort. “What

anyone they want to, but the mate bood is special. It is that way for a reason. And,

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

nodded. ‘I thought so.”

hated each

Gayle pops her

would just feel better if Demonic was the one telling me these things. I

the start?

Gayle says with a

over the ocean.

turning away from us to stare out the

weird about mates. The Red Wolf Pack is the only pack of Wolf shifters left in the Northwest and they run things way

so?” I ast

sending 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 rules and the basic rules of shifters in general, but it’s something else entirely for either of to speak on the inner workings of a wolf

Port Orchard, Gayle’s right. We don’t want to upset anybody. I mean – this

“Tar,” Gayle hisses.

about shifters. Who wants

never

of us fullow her into the living

shifters. But, you think about it.

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