The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 – No Mates

Chapter Seventy–Two

Getting off the train and stepping out into a large city so different from Miami is a blue experience for me. I was used to high rise buildings that lined the beach. but this was altogether different. No kandy shees here. No palm trees either, just wonderful autumn leaves against a backdrop of gorgely spiked mountains. The new of it all is so breathtaking, for a moment I don’t feel the ache in my neck.

“Til letch my car and meet you both in the front of the station Gabriel says,

Ling into the wash of people heating toward the parking lot.

Emily and I nod as we proceed to step

tep outdoors into the crisp fall air. ” you sure that Emily asks as we wait near the rub marked for Pick Up

“No, I admit, thinking of the handsome new acquaintance we won the train. But hom the same town we’re heading to and he said he knows a place we can

“What if it with him?” She remarks playing with the sleeves of Koda’s eater. I had most forgotten that she had nothing to her name. She was still wearing the same pestkult she’d been wearing for the last two days.

1 doubt that’s what he meant. I chuckle, wonder if we can get him to stop at one of these boutiques on the way there. We need to get you some clothes.”

But I don’t have any money,” Emily protests. And besides, Im not ready to take Koda’s water off”

* I concede. “You can share my clothes until we can figure a way around town and buy you your own. And don’t worry about money. What I have – you have,”

you dare argue.”

She gives me carefree smile. “Alright. I won’t

“Look“” I say, pointing toward the line of cars heading out of the packing structure. Think that’s him”

He’s really handsome,”

“He Is Too handsome.

“What if be a serial killer?”

Then thank God there’s two of us.” I grin. “We’ll hust have to have each other’s back

The ride to the Village of the Ard Way is quiet for the most part. The only sounds coming from Emily and me as we marvel over the beauty of the landscape. Gabriel

sits quietly until we make our way out of the city and onto the open mountain road. That’s when he decides it is time to get masy

to stay?” He asks as we turn onto a barely paved road lined

quiet I answer him myself. Tm punishing my boyfriend. hot a beemmly. But it’s certainly not the

of disappointment and I mile to myself knowing statement had the desired effect.

time just on the off chance that he is in fact a

have known a gorgeous girl like you would have a bean.”

brand Brally! Who talk

something I do want to

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Chapter Seventy–Two

DOMONY

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Who sent pas this way? I mean

the way

if what you’re saying is true, you should tell me one so that

puts

my neck.

Then tomorrow, you can meet everyone and decide if you still want to

Wallowing in my misery and drinking bottle after d been. I’m drink an fark and past the thought of sering Marga tonuit makes me want to

bottle of

that bastard

know, but I do. This rem putting on trying to paint Margo as my mate, its not going to work. (realized this. Actually, fight have idd know when I decided on this plan that the hiller was a wolf Because I refuse to

it. There were so

1. keep her here and protect her one But

to her…I pushed her away like she wasn’t shit. She shared darkest memories with the and pulsed all

my fangs feel like they’ve been ripped from my mouth. And now? just five hours after she’s been gone, I am The liquor only helps enough to dull the ache. The memories of her are

sleep hares through my brain dog as he

been. I no longer give a a fuck

uplet gros know your heart was in

problem is you think you’re invincible.”

What I didn’t know–was how to protect my girl gh, dropping my face my hand. “I just wanted her somewhere safe Now don’t have

open and Koda

the world record

at him with unsteady

terti deck, his eyes falling

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