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

mountains without anywhere to stay?” He asks as we turn onto a barely paved road lined with boulders and giant

my boyfriend. hot

rings of disappointment and I mile to myself

he is in fact a serial killer–he’ll think

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

Brally! Who talk

us about,” I saying the conversation toward something I do want to discuss.

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Chapter Seventy–Two

DOMONY

distinct impression tha

a mokery keking brides

I mean where did you

way

what you’re saying is true, you should tell

puts the car just before

truth before freezing on the mark along my

can meet everyone and decide

bottle after d been. I’m drink an fark and past the thought

bottle of

What if that bastard is

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 mark Marzo, and I’m not going to fork ben. Minking he wouldnt do a damn thing for her anyway, except maybe kill her.

Like buming through my veins when 1 uid it. There were so many signs

1. protect her one But

been through. Everything her stepfather did to her and everything Les tried to do to her…I pushed her away like

and 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.

my brain dog as he eats himself across from

a a fuck where I sleep,

your heart was in

problem is you think you’re invincible.”

invincible dickhead What I didn’t know–was how to protect my girl gh, dropping my face my hand. “I

and Koda stomps inside.

Unless you count my being the world record

with unsteady eyes. “Dil you catch

eyes falling on

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