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

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

disappointment and I mile

same time just on the off chance that he is in fact a serial killer–he’ll think there’s someone out there that misses me. Which

gorgeous girl like you would

Brally! Who talk

about,” I saying the conversation toward something I do want

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Chapter Seventy–Two

DOMONY

distinct impression tha

a mokery

trumen Who sent pas this way? I

the way we

true, you should tell me one so that I

puts the car

truth before freezing on the mark along my neck. He loses

you can meet everyone and decide if you still want to stay.”

and drinking bottle after d been.

bottle of

if that bastard

on this plan that

buming through my veins when 1 uid it. There

1. her one But I did

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

torment. My chest is ponding abnormally 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

my brain dog as he eats himself across from me in

my been. I no longer give a a fuck

your heart

have known better. Your 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

door swings open and Koda stomps inside. “Any news?”

being the world record for bottles

peer at him with unsteady

his eyes falling

I notice Bartlett Lense | the meat across from