The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

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The Pack: Rule Number 1 – No Mates

Chapter Eighty

DOMONIC

Koda and I prowl through the backwoods. Careful to move around the giant wall that rounds the grounds of Village Du Loup Rouge. I spotted two armed guards near the front of the complex. Young wolves, neither of which I recognize. I have to wonder, did our pick truly separate as I was told they did all those years ago? Or did they relocate and merge with another pack somewhere out here on Crown Mountain?

Moving along the base of the forest, where we won’t be scented, I count the rooftopsible beyond the wall. All the while sniffing for the familiar scent of my mate. I finally find it coming from about two miles in. I shift back into human feem right here and climb the nearest tree, settling on a branch high enough to take in the town hidden behind the gate.

What I see takes my breath away. Cottages line the street on both sides. A marketplace and towns all at the forefront. I smile to myself as I realize that there doesn’t seem to be a packhouse. Nope. This is a pack town. Kind of like we structured ourselves around Port Orchard after the rest of our people left.

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I’m curious who the Alpha is. I’m going to have to meet him. Tomorrow of course. It’s too late tonight. It’s already one in the morning and most of the windows are dark. A sudden weight shakes the branch I’m on and I don’t need to look to know it’s Koda who has climbed up next to me.

“Holy shit,” he says in obvious wonder. “Is that our pack?”

“Village of the Red Wolf,” I say. Tassume we’re in there somewhere. But I didn’t recognize the guards, so our fathers must have merged with another.”

“Interesting.”

I sigh. They’re

re in there somewhere. They’re in one of those cottages. Let’s head back We’ll head over Ent thing in the morning. I’d like to try and get in without alerting my father if we can help it.”

Kada sighs, gritting his teeth. “My little brother is there somewhere. He’d be ten no

I glance at him, shaking my head. “We should try to avoid seeing them if it’s possible. But if you insist on seeing him, you do it after I leave.”

He nods. “Maybe we can get the Alpha to tell me something about him instead.”

I chuckle. “Don’t be stupid. Just because I refuse to see my dad, doesn’t mean you need to refuse to see yours.”

His eyes usap toward mine. “I don’t want to see mine rither.

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“Right,” I say. “I forgot.” Rodas dad was pretty abusive. When Koda’s mother died in the fire, the man only got worse. The reason Koda didn’t keep his little brother when the rest of the pack left, was because the boy didn’t want to stay. He didn’t want to be reminded of losing his mother. “Well definitely check on your brother

boo

Koda smiles sadly. “Maybe he’ll agree to come back with us. It’s been long enough.”

“Maybe,” I agree, swinging down from the tree and shifting back into my wolf in the

Back at the lodge, the two of us climb back up the balcony naked. The moment I open the sliding glass door to the suite, I sent him.

it switch. “What the fuck are you doing in here?

“Goddamn it.” I snap, flipping on the light

“Hello son,” my father says from the amchair closest to the front door. “I was wondering how long it would take your stubbom ass to come and get your mute.”

1 growl, stepping inside the room and nodding at Koda as he excuses himself to head for his own suite. “Get some rest,” I tell him as he grabs his discarded clothes then steps into the front hall completely naked. Once the door clicks shut, I turn my angry eyes back on my father. “How did you know I was here?”

He chuckles, lighting up a cigarette and taking a deep drag. Tve been scouting the lodge every night since Draven showed up. I was hoping you weren’t quite dumb enough to let her go completely. Glad to see I was right about that, if nothing else.” He shakes his head at me, disappointment filling his eyes. “Your mother would be asumed of

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“Tuck you.” I sup. You don’t get to thi

thit shout my

my mother. You’re the

He takes another hit of his cigarette, his eyes filling with momentary sadness. Testo por just as close minded an

Alpha,” I him, pulling on my jeans.

my Red Wolf Pack

begins to laugh

Alpha, of

The Red Wolf Pack. “What are

grins, reaching for

his cigarette as slowly as possible. “It did.” His eyes shoot up before continues, From

take a seat, still scowling at

named. Or is it

know what be

going to make me en anger. “Wermed a new Alpha.”

fury, my fangs slicing

the

DRAVEN

of bacon and eg finating through my open bedroom doorway and I jolt upright, siding my eyes from the scattered sunlight thre Ugh the venetian blinds. “Fucking Emily,” I hiss before leaping forward to puke my puts out in the bathroom toilet. Maybe it’s grease the baby doesn t bike. just now, the thick smoke of the bacon is what churned my belly. The e, not so much.

tongs in her hands She stops short when she sees me

I mean, I wear – I haven’t had chest pain all day!“ kan,” she 101, eyeing the toilet and the splotches of vout that

anything else, I hiss, spitting in the sink. Do

is

toothplate fuming around my mouth and dripping into the sink. “Yug

“Are you

“up”

gross on

in purpose?

cringes, stepping away from me with a look of pure disgust. “Gabriel was here. I told him you were sick. He said there’s a special visitor today and the council is holding an emergency meeting. He told me to tell you he’d check on you after. He said it was imperative

couple of shallow breaths to contain my nausea. “Good. After what Adam told me last

for spreading rumors about you, “So what were you saying about chest pains?” I ask, washing the sink

doing

“How are yours?”

for a moment, taking a slow inventory of all that

enough,” she shrugs, heading back down the hall toward the

me, thats not it at all. Adam said that when mates were in constant pain whereparated. One of the most common occumeces was chest pains. Of course, I hadn’t told Emily what he said,

only mean one thing. And that one thing

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Chapter Eighty

DOMONIC

near the front of the complex. Young wolves, neither of which I recognize. I have to wonder, did our pick truly separate as I was told they did all those years ago? Or did they relocate and merge with another pack somewhere out here on Crown Mountain?

wall. All the while sniffing for the familiar scent of my mate. I finally find it coming from about two miles in. I shift back into human feem right here and climb the nearest tree, settling on a branch high enough to

that there doesn’t seem to be a packhouse. Nope. This is a pack town. Kind of

Fil he donned

late tonight. It’s already one in the morning and most of the windows are dark. A sudden weight shakes the branch

in obvious wonder. “Is that our pack?”

Tassume we’re in there somewhere. But I didn’t recognize the guards, so our fathers

“Interesting.”

I sigh. They’re

We’ll head over Ent thing in the morning. I’d like to try and get in

his teeth. “My little brother is

should try to avoid seeing them if it’s possible. But if you insist on seeing

nods. “Maybe we can get the Alpha to

I refuse to see my dad, doesn’t

toward mine. “I don’t want to see mine rither.

די

didn’t keep his little brother when the rest of the pack left,

boo

to come back with

down from the tree and shifting back into my wolf

lodge, the two of us climb back up the balcony naked. The moment I open the sliding glass door to the suite, I sent

the fuck are

snap, flipping on

says from the amchair closest to the front door. “I was wondering how long it would take your stubbom ass to come and get

himself to head for his own suite. “Get some rest,” I tell him as he grabs his discarded clothes then steps

was hoping you weren’t quite dumb enough to let her go completely. Glad to see I was right

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