The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Ninety–Six

After tracking Unity’s were though

wd for half an aftermoon we finally lost in the river. Four of us were scouring the opposite shoreline, hoping that korven tud taken her muted upstream to the other side, but so far that they want yielding any results. Koda was frantic, his movements panicked. He

a moment to ground himmell, but I wasn’t going to be the one to tell him hitting back into my human form at I near the summit of one beny glance around at my brothers to call them to attention.

trop.” I say softly. One by one they gather amund me, shifting back into their human Turms. Koda, however, remains as his wolf. Gazing up at the streaming rapids note there seems to be a furning up ahead. As if there in a fork in the ever up top and a second waterfall on the other side of it. They didn’t dinh ddann waterfall,” I print out. Searching the ground an carefully as I can near the point of the over where we lost her scent, I look for something diffe Espe, rahi indentations, pirn prints. Anything. And that in when I realize. There seems to be a shadow behind the fall. There’s a cone up there,” I hiss, and Paul, my Beta and longtime best friend cuties…

The can’t go into a cane without knowing where it leads. Well, I mean–he

Koča growls, his rumble an unmistakable protest to Pel’s local thinking

the eyes of Kodas attentive black wolf–we shouldnt

hat my father might have found out. Den might. She might have information we need.” I metodas blazing blue glare with

g away from me to study the water and the rocks, as if looking for the best way to climb in.

We can let him in alone.” Quinn says, idling up to me. “I go with him.”

and. “Good idea. You go with him, Rainier and Lief climb to the peak and find out where the other waterfall leads. After watching the four of them disappear,

back to the whelp from the market, whose name I still havent bothered to learn, ask him, “Is Blue Ridge near here?”

He sight, exhaustion riding his features. The other side of the mountain. But it’s abandoned. It’s nothing but ruins.”

T

smile, “You will lead Timmons and Grant to these ruins so that they can see for themselves? I almost mit the flare of fear that I see in the whelps eyes, because De schooled his

all four of them to tear you apart the

his eyes going wide with fear. “You can’t do that! Please! There might be people there, I don’t

if they are still three?”

it was in ruins, les actes “Ruins don’t house people,

there are people there. But they are rogues son made them that

sounds somewhat familiar. “One of the gatekeepers? What the fuck does he have to

soldier. Besides, I thought the pack disbanded because of a

portion of bone mach for a lifetime of freedom. Jason‘) Law. Sure, Jason is a Gamma now, but he was nece the Alpha of the

low” I chuckle. “You’re

me ·

head. “Jason was a great leader. He kept most of the women reminded of their place. Locking his Luna

caused trouble.”

the fuck? Do the council members know of

whelp nods. One of them does. Councilmen Thomas and Ambassador Gabriel came to visit our pack six years ago. They liked the way lason can things. They said it was the best way for the more powerful

fathers Christ. Rainier’s going to kill him for sure. Suddenly I’m grateful that Hartlett insisted he stay behind with Draven, even if he was the one who went her to this God–forsaken place. It’s a relief that he’s there with her, but one of us

need to head back to inform my dad of Thomas treachery.

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Chapter Ninety Six

langs begin to tingle with

imes. My

Gabriel… could the other

the pack?” the food at my feet, Tell me more.

excitul first. Sentertimes, if the female was lubated.