The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred–Eighteen

DOMONIC

I leave Gryffin in the interrogation room with Gabriel and wind up the airs in search of my father. The baby is yet. The recepti probably went out to lunch. A quick glance around tells me that evergae must be and I pull ret my phone to call my dad, keter 1 finish dialing a new text message pops onto my screen.

Rainier-

Have you spoken to Drasen yet this afternoon?

No. Why? What’s happened?

Rainier-

I can’t believe they havent told you about it yet.

Haven’t told me about what? What happened?

Rainier

Something is going on. Koda called asking me to sift through the security footage around the Sheriff Station – something about the ring you gave her. Apparently it wasn’t in the box.

I nearly drop my phone. The ring wasn’t in the box? What the fuck? But who could have – who would have taken it? Son–of–a–bitch. Maybe someone saw me hide it that day in the woods. There aren’t many homeless people in Port Orchard, but there are plenty of hikers that go through those mountains and a lot of them are broke. Maybe one of them saw me when I buried it and dug it up after I left. But then…. why rebury the box? No… it doesn’t make sense. My phone pings again and I gase down at another message from Rainier.

Rainier-

I swear to you Domonic. I didn’t take it. I never even opened it.

Me-

on the cameras?

I know that brother. I believe you. Did you find anything on

Rainier-

Is t

taking a while to skim through a month’s worth of tape. But so far nothing unless you count rabbits and birds and shit. But there’s still a lot to go through.

Okay. I be heading back soon. We’ll figure this out when I get home. Thanks for letting me know.

someone took my girls ring out of the

Shit. What the fuck is going on now? I’m not in a panic, not yet, but maybe I should be. I mean bo!!! A box I only told her to open if she was ready to say yes. And that’s when it hits me and the stupidest of uncontrollable grins stretches across my face.

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– wwww we going to say yes.

maure, wople be only wanted to hours looked like, of how my coats it was. The maybe she just wanted to ensure it was bigge

Not what I prder to do is that she saw the usery and then decided in marry me.

avaa telacan my alad steps back in the front along dili Roda’s little brother Ryder in tow. The storm in his eyes tells

It is. Ryder is sporting a black eye and a busted lip. He’s

the age that ups in nu causes langs to rip from my

muy arma mwaching and to grab

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onto my shoulder and is

line, his eyes Hashing as he gazes down at j. “I haven’t

passenger. Probably a professional escort

called nas tu laaya libis picked up. Too much

length. “Hey bod, how would you like to come back with me and stay with your big bro for

left here without

me! He only wants his mate soing goodliye. The promissut

to tower on my soul. “Fine,” I say, “You can come stay with me instead. We can go out on the boat and go haling and Tim sure

come and look out for her, for me,

knows what I’m up to, but he

after

you have any video games?”

Have a

my dad’s gaze as he notices for the first time that Gryffin is nowhere to be found. “Where’s

my father about what Gabriel said and 1 need to do it away from here. Where he cannot run away or hide

going to ride back to Port Orchard with Gabriel and

why you are coming with us. You and Ryder will follow

if I’m

nod, giving him a stern look. “Unfortunately that ca

be helped.

would love to see you.”

&

gaze as if sensing there’s something else on my mind. His eyes flit toward the stairwell entrance and freeze there for a moment, the gray of his irises dimming in resignation. “Fine, I assume you

we’re nowhere near the council when you

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One Hundred Eighteen

BRAVEN

baby. Em my way back.

on

quick, folve any of life’s great mysteries while you

Any new decisions you might have made? Or epiphanies

Nope. Not thing…

Domonic

so. But know this… If I find that you are lying to me, I

why would I be lying to you? What

Domonic-

is Koda around

came over to keep me company. And so did Bart, but he’s gone now. And of

Domonic-

a regular house party. Oh yeah, I can practically feel my hand on your ass

Me-

long until you get

Domonic-

I have to stop at the club first, but

it will

glare at Koda from across the room. “Did you call Domonic and tell

“No. I didn’t. Why? Does he