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

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

katawa, muy arma mwaching and to grab the boy in

Shill

slot tears trail onto my shoulder and is small

line, his eyes Hashing as he gazes down at j. “I haven’t seen Darryl yet. According to the guards

passenger. Probably a professional escort from the city. He’s

tu laaya libis picked up. Too much

jmalding Ryder at arm’s length. “Hey bod, how would you like to come back with me and

He left here

soing goodliye. The promissut to spend time with me and all he did was look after her. I hate

We can go out on the boat and go haling and Tim sure Draven would love to have you around. You can help her get ready for the Full Moon

need protection. I’d love it if you’d come and look out

rocking his head like he knows what I’m up to, but he smiles anyway nodding his head. “Okay. I guess that

after

Do you have any video

do. We’ll have a blast. Have a seat right over there

stand up, meeting my dad’s gaze as he notices for the first time that Gryffin is nowhere to be

better time. I need to talk to my father about what Gabriel said and 1 need to do it away from

“You’re going to ride back

be safe. That’s why you are coming with us. You and Ryder will follow in your

I’m ready

a stern

helped.

love to

&

something else on my mind. His eyes flit toward the stairwell entrance and freeze there for a moment, the

I admit. “And maybe it’s better if we’re nowhere near the

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Hundred Eighteen

BRAVEN

my way back.

on

was quick, folve any of life’s great

Any new

Nope. Not thing…

Domonic

I find that you are lying to me, I get

would I be lying to you? What did you

Domonic-

– is Koda around by

and Emily came over to keep me company. And so did Bart, but he’s

Domonic-

Oh yeah, I can practically feel

Me-

you get

Domonic-

to stop at the club first, but I’m sending a surprise

it will

back in my pocket and glare at Koda from across the

his head. “No. I didn’t. Why?