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

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

mwaching and to grab the boy in a hug.

Shill

rude, saying a word slot tears trail onto my shoulder and

his eyes Hashing as he gazes down at j. “I

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

up. Too much of a distraction

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

He left here without

goodliye. The promissut to spend

instead. We can go out on the boat and go haling and Tim sure Draven would love to have

love it if you’d come and look out

what I’m up to, but he smiles anyway nodding his head. “Okay.

figure that out after we

Do you have any

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

my dad’s gaze as he notices for the first time that Gryffin is nowhere

I need to talk to my father about what Gabriel said and 1 need to do it away from here. Where he cannot run away or hide behind pack business. “Gryffin and I are taking Gabriel back with us. We have some

gaze shooting toward Ryder. “You’re going to ride

hardly be safe. That’s why you are coming with

sure if I’m ready to

a stern look. “Unfortunately that

helped.

to see you.”

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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 have some questions

do,” I admit. “And maybe it’s better if we’re nowhere near the council when you answer

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Hundred

BRAVEN

Em my way

on

folve any of life’s great

Any new decisions you might have made? Or epiphanies you may

Nope. Not thing…

Domonic

that you are lying to me, I get to spank your perfect ass the moment

be lying to you? What did

Domonic-

around by any chance?

did Bart, but he’s gone now. And of course you already

Domonic-

Oh yeah, I can practically

Me-

you get here?

Domonic-

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

club… uh–huh… Maybe it will me that

Koda from across the room. “Did you call

shaking his head. “No. I didn’t. Why? Does he