The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

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“I’m not going to tell him about her,” Draven agrees. “But at the tatte

With a nod, I hand her the keys to the speedhost so that she and the others can i Emily and Ryder as they carefully step from the gangplank to

was a shock to find her asleep in the cabin.”

speedboat. “1 appriebes how you handed

Draven laughs, “For Ryder, yes. For me, not so much. The moment I er lying man,

I tick my jaw, my eyes going straight for my left hand and the empty ring finger. She’s not mine) |

Draven sighs, following my gaze and taking note of the missi

have a feeling that Ryder is in love with her.”

I can’t help but grin at that. “She’s definitely

Draven sports. “You’ve got to be kidding me. A buffalo i

first pick. You got more than lucky.”

1 stuffed a groan. She’s not wrong.

Höp Parkction. I’m talling–Destiny Duct round one

“I mean, you have to ask yourself–by what design are we had to a specific individual & person, so corner that no matter where you start out, destiny

human or Shifter, or witch or warlock-

“Witch of warlock?”

“Im just saying… Destiny ever since meeting Domonie,

easier for Shifters to recognize them than it is for humans to, see better… feel stronger. Maybe that’s why husums hirve sor Maybe we lost them somewhere along the way, I dunno, kind

true love. Because as humunn, our senses are dilin

“That’s pretty deep. Draven. Not sure how much of that is true, but it definite kopal

“Are we leaving or what? Taedora shouts from the other bout. The letove

“I’m coming!” Draven shouts, before turning back to me. “Just hear

second, okay?”

takes a deep breath, umiling brightly at me as the wind married and then we discovered that

from her ber. Trugine you

expect me

I allow it. “Nothing. I would expect you to be

giant smile stretching across her beautiful face. Exactly. And that i would you be free to find your mate, but as a Shifter, you

depriving

able to do, because not

tangible thing. You know that mutes belong to

Th–huh

is it that you would never dream of depriving

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

a human… of hers?”

flinch, her words burrowing into my skull. I can’t even

Draven wrecking my

know,” she says with a shrug as she makes

want to belong to her, I’m sure she won the too much trouble fin

leave me out

turn toward the open cabin doors and wander inside. Of course, my

the couch and help but

torment. The need to mark one’s mate is always ten times more powerful on the days prior to the shift. Nice to mention, sexual appetites are borderline insatiable, our self–control is pretty much at a zero,

I am.

detaching from my emotions. For being the least affected, the most aloof, completely dispassionate. But since meeting I’ve begun to realize something. The indifference that I once saw as my strength, is naught but an illusion.

The truth?

it was only easy because I haven’t felt a goddamned

tapes, something happened to me and I didnt even realize

event became about her.

had bad guys to catch, and a pretty cool trick that I use to track

is in limbo and truth be told, is probably going to get dropped. But ask me if

Hector and Felix talked to me about the wolf

if it hadn’t been so fucken cold last night I might

apologard to me for evening that she

damn near an hour and she is now – eyes wide open –

purrs, pulling her legs into herself in the most adorable

we go.

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Hundred Thirty

Your missed one. They had

the whines, pooting the top to get me