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?”

as the wind married and then we discovered that Domonic was my

dan bar ay from her

me to

allow it. “Nothing. I would expect you

And that i would you be free to find your mate, but as a

depriving

are able to

You know that mutes belong to

Th–huh

you would never dream of depriving

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

human…

skull. I can’t even respond. When

for Draven wrecking my

ya know,” she says with a shrug as she makes her way over to the gingplank.

gorgeous. If you don’t want to belong to her, I’m sure she won the too

away to leave me out here with my demons. That girl rea

open cabin doors and wander inside. Of

couch and help but allow myself to soak her

going to have to get her sorted before then. Honestly, I shoulde tonight. My animal urges are always unpredictable this close to a forced shift. The fact that Felix is my mate will only serve to brightes my 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

here I

his volatile temper known for 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. Because

The truth?

to do. And it was only easy because I haven’t felt a goddamned thing in the damned

I saw Felix on the security tapes, something happened to me and I didnt

became

catch, and a pretty cool trick that I use to track them called thing. I bypassed

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

world of Hector and Felix talked to me about the wolf me! I very nearly fucked best there in my SY

and if it hadn’t been so fucken cold last night I might still be hard

felt rejected and then apologard to me for evening that

damn near an hour and she is now – eyes

herself

go.

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