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?”

deep breath, umiling brightly at me as the wind married

her ber. Trugine you

expect me

hackles go up, but I allow it. “Nothing.

free to find your mate,

depriving another

to do, because not only

thing. You know that mutes

Th–huh

this… why is it that you would never dream

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

depriving a human… of hers?”

into my skull. I can’t even respond. When it

for Draven wrecking my

a shrug as she makes her way

her, I’m sure she won the too much

she blows me a kiss before speeding away to leave me out here with my demons. That girl rea Luna,” I say into the

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

go straight for Felix on the couch and help but allow myself to soak her

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

I am.

been known as the most logical of us. In the same way that Koda is known for 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.

The truth?

simply easy to do. And it was only easy because I

tapes, something happened to me and I didnt

entire event became about her.

use to track them called thing. I bypassed all routine protocol and headed straight to the

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

other night after I rid the world of Hector and Felix talked to me

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

because she felt rejected and then apologard to me for evening that she might stand a

as I realize that I have been point black staring at her for damn near an hour and she is now – eyes wide open – String back. I’m feeling again. The difference is, at this particular moment.

pulling her legs into herself in the

we go.

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top to get me at the king of