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?”

umiling brightly at me as the wind married and

from her ber. Trugine you and 1

expect me to

go up, but I allow it. “Nothing. I would expect you to

free to find your mate, but as a Shifter, you know

of depriving another wolf

are able to do, because not only

thing. You know that mutes belong to

Th–huh

is it that you would never dream of depriving another

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

human… of

burrowing into my skull. I can’t even

Draven wrecking

she says with a shrug as she makes her way over to the gingplank.

belong to her, I’m sure she won

before speeding away to leave me out here

turn toward the open cabin

for Felix on the couch and help but

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

I am.

docking tonight. It’s almost as if I want to tempt fate. Or I want to lose cornros. Our Use twelve of us, I have always 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. Because I don’t really it. It only seemed like I did. In truth, my notorious ability to rule with my brain as

The truth?

simply easy to do. And it was only easy because I haven’t felt a

tapes, something happened to me and

entire event became

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

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

Felix talked to me about the

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

when she started crying because she felt rejected and then apologard to me for evening that she might stand a chance she

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. In feeling

her legs into herself in

go.

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