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

from her

expect me to

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

that i would you be free to find your mate, but as a Shifter, you know the mate bon one another. Right?”

depriving

able to do, because

know that mutes belong

Th–huh

why is it that you would never dream of

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

a human… of hers?”

flinch, her words burrowing into my skull.

Domonic, for Draven wrecking my head.

with a shrug as she makes her way over to the

to belong to her, I’m

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

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

Felix on the couch and help but allow myself to

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 pretty much at a zero, and being this close to be, in absolutely nowhere to turn to for escape, and no one to distract me from

I am.

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

The truth?

easy because I haven’t felt a goddamned thing

on the security tapes, something happened to me and I

entire event became

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

going to get dropped. But

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

hadn’t been so fucken cold last night

started crying because she felt rejected and then apologard to me for evening that she

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,

herself in the most adorable way possible.

go. Torture!

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