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?”

the wind married and then

bar ay from her ber. Trugine

me to

but I allow it. “Nothing. I would expect

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

depriving another

able to do,

tangible thing. You know that mutes belong

Th–huh

me this… why is it that you would never dream of depriving

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

a human…

her words burrowing into my skull. I can’t

for Draven

a shrug as she makes

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

leave me out here

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

the couch and help but allow

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

I am.

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 opposed to my heart, didn’t come from some incen strength, nor was it something that I was blessed with

The truth?

And it was only easy because I haven’t

saw Felix on the security tapes, something

became about her.

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

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

and Felix talked to me about the wolf me!

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 she

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 the

we go.

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