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?”

breath, umiling brightly at me as the wind married

her ber. Trugine you

expect me

it. “Nothing. I would

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.

of depriving another

able to do, because not only

tangible thing. You know that mutes belong

Th–huh

then, tell me this… why is it that you would

you have zero

Chapter One Hundred–Thirty–Five

human…

into my skull. I can’t

Domonic, for Draven wrecking my

with a shrug as she makes her way over to

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

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

turn toward the open cabin doors and wander inside. Of course,

the couch and help

days and I’m 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 pretty much at a zero, and being this close to be, in absolutely nowhere to turn

I am.

least affected, the most aloof, completely dispassionate. But since meeting I’ve begun to realize something. The indifference

The truth?

to do. And it was only easy because

tapes, something happened to me and

became about

I had bad guys to catch, and a pretty cool trick that I use to track them called thing. I bypassed all routine protocol and

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

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

and if it hadn’t been so

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

an hour and she is now – eyes wide open – String back. I’m feeling again.

she purrs, pulling her legs into herself in the most adorable way

go.

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