The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred–Sixty–Six

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After Demonic finished laying out what sounded to me like a very solid complaint, he turned to Taedora and waited. And… walled.

She shrugged at him, “What do you want me to say? Check the camera buddy. And you will see how lazy I was about protecting Draven. You might see some other stuff too.”

“Yes,” Draven says. “After you’ve watched it, then we’ll put your little theory about my locket to the test, huh? Since, as you said, I’m too emotional to think rationally about it. I obviously don’t have a clue. In fact I probably wouldn’t know the truth, if it was on my finger!”

The girls all laugh hysterically and I’m more confused than ever.

“Baby, that’s not what I said, I just don’t want you to get your hopes up is all,” Domonic says defensively. “I just don’t think you-”

Watch it! Until you do, I don’t want to hear another word.”

“No, Domonic! Watch the fucking tape. Watch

“Baby…he trails off, crouching down in front of her, and messing with his phone.

It’s on the tip of my tongue to ask if the ladies are dismissed, because 131 be in limbo until I get Felix alone, but that’s when I notice the girls acting strangely.

First, the three females on the couch don’t seem at all alarmed about the wolves Domonic mentioned. None of them seems to care. In

fact, all three are brazenly ignoring him as they make a pretty ridiculous show of examining their nails. They look like mimes, copying one another’s movements as Domonic’s knuckles whiten on his phone in anger. I assume, whatever is on the tape is the cause. Does he realize there’s audio? I don’t hear anything, so I assume he has yet to work it out. Could he be drunk?

T

1 turn my attention back to the girls who are still doing ridiculous shit while they wait for my Alpha’s next move. Even Felix is doing it and that fact makes me smile. She’s getting along with them. Good. Maybe she’ll like it here more if she has friends and she’ll stay. She did seem happy to see me so…

Something twinkles in the light as the ladies raise their left hands, catching my eye.

Domonic growls, standing up. “Who the fuck is this guy?” he asks. That’s not a wolf.”

Everybody ignores him, even me, as I step closer to the couch and watch the next time they raise their hands. There it is! Draven is

wearing a ring. Could it be the ring?

“Is that what I think it is?” I ask and each of the girls smile.

“Finally! Someone who isn’t blind!” Draven says happily. She leapt from the couch, heading my way. That’s why you’re a cop and Domonic

is a fool.”

You mean, he hasn’t-”

She shakes her head, putting her finger to her lips. “I want to see how long it takes him.”

I cringe, wanting to laugh because I know the longer it takes him to notice, the more groveling he’ll have to do. “But how did you get it?” i

mouth the words

She mouths back, “Angle.”

Įtense, shaking my head in anger when I realize that she had it all along and I never even asked her about it. “That bitch.”

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Draven alongs. “Talon’t really blame her for taking it,” she says. “She thought you bought it for one of your ‘whores. If Domonic bought

faf take I. Chee hundred percent. But… there’s something else too. Something I didn’t tell you guys.”

eyes nettem, “Like

The one that you met? I hear Domanie asking

can’t say anymore than that. It’s Draven’s story to tell. Thedora says to Domonic, chuckling as she heads for the front door. “I have to go check

Simba, Damsonic protests, pocketing

hand on the door, her eyes

with a smirk. “Even if he did get

tonight is Mucho Margaritas at the

God, does that

she was

was the guy on the tape?”

ring glinting in the light. “You heard what Thedora said. It’s my story to tell and I’m not going to tell it until you stop obsessing and notice me!

T

when I notice the bruise on her forehead “What the fuck? I snap, charging for the couch, then jumping over the

Benjamin?” Draven asks.

I ask distractedly.

Draven smiles. “Benjamin?”

studying Felix’s wound. “My dad.

and Domonie say at the

same time and I nod.

thought we could call Old Ben during the meeting and find out what went down

are having a meeting today, huh?” Draven says. “Well, I think it’s about time I start attending. In fact, so should Emily. And so

to have. Because the sorrowful look on Felix’s face says it’s

me who the fuck that was outside

stage whispers before prancing up the

for the rading to throw himself onto the second floor landing. He ends up right behind her and the two disappear into the bedroom

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I reach for her hand, hoping

of warmth travel

remains quiet as

to the front. That’s when I notice Hector’s car parked at the curb a house

What the fuck

that Caddy doing here?!

touch. drove it

I snap, my eyes going for her head. “Is that what happened

making me want to kiss the

Talora left, I heard a wolf

I finish for her and she nods. My heart skips as 1

she called me her

that night 1

tried to sneak back in the bar but her

more than anything to find the

as she starts to cry. “He dragged me to the car and pulled a

rising in me, but then I realize. She drove the

didn’t w–want to go,” she continu

don’t want

wanted y–you,” she whimpers and I

her against me, pushing her head into my chest. Then, when her

the top of her head. “So, how did you get

open, so I lift her into my arms and place

rest with my fingers. Taking a deep breath to control my temper, I wait for her to speak. Really, I’m dying to smash something. Anything! Or maybe even

nmw… I wonder if he imagined her screaming for him. Knowing he had

of self–control I had when she told me to let her go… tells me he and I are more alike than I thought. Devastating pain grips me when I picture Felix in my

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