The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred–Seventy–Two

DOMONIC

“So,” Paul begins, “You’re thinking that if we spend more time in our well forms that maybe we can alter the effects of the forced shift?”

I nod. “Yes, exactly. But it has to be at night. When the nannn is in its wading phases.”

“When its giving power,” Rainier comments. “That makes a weird amouch of sense.”

“It does, doesn’t it,” I say with a grin, watching the girls and Bartlett talk to Goal behind the counter. “We hardly ever run as a pack anymore. And even when we did, we did it because we were forced to by our fathers,”

“Even then, it was before sun down,” Paul adds, his blue eyes twinkling with amusement. As if he’s lost in an old memory. “Those were the days, man. Remember?”

“Haha!” Lief says. “Yess! They were!”

Grant guffaws, sitting back to take a deep drink of the beer in his hand You mean, when we used to break off from our training route and scare all the human campers?”

“Yup, Paul chuckles. “What the hell did you think I was talking about? Surely not the few times we followed the rules and stuck to the

woods.”

I turn back to Rainier. “I don’t think Felix should stay here above the bar anymore.”

“I agree,” Rainier states. That’s why I just booked one of Old Bob’s beach houses just down the street from Quinn’s place. She and I will stay there until I find a place.”

“Where the fuck is Quinn, anyway?” I ask, glancing around in confusion “He was here just a few minutes ago. He needs to hear this! We all need to be up to date.” I glare at Timmons. “Where the fuck is he?”

Timmons shakes his head, a sneer on his lips. “You know how he gets. He found a new piece of pussy and left it back at our place. He probably went home to hang her a few times before tossing her out. He knows I won’t let her stay more than one night.”

“You won’t let her?” P

Paul snorts. “It’s his house. How would you stop her?

Blackjack, Timmons says with a snarl. “She was with the poachers.”

is listening now as he approaches our table. “He brought a poacher back to his house

I was so pissed at him this moming when we both came in? Why do your think we came in separate

ride me I’m your roommate, ridiculous shit!” I growl. “I didn’t think, asshole. I didn’t care! But now I

about the redhead that Gayle attacked this morning? The one you came and told

between her and Gayle, I thought he was only trying to keep the rest of us safe by keeping the body count down. On account of what happened last night, to homeboy in the parking lot and what Old

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“The girl want peretuity a

bunt, nor was the with the

Gayle attack berse of who

humans are meant to be protected, not

some payback, the girl was the only one of the left. The men www gee. And you knew her Gayle and Griffin are about catching all prachers. They want to end them on this Barth just as badly at gras prys want to find the arsonist from five years ago.” He sighs. In Gayler’s eyes, the girl is just as guilty as the meni are Simply on the strength of her

of whether the girl is dangerous, or not, Rainier says plainly “She’s committed a crime just by not reporting her companions. You call it turning a blind eye

are you gonna do about it, Riotte? Draven snaps at Rainier with more animosity than anyone seemed to expect coming from her sweet lips. “Arrest her? Are

defense of my brother, reaching for her hand as she

that I’m actually a little embarrassed. “I don’t understand? Is that what you were about to say? That /

the way I handled finding you was wrong,” I admit, trying to catch her eye, but failing. “But this girl isn’t anybody’s mate. She’s not one of us! She’s one of them. Other than that, she’s just a bitch on a list of different bitches that Quinn has devoted himself to nailing at

bit sheepish. Right then I finally see it – the Alpha Wolf in her that

about that, are you? Really? Because obviously

1. me. “He act

he clears

1. looks at

Timmons gaze

placing a curious finger under her chin in a picture of mock innocence. “How strange then, that he would choose a poacher female as the first. I wonder

Her implication riding each of us differently as we slowly try to accept what she has just made painfully

me out here,” she yells back.

your own kiddo. If I spoke to the Alpha like that, I’d be