The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred Seventy–Eight

QUINN

Startling with a whimper, she turns her flawless features my way. The pout of her deliciously pink lips rounding out in surprise. “Quinn,” she gushes, relief brightering her wickedly hued eyes. One dainty hand laws into my upper thigh and her body presses into me reflexively. A tremble rises and falls from her chest as her eyelashes fluffer low and wanton. Noticing her scandalously placed hand, she twitches, embarrassed, “Oh shit Sorry! My bad.”

Before she can remove said hand from my leg, I cover it with my own. Locking her fingers in place, I sent her a pointed look. “Don’t be,” I commanded. Don’t you dare let me go, Mitle fire sprite. The desire to drag my hands through her soft and wavy, flame colored locks.rest, so I drop my hand onto her other side and begin stroking the skin of her exposed shoulders.

“Who are you?” Pinocchio grumbles from across the table.

Right.

Now I can give him my attention.

Delilah’s wrist, tugging gently to slide her fingers between my thighs and seal them in. There you go.

Facing his way, I put my hand on D

Stay!

“Tim her meat,” 1 say plainly, ignoring the furious blush that stains Delilah’s cheeks. “My name is Quinn.”

“Her meat?” Charlie repeats indignantly. “What the hell does that even mean?”

1 smirk when I see the jealousy in his eyes. Charlie has definitely got a thing for Delilah, but does Delilah have a thing for Charlie? Most of the evidence I’ve seen so far would point to yes – but only, if you don’t count the physical things. If Delilah hadn’t gotten so visibly upset when she thought I had gone, I would crown Charlie the winner for sure. But… she did. And… she’s my mate, so I know she at least feels something for me. The mate bond is said to be a powerful thing on both sides. Whether you are human or wolf.

Now, I don’t know what Charlie has on her and personally, I do not see match, but who knows? Maybe the more head forehead, beak bumping Charlie is hung like a moose and we’ve already seen that he has a sensitive side, so… Some ladies love that shit, causedon’t know, it’s the inside that counts… mmkay… right. Exactly.

I think I’m just going to have to outright ask her. Like… right now.

you

Settling a closed fist on the table in front of me, I squeeze and release it as many times as I need. It’s a sort of nervous tick that I have when I’m pushing myself to do something uncomfortable, which I am, about to do. But before I can get the question past my lips, Charlie’s eyes bulge and he begins to fidget.

Scowling at me with open disdain he asks, “What the hell are you? Like bodybuilder or

something?”

“Something,” I say coldly, meeting the warning in his gaze with one of my own. Oh yeah, he’s in love with her.

*He’s my friend, Charlie. I met him in the creek this morning after you and Cane left me for dead,” De

In the ribs.

Delilaly explains snarkily, elbow.

Charlie asks, eyeing

friend,” Delilah stammers, her eyes suddenly glued to the menu

She definitely looked a little heartbroken when she thought that I was gone. Maybe she doesn’t know what to call me. So, I decided to clarify. “We are not just friends,” I state quietly, unable to keep my face from tensing with anger. At least, I’m not.”

a sigh, but doesn’t say anything else. Disappointment crushes through me for a moment, but then I feel something that almost shoots me up and out of the booth.

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jeans. Although I’m able to bite down on a low groan, I cannot, however, keep

what you will be,”

of my lips,

pace against

happen open. My hips buck slightly beneath the table, completely on their own, as my dick engorges at palm. I almost beg for mercy, it’s that good. Shuddering to maintain control, I reach down and rip her hand away from me. This is a public restaurant and while it normally wouldn’t matter to me, I’m not banging her for the first time in a burger joint bathroom. As it is, Ima literal three seconds away from fucking her right here on this formica

on in

the menu, a slow smile creeping

know what you’ve done, Lilac,” I whisper under my

snickers, attracting Charlie’s suspicious

doesn’t bother me is because I can see that it bothers my Lilac. “You look ready to order. What can I get for you? You can have anything you want. Whether it’s on the menu or not, she flirts, her eyes dancing across my chest and shoulders hungrily.

the possessive fire I see behind her eyes. She and Mandy are locked in a staredown, a battle of

veggie burgers? Because my friend right here is

smoothly.

burgers and the other is picking woefully through the saddest excuse for a garden burger Ive ever seen. To be fair, the way Delilah’s sandwich looks was enough to turn me

she hissed, pulling a long black

from under

out of his mouth. “I told you to be nice,

pas and lettuce

Charlie.”

grin, unwrapping my second burger gleefully, then inspecting it for tampering. It’s perfect, just as I suspected

she asks, with a rueful smile and a wag of her eyebrows.

That’s

veggie burger… that I ordered… for you,” I inform her.

at me before darting forward to kiss the side of my face.

Immobile. I’m felled by the simplest of kisses and even though it was quick and easy… and incredibly chaste, I can still feel the soft petals of her lips on my face. As she begins to eat, I can’t look away from her. The way she daintily tears off the edges of the bun before devouring the rest of it like

my gaze forward, I study Charlie and his unhappy glare. As he raises his arms to take the final bites of his food, I notice the marks on his chin and the lines around his wrists. They’re fresh. From today, I’m

to your chin, Charlie,” I inquire. “And your

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flushes with shame. It don’t matter. I don’t want to talk

hope you have

most definitely do