The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred Eighty–Four

AUTHOR’S NOTE: It has come to my attention that I have made a mistake In Chapter 17. 1 Introduced Timmons as the fire chief and Lief as a Sheriff’s Deputy. MY BADDD… Lief is the Fire Chief and Timmons is the Deputy. Forgive me… but there are a lot of chapters and as I have never been one to take notes I simply got confused. I am going to ask my editor to fix this, but as she is extremely busy, I’m not sure when she wilt. Also! I would love it if you guys would tell me whose mate you would like to meet next in the comments section! Thank your

DRAVEN

Standing on the docks waiting for Glo, I begin to get nervous, I told him five o’clock and it is now fifteen til. I mean, sure, he’s not late yet, but somewhere inside of me, I think I’m afraid he won’t show up. It’s almost like being transported back in time. Back to when I was a little girl and waiting for him to come home. The feeling is not pleasant.

“Are you going to watch the traffic all day?” Emily says behind me.

“Not all da

all day,” I quip. “Just until he gets here.”

She laughs, coming up behind me to squeeze my shoulders reassuringly. “He’ll be here, Draven.”

y shoulder. “I hope

I sigh, closing my eyes and placing a hand over hers on my

“What are you guys doing out here?!” Ryder’s little voice sounds from the yacht. “Felix is mixing margaritas already! And I need you to tell her Lean have alcohol in mine, because I want to see what the big deal is!”

Emily explodes into fits of laughter. “Not happening bud” You’re not old enough yet. But if you’re good, I might let you have a sip of Felix’s just to taste how horrible it is.

“Fine,” Ryder grumbles, disappearing back inside.

“Not drinking tonight, huh?” Lask, my eyes falling open to study my friend. “Any particular reason why not?”

ath and heat “Maybe.

She smiles at me, her face burning with red

My mouth falls open in shock. “No way!”

She grins, her pretty pixie face tilting upward happily. “I haven’t gotten sick yet, but Koda says my scent has changed and my period is a few days late.”

I can hardly contain my joy in hearing this and wrap her in a bone crushing hug. That would be so awesome! Our kids will be best

friends!”

they will be! Emily coos, her eyes falling over my shoulder to the parking lot behind me. She smirks and juts her chin upward saying.

Took Drave

I inhale sharply, the sound of expensive shoes clacking on the concrete behind me.

I take it.

1. I’m on time then.”

A strange sense of longing falls over me at that moment and tears fill my eyes, but I shake the emotional response from my system before I turn around. It won’t do for him to know how happy I am right now. He doesn’t deserve that yet. At least… I don’t think he does.

Making sure that my locket is still hidden behind my sweater, I smile and turn around. “You are!”

Then I flinch in surprise. He’s not alone. There are three others with him. Two men and one woman. All of them dressed impeccably, all of them in expensive suits. Of the three additional newcomers, its the woman that captures my attention.

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a woman who spends increa

her

my suspicions

where and when few

the moment and eye the rest of Bios companions war silent bodyguards. Their eyes are covered

cases and wear the sof on sense them onstantly ornning

joining us, Gio says, sauntering toward me. Don’t wry, if there isn’t adepte space for them, they can camp de They’ll be spending most of their time outdoors

Hill

the woman from. 1 gaze at

of confusion, I shake myself, remembering habet want my actual mother. However, for nineteen believed that she was, so that was

“I

and I can sweat her eyes are wet with emotion. “Correct. I was your bodyguard slash nanny

infiltrates my memory and I

to call me. Although Gio is

blood,” Gio interrupts her.

agrees. “You were very close

1. me Zib. It

truth. “You used to change in front of me and let · ride your

shrugging when Glo sends her a sharp look. “What?

female shifters weren’t able to

that what your American mate has led you to

Northern Gray. So naturally she can shift.

shake off the hidden meaning behind his words and the nostalgia that threatens to overwhelm me, grateful for Emily holding me up as my legs threaten to buckle. I say offhandedly, “There

off the yacht

“Ryder!” Emily warns.

1. s. “Be careful!”

to Gio with something

is fearless by nature, Glo observes. “Nothing wrong with that. Hello little woll, my name is Gio Piccoli

the sudden hurt in his gaze and the guilt that suddenly drowns my heart, I say, “Let’s get this show on the road, shall we?

his voice somewhat sad. “We have much to

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turn

Gill come and

not sure that I

DELILAH

I screech, as he falls into my lap.

going to crash, but thats when

right before he passed t

fost so acute

cant die! I

know it’s true. That if I lose him, if this practical

up from the

“Please! Please

but they don’t open. Yet, he speaks,

to

to the hospital

hold on,” I cry, grabbing my

yells, snatching my phone from my hands

with a groan

“No…”