The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Two Hundred Six

CANE

It’s still dark out when I’m shaken out of a dead sleep by Roman. For some reason I’m extremely groggy. Maybe my body’s just overtined, 1 don’t really know, but when I’m finally able to draw my eyes open, har’s fully dressed in hunting gear and I sit up, instantly alert.

“What’s going on?” I ask.

He flashes me a quick grin. “Don’t get up!“.

“Why are you

dressed?”

Again, he smiles, ‘Elder Matthew called. He has something he needs me to do. III be back by late tonight or early tomorrow morning.

I throw the blankets back and prepare to get up. Tll go with you.”

Roman presses me back down. “No. I don’t want anything to interrupt your training. You’ll stay here.”

“But I can help you! What if”

“No!” Roman says again, this time more forcefully. “I need you here. Last night was very wearing on your body. You need adequate rest. 1 don’t want you to worry. Matthew just needs me to track somebody.” He stands and heads for the door. “When I return we’ll talk mote about how we’re going to take down that shifter you saw.”

I nod begrudgingly, still a little upset that he wants me to stay here. “My sister called last night.”

Roman’s body tenses with interest and he looks back at me over his shoulder. “Oh? What did she want?”

I watch him carefully. My sister’s no saint and she’s had more than a few jerk offs in her life. Something about the way Roman reacts everytime I bring her up makes me wonder if he was ever one of them. He’s not a bad looking man, even though he’s pushing forty–five. Youthful for his age ad definitely well built, but I don’t really think she’d go for someone that old so I ignore it. Still, his undisguised

interest in her irks me a bit.

“She just wanted to know I was safe. She’s pissed that I left her in that cabin,” I admit.

He turns around and studi

studies me. “You

u deft by

her? Where?”

feeling guilt ride over me like

eyes bulge. “You’ve got to be kidding

bead. I’m m not. I couldn’t take her with me. She would never

for our ways.” He sighs as if remembering something. “Your mother practically abandoned you both when your father died,

nothing practical about it. She more

about to say. Fuck Charlie. I swallow the lump of pain that tries to climb up my throat with the thought

eyes grow worried. ‘She left?

did tell me. “In a motel

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that’s bullshit, Roman safa. “I have plenty of space here. When Treturn, you

“Oht That I go over well. I don’t know if he’ll

You’re the head of your family now. It’s your job to make her agree. Is that

then fall back on

fetch her the moment I get back. He starts to close the door, then stops. “She’s

and leave. Then I whip out my phone and start to dial my sister, but a call comes in before I

hell? It’s

but as it might be Roman calling from a burner

“Hello?”

voice sounds on

call you. Whose

I can practically see her contemptuous smirk.

groan, “Yes D. I was. Whose phone

“A

my phone somewhere, so I’m using

in the next day or so. You don’t have to worry anymore! have somewhere for us to stay.” She’s so quiet for so long that for a moment I think she’s hung up. “Delilah?”

just that“-she sighs-“If you can just tell me where you are, my friend and I

friends. Just you,” I

I

won’t come,” she snaps.

“For fuck’s sake D, Why do you always have to be so difficult?”

needs your help,” she says. It’s