The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter 219

Chapter Two Hundred Nineteen

CANE

Sitting down. I don’t take my gaze off of Gayle until I’ve pulled her in for a kiss. She yelps when I yank her forward and into my embrace, but she melts into me like butter.

“Really Cane?” Delilah quacks from her side of the table. “You finally get haptized and you can’t help but bring it to the breakfast table?”

Gayle smiles against my lips and I draw her chin into my hands to stare at her gorgeous fac

I don’t know what you’re talking about, D. I’m still pure, I joke, kissing Gayle once more before I release her to face the table.

Quinn stares over at us looking decidedly impressed. “That’s a pretty neat trick, Gayle. I didn’t think you had it in you.”

Gayle rolls her eyes. “Bite me, Lassie,” she snaps.

My eyebrows go sky high and a smile turns my lips as I load my plate with food.

“How many lives do you have left now, Gayle?” Quinn carries on. After being shot by your he cuts off when Delilah punches him under the table somewhere special enough to cause his eyes to water. “Fuck haby girl,” he hisses. I thought you wanted kids!”

“That was your last warning, Quinn. First you steal my phone with the most scandalous ruse possible and now you come in here and poke

my brother and my friend. I swear to God if you don’t stop, the only kids you will ever see me with will not be yours, am I clear?”

Baby-

“I will have dozens of them, Quinn. All different kinds. And I

“Oh y

yeah?” he spits. “With who? Captain Gherkin?”

Captain Gherkin?

Gayle and Delilah meet eyes over the table and laugh.

Gayle giggles, “Ted?”

Delilah nods with a snicker.

make you take care of them all

“She told you about him?” Quinn hisses, watching Cayle’s face but she doesn’t give anything away. He turns back to my sister. “So it’s true what Bartlett said. You have seen his-

“Hey!” Delilah snaps. “I am eating! Please!”

“So am I.” I mumble. “Are we talking about Matthew’s son Ted?”

Delilah nods then shudders in disgust. “Yeah. Quinn and I ran into them at a diner on the Washington border, Quinn knocked his teeth out. Literally

“I sit back for a moment, contemplating on how best to share what I’ve been dealing with. It’s hard to change the rules you’ve been living by your entire life. Even harder to include the people you want to protect in your plans. Especially when that means they may not agree with your strategy

agreement for your hand in marriage. I let the

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hope you gave him a

the altar.

now, I take it?”

narrow at me. “No.

I add, meeting his gaze,

nods. “He is.”

find him.

but she just appears

hunters went missing. Then yes. He

have to call Gryffin.”

would put him there a couple of hours ago.” Quinn remarks, grabbing his phone.

Gayle snaps.

her as Quinn steps away from the

at me,

eyes worried. “My

one who wants to kill me?” I

stai “He’s the leader

me this,” I begin, “how often do wolves and

grins. “We weren’t always like this. We had a falling out about five years ago and never really reconciled until Domonic asked Gryffin for help protecting his mate. Now, it’s like we’re all members of the same pack. We help each other. Look out for each other. It’s kind

think about it.”

wolves. Wow, I deadpan. “Any others? Flamingos maybe? Or

says seriously, holding my gaze.

the ribs, “Haha, very funny. No. Just a few

against my religion?” Her face falls slightly and I’m quick to reverse gears. “I didn’t mean it,” I tell

her eyes twinkling

“Okay! Great! Love that you two are getting along so nicely, but can we eat so I actually have something to throw Later? The walls in this place are way too thin and I have a feeling I will need to.”

up

the way, your brother is pissed that you went after

wasn’t really a lie. I was planning to if

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this weird little fumbling thing that almost takes my breath away. I glance at her again and see the face

17 Or sh

like to start? Or should 17”

so wary of it now that it has, but I know some of the things I’m about to say might shatter Delilah’s heart. But then again, looking at the way she stares at this Quinn, she might

just be okay.

been keeping from you, D.” I rethink that comment, wince, then add, “Well…

snipes, crossing her arms over her chest. Am I going to need a can of soup

is, the reason I wasn’t able to make the rent

our

but says

few things that our mother was happy to keep

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