The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Two Hundred Twenty–Six

CANE

There’s this moment that passes when you’re about to die. An instant of complete clarity. It is almost as if there is a layer of fog lifted

the colors seem brighter. Detalls are more acute and so are intentions. In fact, right then, when you realize whe

you know there is any way around it, you move toward it without fear, For that half a second, time stretches, the

acceptance lakes over. You brain says, Chi, so das in it then. This is low? And, you

Drun it

to get the bullets. Or Griffin.

1 knew better, I never should have taken my eyes off of him. I should have sent Quinn to get

There was never any y way they were going to watch over him the way I would, because they are not human. They can heal

1, however, cannot,

Gayle.

I should have listened to her when she asked me to go with them. I should have said, “Fuck this asshole. Let him come for me and the spent as much time as I could noticing every single one of Gayle’s smiles in the way that she apparently noticed mine.

Now… I’ll never know them. Those precious couple of hours with her in roy arms is all i will ever get.

dry didn’t 1997

I mean… why

Why was I so obsessed with playing the hero?

But I know what the answer is. Of course I do.

to feel safe with me. I wanted her to see me as someone who could protect her. To know that just because I was human and weaker than her in some ways, that

might have been plenty of time for heroics if I’d just conceded to her request.

not her request… she was begging. She begged me. And what do I do? Shoot her again and send

didn’t even know me yet, and she was going to go.

of those stupid, arrogant, pricks – and then I s her outside of the cottage,

ever know me for. That’s

Pain.

sorry Kitty

Goddamn it

shool

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love me and’t felt that. I felt it and it felt so

get what you get. At least you

much shit. He wanted one of us to lose our temper and attack him so he’d have an excuse for moving. I don’t know what it is he said to Quinn to get him to do it,

out from his abdomen attracts my attention and 1 smile. At least he’s going to go too. The son

is still smoking in my hand when look over at him, at Roman. His big orange–brown eyes are angry as

than a majestic wolf.

2

too asshole. See you on the

my forearm and as

The snap, crackle, and pop of bones shitting into something otherworldly. By the time I was able to lift my chin,

did it. That’s when I

stomach. At that point, I no longer cared that they wanted him alive, because I wanted him dear. Looks like I’ll get my wish, so at least

A deep, frantic voice sounds above me, panic more than evident

like some frightened mother hen as he surveys

his gaze going from me to Roman then back again. Quinn meets my eyes, then shakes his head.

to my dad, will you?” I say, because I’m pretty sure there is a special hell for people

taste blood in my mouth. Frowning, 1 picture Cayle’s face when she hears the news and I want to kick myself for adding more hardship into her

won’t let this happen!” Then Gryffiny disappears

blanket.