The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Two Hundred Fifty–Nine

DRAVEN

“So let me get this straight, I begin, my eyes lingering on my father for a longer moment than any of the others. “They took him too?”

My father nods, stepping forward with a guilty bow. “Domonic is the Alpha of your pack, little one. It was his decision to make and rightly

50. 50.

I’m getting a little tired of all this secrecy,” I snap, my attention snagging on the newborn cat in the corner. “And what the fuck is his problem? He’s been pacing like that for hours.”

“He needs to shift,” Goose says calmly. “At least, that’s what I’m getting from him.”

“I know what I need, Cane grumbles. “I need Roman. I want to punish him.”

“Well Roman isn’t here Dimwit, Delilah chortles, her newly healed mark catching my eye.

“You’re marked,” I whisper happily, smiling back at her when her eyes shoot my way.

“I am. Someone couldn’t wait any longer,” Delilah teases and Quinn shrugs my way.

“So what now, then?” Taedora asks from her corner of the room where she is making a few margaritas for those who are not pregnant.

“With the hunters still unaccounted for,” Cane hisses, “the Elder Few will be sending their enforcers and with those Rangers still scouting the woods, I don’t think any of you should shift.”

“Any of you? Gayle taunts. “You are a shifter now too, baby. There isn’t any you.”

Cane grins, then races toward her with a blur of speed that has the rest of us gazing toward my father in question.

Gio shrugs. He is twice born and apparently very dominant. I have never met one that has been made a shifter before so I don’t know the extent of their power.”

“So what you mean to say,” Goose begins, “is that he might be stronger than any one of us.”

Gio smiles in his all knowing way and I can’t help but snicker. “Perhaps.”

“That’s…just not fair, Goose grumbles. “You better make me a drink too, Tae.”

“He also was given the blood of a Lion King – basically an Alpha of your kind…so there is that,” Gio adds with a sardonic smile.

me any more reasons to adore you than I already have.

snicker as Gio spits out his drink, a dark blush blossoming across his cheeks as

hots for you ever since that day you grabbed her by the throat and stopped her from shifting,” I murmur sidling

he says, finally regaining control

can’t help but ask him, ignoring

meant only for me. Then he meets my

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Hundred Fifty–Nine

to follow my steps. Make mine a virgin,” I call

hiding something. I just know it. But

laughter coming festo the nest of us as we

in my case.

there? Delilah

her, fixing his gaze

a boat,

“Roman’s death is as much

Delilah warns, but he hardly

to go alone. Or if I have to sun. I’m going to get there, Cate announces to the room. “With help or without it.:

DOMONIC

when my phone rings

was just thinking about you but–feat off when the telltale sound of a boats engine filters through the line.

here. I just know

answer to that, she answers

wasn’t unfair it was justified. She needed to know that we weren’t monsters. She did!

I can practically hear the wheels in Draven’s mind

Nobody called her?

here. I want you

go straight for Gryffin who is standing right behind me.

“So he’s

she

his chin. “Until he does he’ll feel like a caged animal. It’s

basement.

phone, stepping away from the