The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1- No Mates

Chapter Two Hundred Sixty–Seven

PAUL

“Let’s chat for a moment. Upstairs, Rainier whispers my way, before tuning toward the beautiful female locked batting bark. 1 going to get your paperwork sorted, he tells her before steering me back onto the elevator

Her indigo eyes linger on me for a moment, the sweet scent of honey

barreting my way again the way it did what stepped off the elevator and nearly trapping my soul there in her gaze. I don’t know why I volunteered to escort her out of town. 1 6oet wually word her to leave. But I couldn’t think of any other way to get more time with her at first. I lied when I said that Rainier wundert alert stay another night in jail. He probably would have been totally fine with that, but I wouldn’t be

I follow despite my body’s initial reaction which is to stay. I know what he’s going to ask me. At least 1 think 16 di alley. don’t need to leave the lovely creature on her own while he does, but allow it because I’m still resting from just the vision of beer. Some despite that my instincts are telling me never to let that lovely creature out of my sight again.

Anastacia is gorgeous. She’s like every dark, lust filled thought I’ve had ver had, poured into one glass and made it was just fur

1. me.

Even her voice incites pleasure in me. The soft, barely identifiable dravd of an accent, hidden somewhere in its deg

Her hair is a bounce of the tightest black curls that fall midway down her back, and her skin is the color of baby seated offer hinting toward an obvious Creole heritage. Impossibly full lips, the color of ripened plums that beg to be Kissed coupled with the thicken plads lashes that smile across two of the darkest purple moons I have ever seen.

And the moment I laid eyes on her one word whispered through me.

Mine.

I can remember how I felt the first time I saw Draven. There was just something about her. Something that almost connected me to ser and at first, I admit, I thought maybe she could be my mate at first. For one, I was insanely attracted to her the moment she stepper inside the bar. Two, there was a fiber of something there that seemed to latch onto my soul and pull me toward her. However, I’ve se realize, I felt all of that not because she was my mate, but because she was destined to be my Luna. To be fair, I think we all–with the exception of Domonic – felt the very same pull toward her in that regard.

This pull was different. I could feel it like a sparkling thread tying the pair of us together. There was something else in the air as well, although I couldn’t say what, but it had no bearing on me whatsoever. It was almost as if I could see it. Like a dance of purple mist glimmering in the air. Barely visible and highly potent, but for some reason, unable to touch me.

on me. “Are you crazy? There is something so fucking werd about that bad. Every single one of my deputies is enamored by her.

favor of not looking like a

mind beautiful! That’s why they’re enamored with her Mister

at her like he wants to get down on his knees and feed the

I growl before I can stop myself. “Enough

as we step off the elevator and onto the main floor of the station, but shakes off my little outburst as he goes aroun warily

that part is weird.

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in a whisper as he guides me into his fice and closes the door.

his legs have just been cut from beneath him. “Yikes. You

“Reproduction? Yeah. Probably.”

shit,” he replies with a cringe. Then he shrugs it off, lifting his eyes to mine, “Well they’re gone by now

eyes darkening “They’re still out there, I could smell them and

Rainier says, suddenly worried. Tll alert the rangers.”

Gordon

smirk. “Are you sure you

giggle, “Nah. You can keep it. I’m not into

his eyes. “Might make

best looking of all of us. I’d hate to leave the rest

sexler than how come

that opinion of yours to

cold voice that I know is deadly serious. Then he stands and opens his blinds and we both stare out into the woods around the station. “I wonder if any of Gio’s guys have sighted them. These…

up scouting, because I don’t know where that girl came from, but I have a

a sharply, before cursing under his breath about never having enough time to get his mate pregnant. “Fuck. I guess I can

“Ahhh. Does that mean you’ll be on duty tonight

the depths of your

with your ‘poetic