The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

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The Pack: Rule Number 1 – No Mates

Chapter Two Hundred Sixty–Nine

PAUL

“I’m having her brought up now,” Rainier says as the pair of us step outside his office. “Are you sure about this? You really want to be the one to handle her? I-”

“Yes!” I say interrupting for the hundredth time. “I still don’t get what it is about her that has got you so-”

But before I can finish the elevator doors open and she steps out, the scent of honeycomb even stronger now that she’s close. My fangs tingle as I gaze down at her. She’s a tiny thing. Not much taller than five feet, but goddamn is she perfect.

I can feel my fangs tingling. Shit.

Rainier steps back, almost as if he’s afraid to let her near him, the he says, “You’re all set to leave Miss Bordeaux-

“Ana!” She snaps, her eyes flaring violet for a moment.

“Miss Bordeaux, Rainier counters, narrowing his gaze defiantly.

Anastacia murmurs something under her breath, something I’m sure she didn’t intend for the pair of us to hear, but we do.

“Fucking mated wolves.”

knowingly with a shake of his head. “Told you,” he whispers. “Something strange… in the neighborhood… who you gonna call… not me asshole.”

shuffling out of the way in time to avoid

my zipper which instantly puts my dick on high alert and I’m hard

Fucking hell.

all I can do is clear my throat to try and get her attention raised upward. It doesn’t work. At least, not until I see her gaze widen and something that looks like a blush stain her cheeks – which actually makes

wolf asshole. Shake it off. Walk, homie, walk. It takes a moment. Along with a vision or two of naked old dudes climbing up on my junk, but I finally

averting my eyes as hers go climbing up

almost trip over my own two feet as I step out

males shout out to her as we step beyond the threshold and I have to bite down on my tongue to

She giggles, shooting them a slight wave then blowing a two handed kiss in their

Holy fuck. Really?

told you so‘ in his gaze, then I tear my attention from the station completely and onto the path between me and my jeep.

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trees and woods that surround this place, but I know

the way she just said goodbye to the entire damned precinct. “No. I’m

eyes glazing over with a violet heat that makes me smile, but I just step past her and head toward

Anastacia.”

before I hear the pitter patter of her bare feet

I gaze back at her, I can almost see the soreness of them

doesn’t really matter, because I won’t really be driving her out of town anyway. We’re headed

into my arms to carry her and goddamn if the soft