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.”

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

of the way in time to avoid his fist.

eyes cast downward toward my zipper which instantly puts my dick on high

Fucking hell.

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 the problem worse. Suddenly I’m carrying

my junk, but I finally manage to bring my bang bang down enough to start my feet. Yes bang bang and no, it’s not a nickname that I

to say, averting my eyes as hers

God I almost trip over my own two feet as I step out the

the threshold and

shooting them a slight wave then blowing a

Holy fuck. Really?

read the ‘I told you so‘ in his gaze, then I tear

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asks suddenly, her gaze locked on the trees and woods that surround this place, but I know there’s nothing

she just said

me smile, but I just step

Anastacia.”

I hear the pitter patter

the soreness of them in her eyes, despite the fact that she is doing her very

because I won’t really be driving her out of town anyway. We’re headed straight for my place,

think before sweeping her into my arms to carry her and goddamn if the soft feel of her