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.”

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

barely shuffling out of the way in time to avoid his

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

Fucking hell.

a balloon on the end of a hose and 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 the problem worse. Suddenly I’m carrying what feels like dumbbells attached to my

but I finally manage to bring my bang bang down enough to start my feet. Yes bang bang and no, it’s

me,” is all I manage to say, averting my eyes as hers go climbing up

murmurs behind me and I swear to God I almost trip over my own two feet as

shout out to her as we step beyond the threshold

shooting them a slight wave then blowing

Holy fuck. Really?

gaze, then I tear my attention from

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suddenly, her gaze locked on the trees and woods that surround this

reason I am unreasonably angry at the way she just said goodbye to the

her eyes glazing over with a violet heat that makes me smile, but I

Anastacia.”

She quips angrily, stalling by the door a moment before I hear the pitter patter of her

shoes. When I gaze back at her, I can almost see the soreness of them in her eyes,

of town anyway. We’re headed straight for my place, she just doesn’t know it

her into my arms to carry her and goddamn if the soft feel of her skin doesn’t send a thousand