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.”

eyes clash with mine and he smirks at me knowingly with a shake of his head.

the way in time to avoid his fist.

at the large glass doors as I approach, her eyes cast downward toward my zipper which instantly puts my dick on high alert

Fucking hell.

pants swells like 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

or two of naked old dudes climbing up on 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

I manage to say, averting my

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

step beyond the threshold

a slight wave then

Holy fuck. Really?

so‘ in his gaze, then I tear

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

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

over with a violet heat that makes me smile,

Anastacia.”

by the door a moment before I hear

can almost see the soreness of

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

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