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.”

of his head. “Told you,” he whispers. “Something strange… in the neighborhood… who you gonna call…

barely shuffling out of the way in time to avoid his

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

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

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 manage to bring my bang bang down enough to start my

averting my eyes as hers go climbing up my frame.

swear to God I almost trip over my own

shout out to her as we step beyond the threshold and I have to bite down on my tongue to keep from growling.

slight wave then blowing a

Holy fuck. Really?

Rainier’s only long enough to read the ‘I told you so‘ in his gaze, then I tear my attention

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trees and woods that surround this place, but I know there’s nothing out there right now so I

at the way she just said goodbye to the entire damned

me smile, but I just step past

Anastacia.”

moment before I hear the pitter patter of her bare feet racing

back at her, I can almost see the soreness of them in her eyes, despite the

driving her out of town anyway. We’re headed

don’t even think before sweeping her into my arms to carry her and goddamn if the soft feel