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. “Told you,” he whispers. “Something strange…

of the way in time to

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

Fucking hell.

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

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 feet. Yes

averting my eyes as hers

God I almost trip over

step beyond the threshold and I have to bite down on

a slight wave then blowing a two handed kiss in their direction.

Holy fuck. Really?

told you so‘ in his gaze, then I tear my attention from the station completely and

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

angry at the way she just said goodbye to the entire damned precinct. “No. I’m not far.”

that makes me smile, but

Anastacia.”

before I hear the pitter patter of her

right. She doesn’t even have shoes. When I gaze back at her, I can almost see the soreness of them in her eyes, despite the fact

really matter, because I won’t really be 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 of her skin doesn’t send a thousand sparks