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.”

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

cough, barely shuffling out of the way in time to avoid

eyes cast downward toward my zipper which instantly puts my dick

Fucking hell.

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 balls and I almost

wolf asshole. 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 feet. Yes

I manage to say, averting my eyes as

me and I swear to God I almost trip over

males shout out to her as we step beyond the threshold and I have to bite

She giggles, shooting them a slight wave then blowing

Holy fuck. Really?

‘I told you so‘ in his gaze, then I tear my attention from

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wait right here for you?” she asks suddenly, her gaze locked on the trees and woods that surround this place, but I know there’s nothing out there right now so I shake my head

unreasonably angry at the way she just said goodbye to the entire

with a violet heat that makes me smile, but I just step past her and head toward my car.

Anastacia.”

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

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

really matter, because I won’t really be driving her out of town anyway. We’re

her and goddamn if the soft feel of her skin doesn’t send a thousand sparks lighting across my flesh.