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.”

and he smirks at me knowingly with a shake of his head. “Told you,” he whispers. “Something strange… in the neighborhood… who

of the way in time to avoid his fist.

zipper which instantly puts

Fucking hell.

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 balls

dudes climbing up on my junk, but I finally manage to bring my bang bang

say, averting my eyes as hers go

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

as we step beyond the threshold

y’all!” She giggles, shooting them a slight wave then blowing a two handed kiss in their

Holy fuck. Really?

told you so‘ in his gaze, then I tear my attention from the station completely and onto the path between me and my jeep.

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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

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

eyes glazing over with a violet heat that makes me smile, but I just step past her and head toward my

Anastacia.”

stalling by the door a moment before I hear the pitter patter of her bare feet racing my

gaze back at her, I can almost see the soreness of them

of town anyway. We’re

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