The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred-Thirty-Five

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“I'm not going to tell him about her,” Draven agrees. “But at the tatte

With a nod, | hand her the keys to the speedhost so that she and the others can i Emily and Ryder as they

carefully step from the gangplank to

was a shock to find her asleep in the cabin.”

speedboat. “1 appriebes how you handed

Draven laughs, “For Ryder, yes. For me, not so much. The moment | er lying man,

I tick my jaw, my eyes going straight for my left hand and the empty ring finger. She’s not mine) |

Draven sighs, following my gaze and taking note of the missi

have a feeling that Ryder is in love with her.”

| can’t help but grin at that. “She’s definitely

Draven sports. “You've got to be kidding me. A buffalo i

first pick. You got more than lucky.”

1 stuffed a groan. She’s not wrong.

Hop Parkction. I'm talling-Destiny Duct round one

“I mean, you have to ask yourself-by what design are we had to a specific individual & person, so corner that no

matter where you start out, destiny

human or Shifter, or witch or warlock-

“Witch of warlock?”

“Im just saying... Destiny ever since meeting Domonie,

easier for Shifters to recognize them than it is for humans to, see better... feel stronger. Maybe that’s why

husums hirve sor Maybe we lost them somewhere along the way, | dunno, kind

true love. Because as humunn, our senses are dilin

“That's pretty deep. Draven. Not sure how much of that is true, but it definite kopal

“Are we leaving or what? Taedora shouts from the other bout. The letove

“I'm coming!” Draven shouts, before turning back to me. “Just hear

second, okay?”

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My hackles go up, but I allow it. “Nothing. | would expect you to be happy. |

She nods, a giant smile stretching across her beautiful face. Exactly. And that i would you be free to find your

mate, but as a Shifter, you know the mate bon one another. Right?”

nam of depriving another wolf

mething that you are able to do, because not only

| tangible thing. You know that mutes belong to

Th-huh

“So then, tellthis... why is it that you would never dream of depriving another wolf of his mate, bot

you have zero

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Issues depriving a human... of hers?”

| flinch, her words burrowing into my skull. | can’t even respond. When it

punish Domonic, for Draven wrecking my head.

“Hut ya know,” she says with a shrug as she makes her way over to the gingplank. “Tra like F

fucken gorgeous. If you don’t want to belong to her, I'm sure she won the too much trouble fin

| flip her off when she blowsa kiss before speeding away to leaveout here with my demons. That girl rea

Luna,” | say into the wind.

With a hefty sigh, I turn toward the open cabin doors and wander inside. Of course, my eyes

yes go straight for Felix on the couch and help but allow myself to soak her in a bit..

The Full Moon Shift is in just a couple of days and I'm going to have to get her sorted before then. Honestly, |

shoulde tonight. My animal urges are always unpredictable this close to a forced shift. The fact that Felix is my

mate will only serve to brightes my torment. The need to mark one’s mate is always ten times more powerful on

the days prior to the shift. Nice to mention, sexual appetites are borderline insatiable, our self-control is pretty

much at a zero, and being this close to be, in absolutely nowhere to turn to for escape, and no one to distract me

from her perfection is just about as dose to can get.

Yet... here | am.

And, if I'm being honest, | have zero intention of docking tonight. It's almost as if | want to tempt fate. Or | want

to lose cornros. Our Use twelve of us, | have always been known as the most logical of us. In the sway that

Koda is known for his volatile temper known for detaching from my emotions. For being the least affected, the

most aloof, completely dispassionate. But since meeting I've begun to realize something. The indifference that |

once saw as my strength, is naught but an illusion. Because | don’t really it. It only seemed like | did. In truth, my

notorious ability to rule with my brain as opposed to my heart, didn’t cfrom sincen strength, nor was it

something that | was blessed with

The truth?

It was simply easy to do. And it was only easy because | haven't felt a goddamned thing in the damned year

But the moment | saw Felix on the security tapes, something happened toand | didnt even realize

The entire event becabout her.

Despite that | had bad guys to catch, and a pretty cool trick that | use to track them called thing. | bypassed all

routine protocol and headed straight to the hospital to find her.

Even now, the case is in limbo and truth be told, is probably going to get dropped. But askif | give a damn

and | will say no.

The other night after I rid the world of Hector and Felix talked toabout the wolf me! | very nearly fucked best

there in my SY

| was harder than an iron fist and if it hadn't been so fucken cold last night | might still be hard now

And when she started crying because she felt rejected and then apologard tofor evening that she might

stand a chance she might be worthy... | felt.

In fact right now, as | realize that | have been point black staring at her for damn near an hour and she is now -

eyes wide open - String back. I'm feeling again. The difference is, at this particular moment. In feeling stupid

“Hi,” she purrs, pulling her legs into herself in the most adorable way possible.

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“Felix,” | say again, leaning har

Her teal blue eyes shutter as she bites her lip and I think |

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