The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

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The Pack: Rule Number 1- No Mates

Chapter Forty-Two

DRAVEN

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“Don’t answer them,” Koda sana colilly, handingthe phone. Domanic will be here tomorrow, Hell handle i

er in registered to Domenic. Do you think it could be Mars? Maybe she

The phone number in

“No Koda says, “Temonic would have taken all necessary precaution. His one gallo protect you

“His one goal,” | mimic. My eyes name. “Right. Because we re matel,” | mom with arcastic sort.

Boda smirks “Not gonna touch that one.” He steps pastand heads for the kichen. The freezer should be stocked with enough to the

un Im sure Demonic will bring supplies.”

“What floor is your rooms on?” | ask calmly. I'm not trying to flirt and think he know it, despite the suggestive little wink he sends my li

The third. Don’t worry,” he chides. “No one will get to you without going through my list

“I want worried,” | say, eyeing him from head to toe. “You're obviously more than capable of snapping a spine or two.”

His neck jerks then he scowds atplayfully. “I did what | had to

1 cross my arms and saunter toward him in the kitchen as he sets about making a pot of coffee. About this mate tuit” He quirks an

eyebrow. You know that Durandhaven like-actually slept together, right? Not in the Liblical sense, at least.”

He shrugs, ignoring my sideways ply for information. Opening the fear, he pulls out a package of chicken and what looks to be a big of

jasmine rice. “Wir should eat, he says, setting the chicken to defrost in the microwave above the stove. Then get stest.”

Tinicker. “You really don’t like to that much, do you?”

Again, he smirks, moving about the kitchen like he doesn’t have a care in the world

“What did you mean when you said - mated to ask, uking the rice from him as he pulls a cooker from the cupboard. “Because us regular

folk from this century call it sex facking, Not - mating.

kets loose with a full on laugh this

ugh this tthen shakes his heal, thwarting aty inquiries once again.

“It’s a simple question. Why won’t you anwer it? | snap, losing a little of my patience as | add water and start the rice

Tuning on the electric stove, he sets a cast iron pan the front bumer. There should be a jar of Alfredo sauce in the

pantry. Would you mind?”

“C” | grow at him, spinning around to retrine the sauce. Opening the pantry | shout back, “So, are you mated?” |

pull down a glass jar and a can of peas thinking they go well with whatever he’s planning to make. | walk back

into the kitchen to see him glaring at his phone. Roda? What is it?

He shakes his head then turns his phone to showwhat appears to be a surveillance video of a cave

“What am | looking at?” | ask. The video is incredibly clean. What camera this is reaming from must be set high

up in a tree somewhere,

“Keep watching he mays.

The longer sterthe more it appears that something is moving inside of the cave. Heshing in and out with the

blackness. It almost looks like a trick of the eye with the entrance to the have being so dark. But then the soft

glow of orange fire fires to life on the screen, banking in and out as if it hasn't yet found a full kindling “Where's

this?” | whisper

“The’s only are cave on the entire island. And | checked it just a few minutes ago. - was empty.”

| shake my head, “it’s not angreper,

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“I can see that.” He says, taking his plane back.

What are you going to do?”

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His jaw clenches. “Nothing yet,” he says, ‘11 keep an eye on it. Whomever they are, they can’t get in here. It's

starting to rain, so | doubt they'll be veaturing any farther than where they are now,

“How did you

not see them before? | quip. “Or smell them or stiff them - or w

1- or whatever it is you wolves do?

He lets his eyes, “Un - 11 must have been in too much of a

He sidestepsand | squint at him suspiciously. Something about the way he behedoff doesn’t seem right.

| havent known Koda bang doesn’t match his sudden dimissive behavior.

| continue to study

by him as he adds a little olive oil to the pan along with a few here's avoiding my eyes and my questions.

Lefinitel

about that.

“Maybe the person needs help,” | suggest, noting the way his body stiffen. | mean berring out there. And if they

weren't there before day migittie washed up on there. They could be soaking wet or bleeding or

“Stop!” He snaps, his dark blushing. | take a closer look after eat, Satidad?”

1 bite my lip, nodding

Yus. Definitely something a little weird about the way he reacted.

DOMONIC

They be contained,” Rainier says, taking a seat behind his

skrill Station.

1 sigh, my eyes falling over my brothers that are scattered about the room. “Right. Well start interrogations

tomorrow. Goose says Gryffin will want retribution. But made it clear that his comes second to mine. | want the

last word and the kill” i saj, my eyes namowing. “A three man team needs to keep watch mer there at all times

until we find Lea. More than likely he will try and rescue his daddy”

“About Draven,” Rainier starts and | raise a hand, cutting him off.

To not sending her away until all threats have beam nullibid.”

Kain laugh, Oh | know that. | was only going to suggest maybe instead of sending her away that you

“Don’t, | snap “Please don’t”

Rainier only nods,

“Maybe we need to have a conversation about these rules of ours,” Quinn says quietly. “I mean - maybe we

ought to change a few.”

1 sticker, “A few? Will you listen to yourself? Look around you?” | chuckle, getting up out of my seat to address

every man there. “Weerbeen at peace for five years. One female shows up. One mate. And already-chao.”

Logan glares at me, shaking his head. “But we dealt with it. We handled it. | agree with Quinn. We should change

the nales. | like Draven and the likes us. We should-"

“Trough” | pod, pounding a hand down on the deck. “I wil not risk her life. You want to change the rules? Bring