The Pack Rule Number 1 No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter One Hundred-Fifteen

DRAVEN

My eyes darken, my body shivering as I read the scrap of a message over and over again.

What is this? Why would Domonic give me something like this?

"What is it?" Tandora asks. "What's wrong?"

My hands are trembling as I snap

the

box closed without answering. "I-I'm not sure... I

"What is it, Draven? What's in the box?"

I meet her hazel gaze with worried eyes and she curses, ripping the box from my hands and opening it. I gaze around at the beautiful nursery for a long moment, my presence in the room feeling suddenly alien and somewhat out of place. I think of Domonic's happy face. The way he looked before he left me in the driveway. Does he know what's in the box? How can he not?

"Oh... fuck," Tardora murmurs, shaking her head and placing the now closed box back in my hands. "Someone else did this. We have to call Domonic

Suddenly the memory of Domonic shoveling me to safety burns into my mind and I snap, "No!"

Tandora pauses, her fingers posed over the dial pad of her phone as she studies me. "No?"

I take a deep breath in an attempt to control my nerves as I gaze out the window toward the beauty of the woods and whatever might be watching there. "No," I repeat, my eyes lighting with ange don't know what it means but I do know this - Dumonic would not have put tell him about it he il only get upset. He'll want to be careful. Hell-"

sat message in there for me. Someone else did. And if

"-send you away," she finishes

as our gazes clash and I shove the amned jewelry box hack in my pocket. She nods at me in understanding. "And you're sure he didn't put it in there?"

My eyes are wildly. "What?"

She giggles, shrugging, "I had to ask." She sighs, "I know all about the No Mates thing. We all do. And I agree with you. Domonic wouldn't

have done this"

Inod, wrapping my arms around myself to force the sudden chill fo

from my bones. Im not going to let him push me away again."

She grins, her eyes flashing yellow then hazel "Well then, I guess theres only one thing for us to do."

"What's that?" I whisper, my mind clouding with anger as I flip the shade swatch to the beautiful nursery and deny whomever may be watching the pleasure of looking in on my unborn child's room. She smirks "We figure it out ourselves. And we get a couple more shifters down here to keep you protected."

My head jeti

ad jerks up. "What about Emily and Koda? I nibble my lip as 1 realize this

Easily too. "It's still early and we only just dropped them off. They might be..."

message is no longer only a threat to me. It's a threat to

Busy?" Tardora chuckles.

"Right," 1 say. "But Bart. He can come over. He may have an idea where to start looking for

And you trust him not to say anything?

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I nod, a fresh smile breaking through my worry. Absolutely."

DOMONIC

Im pretty sure it will take us longer to arrive on Crown Mountain if you get arrested for Reckless Driving," Gryffin saya belandly. wanted to by you only needed ask. We could have taken the bikes."

1 chuckle, like my Hummer better. Besides, you still havent shifted in over a month. Maybe you shouldn't be riding until you get Tion back. Just imagine... you crash, slide across the asphalt, and can't bad. You should be glad you have a seatbelt on. This car quite a distance before it becomes dangerous,"

Gryffin groans, "Just had to bring that up, did you? Asshole."

"I did." I say mockingly.

"I hope this doctor of yours can help. Gryflin comments sadly,

"To be honest... I don't know, Personally, I think he's kind of a moron, but Draven likes him. She trusts him. Besides, are not the only on we need to speak with," I say, thinking of Gabriel who is presently locked away in the dungeon of Town Hall. The plan cemains to banish him, but with Jason still out there, we decided it wasn't yet safe to set him free. A good thing too, because as much as I lute to admit it. Gabriel might provide more useful to Gryffin's problem than Benjamin. After all, Gabriel has access to a labi. Benjamin does out. "You know? I never realized how truly weak humans are, I mean I knew they were inferior. But... I hadn't realized how interior until When it first happened. I was sure I was dying. I felt so tired all of the time. I really began to beline that one day I was going to steep and simply stay that way. He chuckles, Tactually started to look forward to it."

My head snaps up, my gaze narrowing. "What? Why would you ev

even say something like that?"

He sighs, "It's the truth. Try to imagine what you would feel like without your wolf."

You re right, it would be tough and I would definitely feel lost, but... trail off thinking of Draven and how she would feel if I wanted to die because I couldn't shift. "But it wouldn't matter as much to me to lose my wolf as it would to lose Drawn?

Nice that you finally realized that. Took you long enough."

""Ha- fuck off."

"Having a Queen to look after certainly changes things. If I still had mine 1-he cuts out with a frown "never mind." He grimaces, stukig himself. It took some time before I realized what I was feeling was not that I was dying. It was that... I was becoming human" Shit," I reply. "And what if you are becoming human. What if we cant find help for you? Will that be so bad?

Gryffin's muscles tense his once golden eyes now a muted brown, dimming sadly. "I don't know, I guess.. I just have to believ will find an answer for this, I refuse to accept that my lion is gone. I was born a lion and I will die one. One way or another to figure this out." UNKNOWN

Il bastardo Marcus è morto? The bastard Marcus is dead?

è signore. E stato ucciso prima che ci scagliassimo contro di lui." He is sir. He was killed before we set upon him.

"E che dire della ragazza? Draven? And what of the girl? Draven?

"E stato confermato, signore. Lei è incinta." It has been confirmed sir. She is with child.

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"Eccellente. Invia un messaggio all'ambasciatore internazionale. Avrh hugno di un alloggio e di organizzare whito Send word to the international ambassador. I will need hodglugs and travel arrangements made at once. going to see her it last?

Allora, la vedrete finalmente? So then, you are going

"Si. Prepara i lupi gamma. Partiamo tra due glomi." Yes. Prepare the Go wolves. We leave in two days.

"Come vuoi, Alfa,." As you

wish, Alpha

Stepping toward the fireplace, I reach for its centerpiece. For the wood carved box I had made twenty years ago when I left my prest life take my rightful place here in Italy. I smile as I open it and remove the locket I have kept safe since the day I left. The gold gleams in the firelight as I unlatch the heart shaped pendant and gaze upon the beauty of the child's picture inside.

I speak to the smiling photo with tears of longing in my eyes, "Finalmente la mia dolce ragazza. E tempo per noi di incontrare di nonen Finally my sweet girl. It is time for us to meet again Chapter Comments

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Darvens DAD!!! Can't wait any longer next chapter please

Donna Kelly

Holy mother! This is getting even better! Great cliffhanger!

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