The Pack Rule Number 1 No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Seventy-Four

DRAVEN

My body freezes, my hand flying up to cover my neck reflexively. Is he staring at the ou my week? He is "Who are you?"

Baret Where the he did you send me

The man bows slightly, I believe you have an idea what I am, if not who."

I shiver as I take a step back Are you I cut off. Not sure if I should voice what I thinking. What if I'm wrong and he's just some average Joe weirdo out to cause a little trouble? I don't want to give him any reason to think that fait pub

He laughs, his eyes twinkling with a familiar silver sparkle. "A what? Go on, you can it. No end to be shy. The name of this place says it all."

He's taunting me, the bastard. I swallow thickly. "Are you a wolf?'

He nods, his smile lessening, becoming more of a concerned frowns. The man who gave that mark to you is that who you are running from?"

So he is a wolf. A shifter. Like Donosic. That means, Gabriel is probably one too. "What makes you think that I'm running?" I ask, crossing my arms defiantly over my

"Gabriel may have mentioned something." he says softly.

Gabriel. Of course. So much for hopping into bed with that idiot.

"Aha. So you know Gabriel," I say stupidly coming away from the door to noce again lean on the railing. "What a big mouth he has I say, semi-quoting the classic Lile Red Riding Hood

"That he does" the man says. "But you mustn't blame him. It's his job to report on any and every newcomer that comes into these parts. We are a

"closed community." I finished for him, rolling my eyes. "Yeah. I know. He told us."

"You never answered my question," he prompts, eyeing my neck once again.

I close my eyes, maybe not the smartest thing to do around on unfamiliar wolf, but is fuming that I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to these shifters. "Yes," I answer softly, a fresh pang thrumming in my chest. "But it's what he wanted, not what I did." He gasps. "I see."

Tears begin a trail from my eyes and I growl in frustration as I wipe them away. "I don't want to talk about him." I gaze at the stranger and something about his face is suddenly so comforting that I nearly reach out to hug him. Kick back Dren, don't be all your marbles "I'm so sorry," he says with a sorrowful shake of his head. "Perhaps in a couple of days you'll feel differently

I chuckle. "I doubt it I quip. "Besides, I don't even know if we'll get to stay here. Gabel says that we have to be approved by some Elders before we can stay."

That's true, he remarks, but then winks. "But something tells me you and your human companion will gain the admission you seek.

I cock

head at him with a quirk of my Lps. How would you know that?"

He grins, tips sugtching into a knowing smile. "Let's just say my word is gold adhere and at least, you've got my vote,"

You're on the Elder Council, I accuse playfully.

He doesn't confirm it, but I can see it in the twinkle of his gaze. Test so happens thegs a freshly renovated collage that stands right next to my own. Nothing too fancy. Big enough for a small family, I see no reason why you and your companion can't settle in there." I raise a brow, "What's the rent like?s

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He smiles a wide dimpled gain before taking a couple of steps back. "You'll find out

je tims around and starts down the sidewalk leading into the woods.

"Want I shood, Where are you

ere are you going? You didst give me your name!"

But he doesn't answer me. Instead he continues his path into the woods disappearing behind trees that are black as anned at the silence of the trees, I gr back inside and slide the bolt on the door.

Tin shivering, my body is trembling. I need to know more about these dann shifters and their bites and it soms ve landed in the place who

Hopefully I can get. Mister Elder Manor Gabriel to get sie a cell phone. Then I can call Tedora and see what the can tell me about what could call Bart, but it's much too soon for that. I don't want to do that unless it's blutely neonisury.

Why? Why do you need to know what Dorroosie is up to? To dont need to know anything about that asshole. Nothing at all

But.... I miss him so much. I just need to know if he maybe he kind of sort of even alle bit feels that he made and perhaps perchance That's all I want to know and that's all I ask for.

"I am such an idiot." I snap at myself, before tumbling back into bed to stare at the celling for the rest of the night. "Maybe I just shoult' ve

DOMONIC

There are four trains that head north coming out of this station. Holding the schedule in my hand I note that one beads toward Quebec and

the list Coast. The remaining one stops in Vancouver before heading through to Alal. The Alaska train and the New York train are the only mains that left v the timeframe. "Fuck," 1 hiss, dro