The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Seventy-Two

Getting off the train and stepping out into a large city so different from Miami is a blue experience for me. | was

used to high rise buildings that lined the beach. but this was altogether different. No kandy shees here. No palm

trees either, just wonderful autumn leaves against a backdrop of gorgely spiked mountains. The new of it all is so

breathtaking, for a moment | don’t feel the ache in my neck.

“Til letch my car and meet you both in the front of the station Gabriel says,

Ling into the wash of people heating toward the parking lot.

Emily and | nod as we proceed to step

tep outdoors into the crisp fall air. ” you sure that Emily asks as we wait near the rub marked for Pick Up

“No, | admit, thinking of the handsnew acquaintance we won the train. But hom the stown we're

heading to and he said he knows a place we can

“What if it with him?” She remarks playing with the sleeves of Koda’s eater. | had most forgotten that she had

nothing to her name. She was still wearing the spestkult she'd been wearing for the last two days.

1 doubt that’s what he meant. | chuckle, wonder if we can get him to stop at one of these boutiques on the way

there. We need to get you sclothes.”

But | don’t have any money,” Emily protests. And besides, Im not ready to take Koda’s water off”

* | concede. “You can share my clothes until we can figure a way around town and buy you your own. And don’t

worry about money. What | have - you have,”

you dare argue.”

She givescarefree smile. “Alright. | won't

“Look“” | say, pointing toward the line of cars heading out of the packing structure. Think that’s him”

He's really handsome,”

“He Is Too handsome.

“What if be a serial killer?”

Then thank God there’s two of us.” | grin. “We'll hust have to have each other's back

The ride to the Village of the Ard Way is quiet for the most part. The only sounds coming from Emily andas

we marvel over the beauty of the landscape. Gabriel

sits quietly until we make our way out of the city and onto the open mountain road. That's when he decides it is

tto get masy

“So what brings the two of you out to the mountains without anywhere to stay?” He asks as we turn onto a

barely paved road lined with boulders and giant

Trusting Emily to remain quiet | answer him myself. Tm punishing my boyfriend. hot a beemmly. But it’s certainly

not the truth.

“Boyfriend?” Gabriel's voice rings of disappointment and | mile to myself knowing statement had the desired

effect.

This way he knows not to hit onand at the stjust on the off chance that he is in fact a serial killer-

he'll think there’s someone out there that misses me. Which of course, there isn’t

“I should have known a gorgeous girl like you would have a bean.”

Immort. A brand Brally! Who talk that?

“So this place you were telling us about,” | saying the conversation toward something | do want to discuss. “Is a

shelter, or an apartment complex? A house?”

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distinct impression tha

to a mokery keking brides

kun, trumen Who sent pas this way? | mean where did you get the

derided this is the way we were headed.”

cept everyone. So if what you're saying is true, you should tellone so that | can

irmie sably tense in the keys toward him he puts the car just before the bridge. What do

arching for the truth before freezing on the mark along my neck. He loses his smile, and allows thickly.

“Nevermind. I'm

for the night. Then tomorrow, you can meet everyone and decide if you still want to stay.”

harvest moved an inch since then abemson. I've been here at the bar for hours Wallowing in my misery and

drinking bottle after d been. I'm drink an fark and past the thought of sering Marga tonuit makeswant to

seth something

bottle of

atomic? What if that bastard is

somewhere made me. | know he’s not. | don’t know how | know, but I do. This rem putting on trying to paint

Margo as my mate, its not going to work. (realized this. Actually, fight have idd know when | decided on this plan

that the hiller was a wolf Because | refuse to mark Marzo, and I'm not going to fork ben. Minking he wouldnt do a

damn thing for her anyway, except maybe kill her. But Driven didn’t know that when I led through my teeth and

told

with that lie was immense Like buming through my veins when 1 uid it. There were so many signs tellingthat

what | was doing was

1. | should keep her here and protect her one But | did not because | am an idiot

the hurt she’s been through. Everything her stepfather did to her and everything Les tried to do to her...| pushed

her away like she wasn’t shit. She shared darkest memories with the and pulsed all over them by sending her

away.

uter torment. My chest is ponding abnormally and my fangs feel like they've been ripped from my mouth. And

now? just five hours after she’s been gone, | am The liquor only helps enough to dull the ache. The memories of

her are still there

“gona sleep hares through my brain dog as he eats himself across fromin the booth.

the nest of my been. | no longer give a a fuck where | sleep, if | can sleep at all

“used this uplet gros know your heart was in the right plane, but

should have known better. Your problem is you think you're invincible.”

Toow I'm not invincible dickhead What | didn’t know-was how to protect my girl gh, dropping my face my hand.

“I just wanted her somewhere safe Now don’t have any fucking idea where she i

1 door swings open and Koda stomps inside. “Any news?”

To asshole. Unless you count my being the world record for bottles of whiskey downed i

1” 1 peer at him with unsteady eyes. “Dil you catch her seent

Fiss terti deck, his eyes falling on Bartlett “Actually,

My body jerks and right way | notice Bartlett Lense | the meat across from me.

here to discuss with Bartlett,”

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“Really?” Ranlett shrugs, “Why is that?’

Keda glares at him, his hand on his

gun holster, seas yu say you

congestion eth airport, Bartlett,

butt thats not where | read a fer vent

Bartlett's threat bobs and he crosses his as in front of his chest in defiance

“You caught their scent?” | hiss, shooting to my feet. “Where

Finally, he faces me. At the train station. Headed up

p the northern tracks.”

| tam toward Bartlett, my fangs slicing out as | grow. “You lied. You fucking fir to me

1. d. Then he stands, takingin from head to tot because they left on the train instead of

Bartlett lowers his head, “Yeah, | did. where they went.

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