The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

myself despite the seriousness of the situation.

“It's my fault,” she whimpers, as we watch the three of them circle. Hackles raised and fur bristling.

| shake my head at her. “No, its not.” It's mine. “Is that Gabriel?” | ask, even as I'm neang the shredded Armani

suit that stretches across his yard. He must have shifted right there on the spot

She nods, “Yes. He's bleeding. We need to stop this!

“Who's bleeding?” | can’t see

can’t see any blu

blood, at leas

at least not on Koda.

“Gabriel “she whispers, pointing toward his wolf's left hind leg, where sure enough, a long pash has his fur

coloring a deep, dark red.

| chuckle, “What a shame.” Take that you gossiping mongrel

| watch Domonic as he snaps his magnificent jaws at the pair of them, growling and snarling something | do not

understand. | wonder if he’s speaking to them.” 1 say curiously. Roda and Gabriel lower their heads, stretching

their necks toward Dominic in a way that hasgrinning like a fool. Domenic’s auburn wwf is ~

Footsteps soural on my right and my gaze fixates on a young boy with large frightened eyes. “K-Koda!” He

shouts, his voice laced with worry.

Rodas head swivels in our direction and | could swear | hear him whine before the beautiful beast saunters away

from the crowd toward where we stand on the porch. He rushes toward the boy and the two of them fall against

each other in a tumble of fur and legs. The boy is laughing, giggling really and Koda is doing the one thing |

never thought I'd see him do. He's licking the boy’s face. Okay, shade. Toon Tfor you to shut back

| wonder how long it takes to get used to this sort of thing. | comment, before Koda’s head snaps up and his wolf

glares at me. | flip him off with a smile.

Who are you kid?” | ask the boy who cant be more than ten years old.

The kid smiles, his dark blue eyes twinkling.

In she

Holy

Koda’s brother,”

| wonder how many of the others have family here in this place. “Well tell your brother to go inside and

humanity” please. In Em’s room, not mine.”

Koda growls atfor a moment, stepping pastand into the house, with Emily on his heels. | wonder if she

got to see him naked...

“You're the new ma that everyone's talking about at school, aren't you?” Ryder says, beaming up atfrom the

grass.

Here we go with that word again. Luna Heaven help me. “I-I don’t know, | think-"

“Yes, she is,” Domonic says, sauntering past me, the naked muscles of his ass winking at every female on the

street.

1 glance around. Gabriel is gone. Probably went inside to lick his wounds. But the crowd of onlookers still

remains and if | thought they were going to be bothered by the made of a few minutes ago, | was wrong. They

look odily pleased. As if something for them has changed for the better and | can’t imagine what. The females

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though the young women

the street, tury hook a little

cinated. They lack hungry and | have a feeling | know who for filt

“Cinside kid,” | say belone spinning mound to glare at Domonic’s half naked fo it. His shoes and shirt still

litter the floor, kyler walks in behindand | steer him Toward the follway. Emily stands mitside of her bedroom

doen, bei back against

at the talde. “Kola will far out in a secund,’ | say tipping my heal lier thumbs nereely, Arally? Why didn’t the go in

and help

They Ryder, how have you been?” Domonie s voice grabs my attention anway In

I'm happy to see that he is feally weating his shirt. Well, not hapur Mor

Ryder shrugs, staring at the floor. “Okay | gorss. Are you guys finally here.

ere to stay?” tanks, the hope in his voice, barely contained.

Domonie x jave clenches, his brow fummwing. “Not quite buddy. But well definitely be around more.

Ryder’s face falls in disappointment, but his joy is back the moment Kola steps out the hallway to weap him in a

hug. The sight warms my heart and 11 smiling at Domsonic despite the fact that I'm pissed at him.

l

was on my way to school when | saw you attack Gabriel,” Hyder says w

ps when Koda relears him. “Are you going to be i

here when | get out?”

| find myself

Every pair of eyes in the room lands on Domonic, “We're staying the week,” Domanic say.

“The week?!” [Snap, ignoring the happy whoops coming from Kesla’s brother in the kitchen. “Like the whole

week?”

Domonic Bushes his dimples. The whole week, he says, grinning. Provided we call

here’-he pauses, winking-with you.”

Yes!” Hyder says, hugging his brother again before racing toward the door. He gazes up ataderingly and |

can’t help but blush. “Can | cmeer right after

mn

my waist in a bac

“Of course you can,” | say, gasping as the boy throws his arms amound my waist

“Thank you Lana,” Hyder gushes and refrain from correcting him to avoid wasting more time. I'm not a complete

jerk. | can wait until the kid leaves... then I'm

“Wait a second,” Koda says to his brother. “Dom, tousthe keys so | can drop him at school.”

“Oh, you can take. Dom with you,” | say retly, ignoring the devilish smirk on Domenic’s face as he hands Koda

his korps,

not done talking

“No,” Domonic whispers, leaning next to my ear. “Were in

“The hell if we're not, I hissed between clenched teeth.

Koda follows Ryder outside, then as if he’s just lost a battle with himself, he turns around. “Are you coming.

Emily?”

“M me?” Emily asks shyly, her face the color of a ripe tomato.

“Yes, you” Roda says. “We're not done talking either.”

Koda reaches out, taking her hand and | swear | see her trembling as she steps out fren. She grantsa

dazzling smile before shutting the door and unce alone with Domonic.

ece again, I'm

“So tell me,” Domonic coos from behind me, his beeath Gening hot across the side of my face. “Who did you

dress like this for? His hands slide up the outsides of

thighs slowly, dipping into the bottoms of my shorts to trace circles along the cleft of my ass. “Because it better

not have been Gabriel”

| stiffen, lighting against the urge to moan and lean back against his delicious body. As it is, I'm not putting up a

very strong front. I'm supposed to be punishing this prick and I'm losing my touch. Tikant normally wear as much

for him,” | say sidely. He prefers ng naked.”

That may have been a very stupid thing to say

Domonies hands still, the bit touch of his fingertips causing goeflesh to pop about my skin. “You better be

joking,” he growls put.

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away from him and turn around. I'm

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lying, nothing.” I admit, walking into

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the kitchen to BEY) ofcoffee. “|

i dresg like tis } ranyone but

yself, | lied yet again. Then | glance

back at Domonic to see his attention

frozen on something on the other

side of the glass. Or rather. someone,

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Oh shit. He probably thinks Demonic left

| try to step toward the front door but

aa . )

Domonic is much too quick. He's

positioned behind the door and out of

view of the window before Gabriel

“ Lt

even steps onto my lawn. Domenic,

| warn SL ve oudly as |

Ie! , . ret

cha! Don't do anything that's ing to

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cause trouble forhere.” All | can

do is hope that Gabriel heard me

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talking. | don't really like the idiot

p

anymore, but | don't need any new

enemies either Especially if Doronic

will be gone in a week. But |

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Domonic glares at me, his hand on the doorknob as he waits for the knock that we both know will come. And... it

does. Fuck me.

Domonic opens the door with a satisfied smirk. “Can | help you, Gabe?”

Gabriel startles, his face a mask of indignant rage. “Alpha,” he spits angrily. His eyes flat over Domonic shoulders

to land on me. “I was hoping to have a word with

Draven.”

“She’s busy. Anything you need to say to her, you can say to me. I'll pass on the message.”

“I'm not busy,” | snap, stepping forward.

“Yes,” he argies. “You are.”

TIl cback another time, Gabriel hisses quietly.

won :

No, you won't,” Domonic commands,

his gray eyes lighting with a swirl of

“

golden color. “My father told me

about your... inqui ies (pking after

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my mata! Domoatic chuckles,

stepping forward and forcing Gabriel

to take a step back. So | thought you

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should be the first to know.” Damonic

continues, his voice low and deadly.

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| can’t help but gasp. What?!?

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