The Pack Rule Number 1 No Mates

Chapter Ninety-Three

He turns menund, panting but lewathi aral ruldông lái nick jrandeisen 1 just ripped fili donder not of its socket and his head in berging vorlessly to the left so

bably snapped ones of his stead of ding he winces sepiny. "Yes"

of all, shop acting like a pussy. Yourer a wolf and you'll beul." He utum

chút closer and lean into his ear. "If Caluiel calls your Make us you act normal - do not let on that anything has changed. But then, you call me ant to know everything that underlanded lathe hack has been doing. Understood?

"Now if you dietten?" I smile, ma hing not to strangera lús tie. Then I will personally send a few wolves down next week to investigate your Alpha's dis

Glaat happened in your females the we have a deal?

"Lifeal," I say, nealding at Roda so he can reset the furniture. I pull my shirt back on, leaving it unbuttoned as I head for the door. "Nose, get the fuck out."

The pair of them scramble like a couple of battered school children, walking right past my dad as he steps into the room. "I'm not even going to ask "They'll be love," Lajul p, tussing him his fancy jacket at 1 glance kround at the empty Jobby. "Gabriel's been up to a hell of a lot more than just trying to steal my Ishing, I have no idea. But I'm damn sure poing to find not."

"What do you want to do??)

Nothing yet

yet," I inform, glancing past him at the quiet of the lobby. "Is everyona gora?

"Yes, Let everyone petite early so they can prepare for the ceremony. There is still much to be done."

"Okay," I say with a deep sigh. Staying my dad, my bow cases with worry ty. He reath did build all this for me, but... I don't want it. I really don't. I like the way de things in Port Orchard. Were happy there - well, not without Draven - but it's still fur hegne. "Has anyone found Gabríel yet?"

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My dad shakes his head. He's usually gone during the day. When he's not out on Park business, he works long hours at his Law Firm in Vancouver

He continues, "Gabriel has been the go between between the rest of the world and our private little town for some time now. He also spends time working in the University Lab down the street from his office."

My ears perk up and Rod and I exchange a wary look. So there really is a lab out here, I wonder what type of lab it is. "A lab? Why?"

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He shrugs. The one thing we haven't built here yet, is a hospital. We have a small infirmary, headed up by a few of the pack females who've been studying pack medicine - but we don't always have the supplies we need. When we first colonized here, we merged with the remaining members of the Blue Ridge Pack on the other side of the mountain. They had suffered a devastating loss - much like we did for years ago and were in need of a new start. One of the Blue Ridge females, Cadence, has been working on a degree in Genetics. Because of this she's able to order most of what we need in terms of medicine from the lab without being questioned.

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"So Gabriel and this female, they're dise?

My dad grimates, "Well, no. Not really, Cadence despises him, but really, most of the male priputation does. Herm the pack."

"Id like to speak to her," I say, the wheels turning in my head as I begin to wonder if Tiedoira knows of thin spends most of his time?"

"Well, we don't follow him. Until recently, we haven't had any reason to question his jedynet, Demonic. II for one with as much responsibility as he has been given to want more of a role in Cat pack. With you and to someone from our ortonal pack that was young enough and ambitious magh to lead on that front." He s long as I did I never actually thought you'd show up."

he was pushing"

1 flinch, the truth of his words hitting me harder than I'd expected them too. My dad may have run thom the memory and -but he hadn't abandoned me. Not wally. It was I who had abandoned him. Im sora did."

He smiles, the acceptance of my apology clear in his eyes. Teacher reason I'm so geful for Deaven. I'm not here I thank God for her everyday. Not only is she delight to be around, but shes ghen he a mace to bug You and ПE

hart Pups

DRAVEN

"We have to make another run to the store Em!" I confirm, gazing into our virtually empry

this baby seems to enjoy and I will not be sharing it. If the guys are going to be her fodry- and Domenica snacks and God knows what else."

"Why?" Emily asks, her eyes fitting toward me from her spot on the couch where she been lounging don't have to do shit for them.

My eyes jerk toward her, my brows furrowing in silent question. But the situ

the state with me or not?"

she was just woking. Titch, ine you gonna walk to

She chuckles. Fine, let's go."

The two of us set off for the market with a couple of large reusable shopping bags and Doctor him know where assume that hes busy and I don't give it any more thought. If I know him like I think I do, he'll be oude the damn market he's not - it won't matter because the place is literally down the street.

Shaking of

But the moment Emily and I step into the market, a strange chill rides up my spine head wivels taking in the butting shoppers and the cler stare my way. What the fuck? Maybe I'm imagining things, but I could swear the temp paranoia, I steer Emily toward the beer aisle. One of the Gatekeepers - Jason I think his shopping cart like a college frat boy. I've only met him a few times, but he's always been nice awareness intensifies Something is wrong here.

"Hey Jason. Off work today?" I smile, hoping like a fool that I'm wrong about the looks

ine, out of unform and stacking o

chen Emily and I agroach and be

He snorts, turning to glare at me with a snarl of his lips before pushing out of the ale like his life depended on it

"What the fuck was that? Emily hisses.

"Something is wrind, isn't it?"

be it w

Emily gumbles. "Maybe it was the whole Tanya thing?"

1. d. For some reason I don't think so, no. This seems like more of a Gal

I shake my head.

"Let's just get out of here. We can send the guys back alone."

1 nod. "Yeah. Lagree. Let's go."

Wathend another word the two of us head toward the front of the door. In the back of my min

scious of the the steps. I notion the

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pbience of clerks, the absence of worden, and the nudde

intomatic doors and they don't open. Of fuck

appestarice of males, bur

"What the hell?" Emily maps the pair of in go as far as trying to pry the fees

A voice spits next to my ear, dark and vicious, and unmistakably male. "Where the fu

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OMG is it gabriel? someone else?

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