The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

The Pack: Rule Number 1 - No Mates

Chapter Seventy-Three

DOMINIC

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My chest was heaving. Bartlett was bleeding. Yet still, he continues to lie to me.

Glaring at where he lay on the ground at my feet, Ilias, “This can stop, you know, You only have to tellwhere

they went.”

A crowd of onlooker had formed around us. Mostly pack members, but a few of them here shop owners who had

stayed to work late and heard the commotion from inside their stores. They remained silently, watching. Uheless

as | beat Bartlett into the ground. The presence of two of the city’s deputies didn’t seem to matter to amyrne,

least of all me. No one was going to stop this, they knew it and | knew it. Su Bartlett got off one or two punches,

but I let him have those. They served to push at my anger. Makingwilder, stronger, and taking the edge off

the crushing abjus forming in my chest.

“You can killif you want Bartlett shouted from the ground, spitting blood out of the side of his mouth as he

did. “Because | can’t tell you what | don’t know

| chuckle and kick him swiftly in the ribs. “As you wish

“Dom,” Koda lets out rooly. He meets my gaze, stepping forward with a hand raised. “He’s had enough. We

should go to the main station and see what we can find

I nod, stepping back, and away from my one trusted friend on the ground. “We'll talk about this later. Then |

kneel, bringing my mouth as close as possible to him 10 that what | say is not overheard by the humans

spectating. “You better stay hfor a week. Il have someone else take over the bar. There are too many

witnesses tonight.” Then | growl, “And | swear to God, if something happens to her and | find out you've been

lying to me...”

| let that hang as | followed Koda back into the bar to retrieve my shirt and wash my hand. “Let’s go,” | tell him

as the pair of un ran back nutside and climb into his SUV Im assuming you're off duty.”

Be nods, screeching out of the parking lot and leaving a cloud of dust and asphalt injur wake. “We need to find

out what train they rode out on and then check every city they might have stopped in.”

| chuckle, studying him as his deftly maneuvers through the shadowed streets of Port Orchard. So devoted. Any

particular reason why?”

He clenches his teeth, his jaw going tight. “No.”

“And now you're lying.”

“I'am,” he admits.

Then it occurs to me. He stood between Emily andwhen | attacked her at the padhouse. When he did, he

looked angry enough to kill me. He's been more you lately. Koda has never been much of talker and until just

recently, has been the very best at following unders. Accordingly to him, he met Emily long before the rest of us

did. He even allowed her to take his room.

“Something tellsI'm not the only one with chest pains,” | mumble.

He glares out at the night as we pull imo the train station. “You're not.”

She’s his mate. Emily, is his me

1 nod, shifting in my seat as | roll down the window and Draven’s heavenly scent dangles just above the senses.

“Gad. She was here.” | growl. “Bartlett knows where they went. | know he does.”

“Koda shrugs, pulling into one of the many vacant spaces of the parking lot. “Probably, but whatever you did to

Braten in keeping him silent.”

“To one here, | stap. “This station closes at Five. | asswe are breaking to the main office.”

Absolutely,” he is,

Then as we eat his SUV and walk confidently toward the office, | breze. “Do you that? This

He shakes his head, “T

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“No” | go. It's very faint, just a tinge is there. I'm an Alpha and an Alpha pinsesses Frunget senses then the rest

of the pack to a shock that be

honestly can’t melt it. A woll. And it’s not you and it’s not Ballent

He teres, “The killer?”

| shake my head. “I don’t think so, but the scent is mildly similar to the one we followed from the dungeons, but

not exactly the same.” | jerk my head toward the offre Let's get in there.”

“Maybe there's more than one,” Koda mumbles softly.

“But it doesn’t make sense that a wolf started the fee. He would have shifted, like we had to.”

“Right,” Koda says, before pulling a mini crowbar out of his back pocket and popping the door off its hinges.

“Let's be quick.”

DRAVEN

It's well after two in the morning when 1 jolt upright in bed at the Red Wolf Lodge. A wolf was howling somewhere

in the distance, and I'm sure that’s what woke Not that | was sleeping very well anyway, with the throbbing pain

in my neck

When we arrived in towns a few hours ago, Gabriel insisted we stay at his house, but really didn't want to. So |

declined, promising to see him in the morning so that he could take us further into town and we could meet the

elders

Apparently anyone seeking refuge in this place must meet a certain criteria, and the only reason why | didn’t

decide to have him take us back to Vancouver in because | was truly curious what that criteria was

And riders? Really? What the hell went you thinking Bart!

But Bart did say this was a place Domonic refired to go and given the nof the town, | was extremely

confused. | have to find out what it is about this place that keeps him away and I'm betting one of these Elders’

may have that answer for me

Domanic

Just thinking of him was bringing fresh pains to my chest. Tears fill my eyes and after making sure that Emily is

fast asleep in the bed next to me, | choose to let them fill.

He was supposed to be my protector.

Everything seemed to change after | told him that | love him. Guess that was a bad move. But none of it

mattered anymore. He didn’t want me. So | will do my very best to move on without him. And where | cfrom

sometimes it is easier to do by hopping into someone elses bed. Sure, it wasnt right and ultimately it didn’t help

you heal, but it sure made you feel better. Gabriel wasn’t a bad looking guy and could tell he was into me. Maybe

I'll use him.

“Oh con Draven, | sold myself. “Are you for real?”

Are you really going to whore porn just to get revenge? The answer to that question

larming. Because, yes, | just might.

Crabbing one of the card boys off the table and slipping my sweatpants on, | step outside to inhale the crisp

mountain alt. It's beautiful out here. | can hear mer my left and birds on my right. The trees are taller than the

ones in Port Orchard and the landscape is infinitely darker with the absence ofanellumps. Leaning on the railing |

don’t even hear him when he walks up.

“Hello young lady,” a voice sounds to my left.

| startle, jumping back toward the motel room door and placing my hand on the Indo, “H-HL"

The man beforeis immaculately dressed. His graying hair is clipped short and hayes are a shadowed gray.

“Are you alone here?”

berse, pulling out my card key and unlocking the door. “No. I'm not and it's lace. So heading inside.

The man nods, taking a deep pull of a cigarette before expelling the smoke slowly. “I didn’t mean to frighten you.

| sw you from the strict.

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