Chapter 1
REID
Ihavethreerulesfor sex with females:
No kissing.
No pack members.
No sleepovers.
No fated mate.
Shit, that’s four rules. Okay, rewind. Starting over.
I havefourrules for dealing with females.
Now, I know that seems strange—no kissing? How can I be intimate with a female with no kissing?
Well, when I say no kissing, I don’t mean no kissing at all. I mean no romantic kissing. No long make outs, no sensual lingering kisses. No goodbye smooches or hello smooches or “oh, baby, I missed you so much!” kisses. I kiss as needed, as the sexual situation calls for it, and that’s all. Nothing more.
And there have been no complaints yet.
Although, I’ll admit, that could have something to do with rule number two: no pack members.
I didn’t have this rule before. Before, when I was younger and more naïve, I would sleep with a pack female without a second thought. But as I got older, I realized this could cause potential issues in the long run. They expect things. Like sleepovers. And romantic kissing. Andrelationships.
I shudder at the thought.
So I gave myself rule number two. Now I only sleep with females from one of the two packs near Crescent Lake—The Amber Forest Pack and The Silver Ridge Pack—or humans from the nearby city.
Human females also make it easy to stick to my third rule—no sleepovers. I fuck them once or twice at their place, then I come home to the pack or find somewhere else in town to crash for the night.
If it’s someone from one of the other packs, I’ll find a guest room in the packhouse. We have our fun for however long we want, and afterwards I go back to my place or sometimes Wesley’s house. Although, I haven’t gone there at all since Haven moved in with him and he marked her three years ago. I’ve let them have their little picture-perfect love bubble.
Which brings me to my last rule—no fated mate. Or a mate in general. I decided years ago I wouldn’t have a mate at all.
Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against the mate bond. Mates are fine for others. But it’s not for me.
Every female I’ve been with has been fine with these rules. I’m up front with them about what they’re getting from me. Sex—wonderful sex, I might add—and that’s it. No kissing, no sleepovers, no relationship.
So of course I’m surprised when I wake up in a guest room with a naked blonde female sleeping next to me.