Feb 24, 2023
"SJM is solely a mates author"
Also SJM:
"At least he liked you,” Rhys countered, then clarified for me, “my father and mother, despite being mates, were wrong for each other."
"You are his mate. Do you even know what that means?" &"It means nothing."
Some sliver of hope that had shattered today. That Graysen would still love her, still marry her—and that love would trump even a mating bond.
"A mating bond can be rejected," (...)
"There is choice."
"And sometimes, yes—the bond picks poorly. Sometimes, the bond is nothing more than some... preordained guesswork at who will provide the strongest offspring. At its basest level, it's perhaps only that. Some natural function, not an indication of true, paired souls."
