Romans & histoires Bride Mate

The day I earned my Ph.D., I secretly flew home to surprise my father and brother. Instead, I walked in on them preparing a wedding for the housekeeper's daughter and my fiancé. My proud older brother, who had always listened to me, treated her like a princess. He not only gave her the wedding dress our mother had specially designed for me but even knelt to fix her train. Then my father, who had never lied to me before, stepped onto the stage and publicly announced that the housekeeper's daughter was her daughter. And I was the housekeeper's daughter. In my previous life, I chose to stay silent to protect the family's reputation. But in the end, they worked together to push me off a cliff. A

“Until we have concrete proof of aggression, we do nothing. Anyone who acts behind my back will regret it. Are we clear?” They nodded reluctantly. Then Andle stood up. “We are in agreement, Sir,” he said carefully. “It is time for you to choose a mate.” My temper snapped. “You’re in agreement?” I repeated. “About my sex life? Have you all been sitting around deciding who I should sleep with?” He stammered. “I only meant… you have been Alpha for two years now. It is time to choose someone to share your life.” I stepped closer to him. “You think I should take a mate,” I murmured. “And then what?”

“He took me to a strange place, with a giant gate standing at the far end.” “That should be their pack,” Mira said casually, as if it was the most normal thing in the world. “Their pack?” Aurelia asked, her eyes widening. Mira looked at her, pausing for a while before continuing. “Kai told me everything. So basically, Ronan has been without a mate for long, so that was why he decided to marry evil Selene. But then he found out you are his mate at the airport, so he canceled the wedding.”

I walked into the Pack Council with my divorce papers clutched in my hand. Four years. Four years as Rebecca Clarke, the mate to Gavin Clarke, who was the alpha of the Ironpelt Pack—the strongest among the northern werewolf packs. Today, our mating bond was going to end. The pack clerk didn’t even look up when I walked in. “I’d like to file for dissolving the mate bond.” I said. He finally looked up, startled—like I didn’t belong there. And honestly, with my werewolf university hoodie and backpack, I probably didn’t.

She stepped away from the door and approached me. I patted the space next to me and she sat reluctantly. “First, tell me exactly what Alpha Kain told you.” I thought back about it. “He said Landon has been acting weird since I arrived then he started saying something about Landon losing his mate which I fully didn’t understand. I was going to ask you about it, but it skipped my head.” “A mate is your other half.” Brielle explained. “Someone your soul recognizes and the goddess often chooses our mate for us.”

She said, and my mind was set on an Indian traditional wedding. But I didn't know much about Indian weddings. I would need help from Aman and Avanti. " Can you help me to get the most beautiful bridal dress for her? " I asked her hesitantly. " Sure anything for you, Jiju." She said in a very cheerful manner. " What is Jiju? " I asked. " Jiju means Brother-in-law... " She explained. Awww... I loved being called like that. " Thanks a lot... Avanti, please help me in taking her out of the shadows of the past. " I said.

She fixed her eyes on Cory’s side face and asked, “Is that true, Cory? You really told her that? We are mates for the Moon Goddess’s sake! How could you-” “Dragons don’t do the mate thing,” Lennie interrupted her rudely, “Mate bond is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. We dragons won’t allow anything or anyone to choose partners for us. We just choose whoever we like and be with them.” She curled up her lips to a snooty smile, and then looked at Cory. “Isn’t it, sweetie? You proposed to me in the same season. You don’t buy the mate thing either. Compared with your allegedly fated mate, it’s me you truly love.”

She asked after a long pause. “A mate is more than just a romantic partner – they're a sacred bond, a lifelong companion, and an integral part of one's very existence. Isn’t just someone you love, but someone you can’t imagine living without because separation not only hurts, but kills the werewolf. They're the calming presence that soothes the beast within, and the loving support that nurtures the human heart. To us, finding one's mate is considered a sacred gift, a once-in-a-lifetime chance at true love and companionship. To us, a mate is not just a partner – they're a fundamental part of one's being, a missing piece that makes the whole.”

he assured me, "but by my genuine desire for you." And so even if that made my heart skip a beat, as I stared into his eyes, I didn't know if I wanted to believe him. How can you possibly live with a bond with no love? The mate bond will bring us together, bound to form love, but he's adamant there wouldn't be any. I didn't want to admit it but that kinda hurt. We've barely been together for some time and yet I'm acting like a wife in a process of a divorce. Kinda makes me wish he should've just rejected me. This will simply make me feel like I'm being rejected for the rest of my life. And I don't think I can hold for so long.

She does smell the way you'd expect your mate to smell, but Maverik hasn't claimed her," Cruz explained, further confusing me. "Mate?" I tilted my head to the side, accidentally grazing Dane's shoulder in the process. Although he had let me go, he still remained within my personal space. "It's like what you humans call a soulmate, only so much more. A mate is the other half of your soul, a gift bestowed upon you by the goddess Selene. When we find our mate, they consume our entire being. It's a bond unlike any other, but you wouldn't understand that," Cruz explained, reverting back to his cold and assertive self. "Why are you here?" he directed his question at Amaya.