G'night Mate Novels & Stories

No, not someone. My mate.

I asked, breaking the silence. Kaia made another face at Saige before looking at me, “Mates is short for soulmates. Our parents always talk about being each other soulmates and since Saige obviously still can’t put together a proper sentence, she says mates. Basically, for the game, we’re parents and they’re parents” she explained. Well that makes sense. “Oh! Okay! Then we’re mates then!” I said happily. Kaia laughed and rolled her eyes, “Only in this game. We can’t possibly be mates in real life” she said before walking to a nearby bench to put her book down. These kids are funny. I don’t know what they are but they seem like great people.

Being mateless sounded more realistic than getting a mate who won't even know my second gender. I peacefully drifted off to sleep that night. But sometimes life plays with you. The next day, on a peaceful Saturday mama, woke me up smack at 7 am. "Win, Bright is here for a date." Holy shit! Doesn't this guy have any shame!?

~24hrs~ Mateo sat hunched over in a leather chair, a glass of Grappa half-finished on the table beside him. His tailored black shirt was unbuttoned at the collar, and his Sleek black hair hung in front of his eyes as he stared at the silent screen of his phone as if expecting a call. He rubbed his eyes hoping he didn't look as bad as he looked whenever he had sleepless nights. The silence broke suddenly with a sharp buzz. A name flashed across the screen: Elena.

I knew Gunner could feel the turmoil going on inside of me through the mate bond and every time I tried to block it, he would tell me to let him back in. “That’s what a mate is for, to feel everything you feel and help you through it.” He kept saying. It was around 2:00 am when he finally pulled me into his body, letting the sparks erupt everywhere our skin made contact with each other. The feeling drove all other thoughts out of my head and allowed me to drift off to sleep finally. A few hours later, I was woken up by my phone ringing. I groaned before rolling over and grabbing it off the nightstand, not even looking to see who was calling.

I entered my room to see Kara there, she had been locking the windows and Changed the sheets to a new one, She looked like she was in a hurry, to do so “ hello dear, do you need anything else to eat I can tell the servants to cook you something” “ oh no Kara thank you,… Kara?” I called to her as I sat on the bed, “ what is a true mate?” “ oh dear, a true mate, is a mate the moon goddess had bestowed and blessed to a person, a destiny, they aren’t Betrothed mates by law, but they would call to one another like a song” she explained carrying the old sheets

Her eyes held zero remorse for what she was putting me through making me wonder just how deep her hate for me had routed. “Well, I guess that cats out the bag. I suppose there’s no harm in telling you now seeing as you’re not going to be leaving here to tell anyone. His mother cast a spell that replicated the mate bond. When we have skin contact there are sparks, it may not be real but when we complete the marking process it will be” “That’s bullshit! You can’t fake a mate bond Vanessa”

I did have a mate but that was a blight on my life. I was about to turn 18 and take over as Beta. On our 18th birthdays Betas and Alphas are given a mate by the Moon Goddess. Other pack members have mates but they can come a little later as mates are within a few years of age of each other. Our mates are specifically picked by the Goddess for us based on our strengths and weaknesses and are usually within a certain physical proximity to each other, hence why most families do not move around much once they have kids until their children are mated.

I joked. “Well duh.. I’m gorgeous. What’s new? I won’t be swayed with compliments. Are you going to tell me what happened and don’t bother telling me it’s nothing. I know you better than I know myself,” Gabe said firmly. I lowered my spoon and fought the emotion from last night down. I looked at my best friend and readied myself for a conversation I wasn’t sure I’d be able to have. “I met my mate last night,” I said. He flinched back from the words as if they stung. My forehead crinkled as I searched his expression. It didn’t make sense why finding my mate would hurt him. He school his expression and cleared his throat.

I watched carefully as every major wound closed, and within only a few minutes, almost every serious injury had disappeared. Only the smallest scratches remained. Those would heal naturally, and Hazel would take care of the rest. A gentle warmth spread through the mate bond connecting us. I smiled softly before reaching out through our mind link. "Hazel." Almost immediately, her cheerful voice answered. "I'm here." "How are you feeling?" "I'm much better." Relief filled me. "You did well tonight, little wolf." There was a brief silence, then I felt her happiness. Inside Natalia, Hazel happily wagged her tail.