His Mate His Girlfriend Ellis Novels & Stories

For a moment, we just stood there, locked in silence. Then, finally, he spoke. “Did you tell anyone?” His voice was quiet, but there was an edge to it. I frowned, confused. “Tell anyone what?” His fingers tightened slightly around my wrist. “That you’re our mate.” I stiffened. My heart pounded against my ribs. “No,” I whispered. His expression didn’t change. He just studied me for another long moment, then nodded. “Good.” Something inside me twisted. “Why?” Elias’s jaw tensed. “Because it doesn’t matter.”

“…Wait, really?” “Yes, really!” I sat back up, running both hands down my face. “You think I haven’t noticed how soft your skin is right now? How your breasts are fuller? How your hips—” I growled, dragging my hand down my face before my control snapped. “God, Amaya. I want you so bad it hurts.” Her lips curved into the tiniest, smug smile as she shifted closer, brushing her hand down my chest. “Eli is over at his friend’s place,” she murmured. “This is one of the very few chances we have right now.”

It was everything I'd ever dreamed of in a proposal, perfect in every way, except it wasn't meant for me. A reporter stuck a mic in Joe's face, and he answered with composed ease, "Yeah, Nora and I've only known each other two months, but I'm certain that she's my fated mate. We're having the mate-bonding ceremony in a week!" His voice was just as steady and sure as it was when he told me he loved me at 18. It felt like someone stabbed me clean through the heart with a silver dagger. I couldn't stop the tears streaming down my face.

Caleb was the only one who ran to me. He broke from the circle, dropped to his knees, and wrapped his arms around me as I convulsed. “I’ve got you,” he whispered fiercely. “I’ve got you.” His voice was a lifeline in the chaos. But even he couldn’t stop what was happening. The mate bond had been torn. And I wasn’t ready. They left me on the ground. The Council rose and filed out like they’d just finished an opera. The pack dispersed in tight knots, whispering and glancing over their shoulders.

“You look like someone pissed in your stocking.” I exhaled smoke toward the ceiling. “Ellis just left. Brought bagels and gossip. You here to top him?” Lex dropped onto the couch, stretching his long legs out. “Gossip? Nah. I’ve got intel.” He took a long swig, watching me over the bottle. “Saw your girlfriend.” I sighed, already knowing where this was going. “Yeah. With Mia. I heard. Ellis saw them brunching just earlier. What about it?”

Talking about shooting him definitely wasn’t what he’d been anticipating. “Jake is your mate, Lia!” Ellie said, bouncing into the room from behind her father. Lia felt her heart rate accelerate and tried to swallow the fear that accompanied the word ‘mate’ by reminding herself of the positive bond that it had been in all of the stories she’d heard and read this afternoon, but the stories she’d learned first kept floating to the surface. “It’s so awesome!” Ellie continued, “You haven’t even shifted yet, but the goddess already picked your mate! You won’t even be eighteen for three whole weeks yet and you already know who your mate is! Elsie and I are soooo jealous!” Liana was still trying to

“Sorry I didn’t mean to laugh. It’s just…you’re sleeping with the guy who was supposed to marry your mom. Do you think the two of them ever…you know?” “Oh ew! I don’t even want to think about it. Gods that’s gross. I’d prefer not to imagine that my mate had a sexual relationship with my mother.” “Wonder if he compared the two of you?” Ellis mused before bursting out in laughter at my shocked and disgusted expression. “What? It’s a valid question.”

“She’ll get tired of you. Everything tied to your love isn’t going to last long.” His gaze locked onto mine, unapologetic and unfaltering. “So,” he said smoothly, stepping closer to the car, “what do you say, pretty one? Be with me, and I won’t give you a hard time.” “But I’m his mate,” I said nonchalantly. Both of them froze. Edison frowned. “What?” “We’re mates,” I repeated in a bored tone. “I don’t know about you, but Elias has everything you wish he didn’t.”

Elias scratched his jaw, his hands fidgeting at their sides. His voice came out in a low, almost fearful tone. "I-I… I turned to face him. He took a deep breath, his voice pushing on and gaining a little more confidence with each word. "I-it's just that, well, the thing is, Lucia's girl is my mate." My mouth hung open in disbelief and I scratched my jaw as my stomach hardened. Elias's wandering gaze didn't know where to settle. "What the hell are you talking about? Is this some kind of joke?"

Wider, but sharper. “Let’s get straight to it,” she said. “I know you and Matthias are together. And I’m not here to make things difficult.” I nodded slowly. “Thank you. It’s important to say that.” “But I’m also not here to pretend we’re clean of the past.” I fell silent. Elise crossed her legs. “Matt and I were once a couple. More than just partners. We built a project in Africa together. We lived under a tent, ate from plastic plates, slept with only one flashlight. And there, love grew.”