Your Soul Is Mine
“Mates are .. kind of similar to destined partners. Except even destined partners seem to have a choice, with mates it doesn’t work like that. Even if you want to stay away from them, you can’t. They might be a horrible and despicable person, you might want to tear the flesh off of their skin and burn their eyes, but you won’t be able to. That’s what it means to have a mate. They physically affect you. When they hurt, so do you. When they’re anxious, you sweat a lake. Hurting them is masochism, you’re just hurting yourself.”
Jess almost laughs. “D..destined partners?” He manages to speak through his wheeze, his abdomen clenching at the humor. After a few more wheezes he ends up coughing. It