Mates

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## Werewolf Lore

1-ch 24: Lola first mentioned the concept of mates when she insinuates Cali and Xavier ‘imprinted’ (taken from the Twilight franchise).

1-ch 54: Lola realizes Cali and Xavier are mates because she is showing more confidence and her face is no longer bruised. States that mates have a strong bond in which their licks can help heal external wounds, but Xavier has Alpha genes which helped Cali to heal faster than normal.

1-ch 50: Marking is first mentioned by Cali when she is trying to be sexual with Xavier. She jokes that she is marking him when he freezes at the word.

1-ch 25: Cali mentions to Xavier about humans not being able to be mates with wolves

1-ch 49: Xavier explains to Cali that wolves have one mate and one mate only, but his wolf wanted a second chance

Book 2 Chapter 9

Mrs. Smith and Lola educate Cali that there is an order to wolves with rogues being looked down upon. The top is Alpha, then Beta, and third in command Delta. The other roles are Zeta, Omega, and many others.

Lone wolves are alone but they follow rules whereas rogues are lone wolves who break the rules and randomly kill or fight.

Lone wolves can go onto other pack’s territories as long as they obey the rules and get permission from the Alpha, but they can’t stay more than a week otherwise are offered to join the pack.

As for Lunas, they are were not considered that important, only used for reproduction until 30-40 years ago when they started becoming the second most important person in the pack, below the Alpha

2-ch 11: Lola tells Cali that as mates she can sense Jay close by; and the reason why Cali can’t sense Xavier is something he has to share. She also tells her that he followed her scent because it’s stronger as mates

7-ch 128: When Silas learns that Joss is the Luna of the Redwood Pack, he states that he hopes to have the opportunity to test the Luna’s ability to serve the pack.

8-ch 17: Violet explains to Charlie that a werewolf’s mate is very special, or more like the one. Someone who will always have your back and have a complete connection with, who you will love and in turn loves you with every fiber of their being. That it’s more than an attraction but a soul connection.

8-ch 18: Lola tells Cali that people have rejected their mates before, although it’s not common. But, in order for the bond to break, both mates have to reject each other.

8-ch 69: The first time Cali mentions that not only can mates mind link but if both parties have Alpha blood they can too

8-ch 80: Greyson mentions that wolves aren’t known for having many taboos, and lovers were sometimes shared when it was consensual. But, this was rare as wolves are territorial creatures, especially with mates.

8-ch 81: [Although it was stated that a Luna’s job was mainly for reproductive purposes, it appears that they have started to become more like queens to the Alpha kings.] Joss notes this when she says “I always seemed to fall short of the respect a Luna was meant to command”.

8-ch 94: When Cali and the Redwood Pack try to trap Nolan; Greyson was able to mind link with everyone and give the command to attack, because Xavier mentioned he could do it since he was the Alpha

8-ch 98: Some Rogue wolves believe pack werewolves are pretending to be something they aren’t when they act civilized. They believe that werewolves are meant to dominate, attack, and kill. Some wolves can go feral and lose control and some go further into bloodlust by hunting humans.

8-ch 100: Violet mentions that the mind link is a huge deal for mates, and is a significant milestone akin to how human girls dreamed about their weddings

8-ch 122: Orla tells Tom that her Fae blood can heal his wound, but is not sure how it will affect humans. Violet reminds Orla to remove the lupus sputo because Charlie and her are not Alphas. She explains that any wolf’s spit left in the wound will have Tom turn into a werewolf at the next full moon.

8-ch 123 When Big Mac asks Joss for immediate payment for removing the Luna mark, Joss states that she didn’t want children - ever. That being a Luna was a responsibility, about being a leader, taking charge. But, being a parent was more complicated and a responsibility not for her.

8-ch 125 When Ava is ordered to kill Xavier by Silas, she attacks him. But, she licks his wound which starts healing

8-ch 126 Steinar tells Cali and Artemis that he’s always been interested in werewolf lore. He read about Fyodor the Terrible, a powerful Alpha that lived centuries ago, who lost his wolf after a heartbreak.

8-ch 130 Violet confirms for Tom that werewolves can shift any time they want to unless they are bitten and turning in which the full moon triggers the first transformation. She tells him werewolves have a code and don’t go around biting people.

8-ch 134 Cali remembers Lola telling her how a mate just knows when their mate dies

8-ch 136 Violet and Charlie kiss after he assures her she’s not alone because she has him as her mate. She describes the kiss as something deeper and moving something fundamental within her as though Charlie accepting the mate bond had unlocked something between them.

8-ch 162 Violet tells Charlie that werewolves dispense justice differently that humans when he kills the Rogue

8-ch 165 Agent Imamu tells Charlie and Violet that he knows that werewolves have their own law and code of honor and in his law enforcement, your partner means everything. He tells them to go back to their pack because they are safer in numbers

8-ch 169 Greyson tells Cali that being a Luna requires the ability to act dispassionately, to push your feelings aside and make tough choices

8-ch 172 Xavier tells Violet that she can’t bring an unknown werewolf into the pack house with having them submit to the council first but in 8-ch 173 Cali asks why Violet and Charlie have to go before the werewolf council and Xavier states it’s the rule for when a werewolf brings a mate into the pack. She wonders why she didn’t have to and Charlie assures them he will do whatever he has to do to be with Violet. Xavier then tells them that he was kidding and it was only a test.

8-ch 180 Xavier states that the mythology around being mated, despite how common it is with werewolves, is a story of a couple living happily ever after and their troubles resolved once they’ve found their perfect match. But they never talked about what happened after happily ever after.

8-ch 184 Artemis tells Cali that she can’t turn into a wolf because she’s Fae. Cali tells Xavier this and wonders if this affects his feelings for her because she can never be a proper Luna

9-ch 3 Artemis states that she was learning a lot about werewolves, such as they loved beer and they saw dying in battle as an honor.

9-ch 5 Greyson tells Cali that when a Luna is killed in battle, it’s customary for the Alpha to go pay tribute, and it has to be done alone. He mentions that it’s an old ritual sacred to werewolves but it will honor Joss, a fallen Luna.

9-ch 21 Greyson gathers the materials for the ritual to honor Joss as a fallen Luna. He states that the sacred pool he visits is known for the stones that has been polished by millennia of glaciers melting and reforming. He places the stones he gathered in a circle within the larger circle, which represent the orbit of the moon around the Earth. He burns some sage and cuts his hand so that blood drips onto each stone and recites that he will never forget her or the sacrifice she made for the pack. Then, he wades into the pond watching the rising moon until the water goes over his head, and feels the Luna connection leaving

9-ch 47 Lola tells Cali that she can maybe make the due destini curse work if she moves forward with Xavier but doesn’t technically accept him as her mate with the mate mark. Cali asks if this is the same as the Luna mark, but she tells her it’s the regular mate mark. She asks if it’s like the Luna mark ceremony but Lola tells her she’s never seen one because it’s like wedding levels of seriousness. Cali wonders if Xavier would still be her mate if they did not do the mating ceremony; Lola assures that he’s her mate now despite not having the mate mark.

9-ch 51 Cali states that werewolves never missed an opportunity to celebrate life

9-ch 57 Arlo tells Artemis a werewolf culture secret: they love to get together, barbecue and drink, and wolf at the moon; but wolves and liquor are a dumb combination

9-ch 71 Xavier mentions that the bond between mates is strong but life as a werewolf could be complicated, especially if you are new to it.

Mace tells Xavier that if the Alpha is strong and takes control the other will line up

9-ch 72 Greyson mentions that if a vampire bites him he would be weakened and vulnerable

9-ch 75 Rishika tells Artemis that werewolves run naturally hot

9-ch 83 Rishika tells Violet that werewolves are travelers, especially Rogues, and that they always eat at run-down diners

9-ch 84 The delivery driver tells Charlie that werewolves and vampires don’t get along because it’s biologicalistical

10-ch 30 Lola tells Cali that Alphas don’t swoon, they rip people’s throats out, get into fights that could have been avoided, and think with their d\*cks. They also don’t usually pass out

10-ch 58 When Cali tries to explain to her father about the concept of mates, she tells him that “a mate is sort of like someone you have good chemistry with”. He asks if it’s the same as Orla and him, but Cali states “it’s more like a bond that can’t be broken”

10-ch 61 Ava thinks Xavier saved her because he still did not close the mate connection with her.

Ava tells Maren that hybrids can be difficult and that shifting can be hard and dangerous for them. When she finds out Fenrir easily shifts to wolf despite being half-Fae, she confirms that he will be a powerful force one day

10-ch 73 Xavier mind links with Greyson to make side comments and states that sometimes having Alpha blood was a real perk

10-ch 74 Cali wonders how Greyson was able to kiss Maren if they weren’t mates as she states Lola had told her long ago that mates weren’t supposed to be able to even kiss anyone else. Greyson tells her the mate bond will always lead them home

11-ch 14 Gregor tells Cali that mates are a stupid, antiquated concept

11-ch 27 Greyson tells Maren that Fenrir randomly shifting is just a phase because when a child realizes they can do it, any little thought can trigger the shift

11-ch 40 Xavier states that the mate bond with Ava was not broken when she died or came back from the dead as it was powerful magic and it was not an easy thing to break. But, he states that no matter what he was going to find a way to break the bond that still tied them together

11-ch 43 Greyson tells Xavier that they don’t choose their mates, they are forced to play the cards they’re dealt. But, Xavier mentions that he will unmate from Ava and asks Greyson to unmate from Cali

11-ch 47 Cali states that Greyson is the Alpha and Xavier was next in line - however in order for the pack to have an Alpha in the first place, the Lupo Finale was invoked as well as when Xavier wanted to take the title from Greyson, he repeatedly states that it’s his birthright

11-ch 51 Xavier chants the phrase ‘Nego illam mate foedere iungit’ (Latin for I reject the mate bond) stating that it was the words that would un-mate him from his bond with Ava

11-ch 54 Xavier states that a mate is supposed to be one half of your wolf. He explains the un-mating ritual severed their natural mind link but the bond is an invisible string becoming more taut

11-ch 55 Cali states that werewolves are too damn fast and hardly ever stop to listen

11-ch 60 Ava states that she can feel the bond inside her like it was alive. She suddenly feels a sharp pain in her side and states it’s the bond dissolving

13-ch 40 Jay explains to Lola that he never heard of mates not being attracted to someone else, and was taught that their purpose was to have kids.

16-ch 8 Lilac explains to Marta that as a spirit his wolf and him are two separate entities

16-ch 87 When Big Mac pulls Marta into a storage closet she comments on the amount of mops. Big Mac explains that Alphas are anal retentive about cleaning because of werewolf scents

18-ch 10 Greyson states that before the pack wars, it was common for packs to introduce themselves in times of peace to establish boundaries and mutual respect but after the pack wars packs with a long history were known with their territories defended and were suspicious of outsiders

18-ch 20 Greyson tells Cali that you can’t just get a Luna tattoo because it is part of a sacred tradition that creates a magical bond

18-ch 26 Greyson states that a wolf dealing with a heightened fight or flight mode made for a tense pack

### The Alpha's Boyfriend

Season 1 Chapter 30: Gabriel shifts and is able to mind link with Colton in his wolf form to prevent him from attacking Tabitha [possibly insinuating that Gabriel has Alpha blood as well?]

1-ch 62 Gabriel states that his werewolf senses were attuned to pick up things from miles away

1-ch 66 Gabriel states that it’s a common misconception that being a werewolf was about full moons and fighting against an inner predator, because shifting was as much of a mental task as a physical one.

1-ch 76 Gabriel states a wolf is an intimate part of being a werewolf, of being it, and having it outside of himself was like pulling out his insides and showing them off

Season 2: Chapter 20 Mikah and Gabriel mind link for the first time; Mikah asks how it’s possible as only mates are able to do so

2-ch 21 Gabriel states in werewolf customs and culture, mind linking between a werewolf in human form and someone who wasn’t their Alpha was supposed to mean they were mates. Mikah tells him that there’s a physiological component to their connection. He asks if they can turn it off; Gabriel tells him they can’t unless they break the mate bond, but later tells himself that wolves can control their mind linking if they focus

2-ch 23 Gabriel tells Mikah he’s never been to a Lupo Finale because werewolves could in fight with the best of them, which is one reason why they had reputations for being savage.

2-ch 24 Gabriel states that Mikah didn’t have a concept of what it was like being a werewolf, or the physiological instincts that came with it so it’s interesting that their brains were allegedly compatible to mind link.

He states it’s basically encoded in his DNA to have authority issues with other Alphas.

2-ch 25 Mikah reaches out to Gabriel via mindlink to not awaken Tabitha; Gabriel tells him they shouldn’t be using it like a phone line to talk and he questions if it’s dangerous to mind link.

2-ch 27 Gabriel reminds Mikah that the mind link isn’t just about words but a sense of the other’s feelings too

2-ch 28  Mikah states that for a werewolf, vampire bites take longer to heal than anything else except silver

2-ch 29 Gabriel mind links with Gabriel who left to go see his sire Yanira, but is cut off after stating that the mind link is not infinite as it stops after -- an apparent physical limitation of the ‘reception’

2-ch 50 Gabriel states that a mind link is a soul level connection that is not uncommon for werewolves, but their partners were always other wolves not vampires. And, if two wolves had that connection, then it meant they were mate

2-ch 51 Mikah states that the bond with Gabriel is the one thing that can break through Yanira’s compulsion; all of Yanira’s power was no match for his bond with his mate

2-ch 55 Gabriel tells Mikah that even among werewolves, finding your mate is special and rare, as it doesn’t happen for everyone

### The Alpha's Baby

1-ch 14 Maya states if she could mind link with Teddy, it meant that either Teddy knew she had distant Alpha blood and was communicating with her through it or he was an Alpha and had assumed she wasn’t so he was the one initiating the connection, or they were both Alphas trying to figure each other out….

1-ch 16 Colton states that being true mates meant being able to read each other’s minds, at least a bit. Knowing each other truly

1-ch 19 Maya states that mixing and crossing scents confuses the noses of wolves, a tactic that only throws off amateurs

1-ch 44 Tefirna tells Maya that werewolf pregnancies are very dangerous but since wolves heal faster, there normally isn’t a problem. There can be complications, especially with Colton and Maya’s bloodlines. She admits that any waterway can whisper the secrets of it’s surroundings once it comes to her; her best spies being rivers, freshwater, and rain. She explains that when the parents are powerful, the baby is likely to be strong as well, and a strong baby can go from wolf to human form in utero. Since the baby can shift, it’s always a flip of the coin to determine if the fetus will be born as a wolf or a human. If it’s born in it’s wolf form it can cannibalize it’s mother from the inside out because a baby has no restraint and can be more volatile than any grown wolf. However, no magic can predict which form it will be.

1-ch 70 Porter tells Maya and Colton that Shaw threatened prima nocta with Rowena. Maya states that it’s where the Alpha can bed whomever he wants, as his right, and wanted Rowena after their wedding ceremony.

2-ch 37 Nurse Marty explains to Maya that werewolf pregnancy is traditionally a 4 month incubation period and their common cravings are raw organs. Other symptoms are swollen limbs, fatigue, and morning sickness. They are also okay to shift until the final month when they are out on bed rest because they can get stuck in wolf form and will have a more difficult birth

3-ch 46 Colton admits that being a werewolf comes with violence since there’s always a vendetta or threat of pack war. That to be a werewolf was to live with brutality and cruelty. But viciousness has a line to be drawn between the werewolf way and evil.

## Mated Pairs

Xavier + Ava = Xavier's first mate was killed during the Pack Wars; he killed her in retaliation of her killing his mother Marlene. When she is brought back to life, Xavier refuses to acknowledge they are mates anymore.

Xavier + Caliana

Greyson + Caliana

Colton + Maya

Jay + Lola

Violet + Charlie

Joss + Ravi = Possibly, because they can mind link and Joss dies when she realizes she loves Ravi.

Mikah + Gabriel

## Due Destini

6-ch 91: Greyson tells his Fae companions about the due destini having more than one mate. Cassandra had been mated to two wolves who forced her to choose between them and they all died in horrible violent ways depending on which version is being told.

8-ch 37 Hypatia tells Cali that there hasn't been a due destini mate in over a millenia, and that the cases they do know about never end with happily. She explains that the curse is a manifestation of her refusal to choose, and that if she does not choose at all - all three of them will die within a month (Halloween)

8-ch 40: Cali reads the diary of Cassandra, the first due destini 3,000 years ago when the first werewolf packs started forming. Arion is the son of the Alpha of the first pack and Symeon was the Rogue.

9-ch 34 Hypatia tells Cali that by performing the Anathema spell, she has redirected the due destini curse to Greyson and Xavier. Instead of there being a deadline of Halloween, whomever she does not choose will die.

9-ch 35 Greyson tells Maren about being mated to a Fae who is also mated to his brother. She states that she didn’t know that was possible. He explains it's called the due destini which he heard stories about growing up, but believed they were fairy tales. But, she tells him that some fairy tales are real. He tells her that having two mates is not natural. She states love isn’t as straightforward as werewolves like to pretend it is; that it’s not usually easy to find your one true soulmate and be together forever.