Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 106

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“It is the mate bond. He really cannot get it up for anyone else.”

“That does not make sense, Rose. Cheating happens. That is why they teach us about betrayal pains in high school. And the medical school has a whole class on how to treat patients who have suffered betrayal pains. If the mate bond prevented ‘getting it up,’ we would not need any of those lessons.”

“Those are really important lessons for most wolves, Lily, but the Moon Goddess created us a little bit differently. We have a really important destiny, more important than you realize. It is because of our destiny that the Moon Goddess did not want to take the risk that we could be compromised by betrayal pains. So our mate bond is a little stronger than normal, and as long as the mate bond is in place, our

mate is physically unable to cheat.”

“But we rejected the mate bond the same day that we discovered it. How does that explain James not being able to perform before and after?”

“Just like other wolves, the mate bond starts to take effect when both mates get their wolves. If the pair already knows each other, it can linger passively for years. And after a rejection, there will continue to be lingering effects of the bond until one or both of you mark others. James had issues as soon as I came, and he will continue to have a problem playing with others until the bond is completely gone.”

“Does that mean that he could have had sex with Stephanie if he wanted to? You did not come until after

Stephanie died.”

“Yes, he could have slept with her or anyone else if he really wanted to.”

I….”

“Does it work both ways? I mean, could …

“Sleep

with someone else? Yeah. You can. It does not sound fair at first, but it makes sense. The Moon

Goddess is concerned with protecting us, not as much our mate. Once we mark a mate, that will change

though. She will protect him too.”

“What about the betrayal pains?”

“Neither of you have to really worry about those. You never really had to because of his… issue… but the

rejection will protect him from feeling anything unless you mark each other.”

“Wait… Rose, have you known this the entire time? Is this why you were originally okay with leaving the

pack without rejecting him? And why you said that you would take on the betrayal pains on your own, and

I should not worry about them? Because you knew that we would never actually feel any?”

“Yes.”

“Why did you not tell me?!!?!? Don’t you think that would have been important information for me to

have?”

“It was not my story to tell. James needed to tell you the truth in his own time.”

“Rose, you are my wolf! How can it not be your story to tell?!?”

“If it had been Luke doing the lying, I would have said something. But it was not; it was James. And if your mate wanted to lie to you and everyone else, I was not about to help him out by telling you the truth. What he said and did was still wrong, and threatening you with betrayal pains was still very cruel. He