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Chapter 18
My Thoughts:
I love the fact that the grey wolves
are not the kind of werewolves from our fairy tales and horror stories. I think
the idea of a werewolf that cannot remember being a wolf or not having control
of when they become a wolf just seems like a cruel existence. The fact that
werewolves are another species and not monsters makes sense in a world with mystical
beings. The explanation for how the two coexist (listed below) is also well thought-out.
The blood rites ceremony sounds so
very romantic. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to really have that type of
connection with your significant other? I know there are times I really wish my
husband could read my mind (and other times I’m really glad he cannot!), but to
know that you are truly connected to someone on a level that no one else ever
has or will be with them – that would be nice.
Favorite Lines:
“Whatever gets us to the place we
need to be. I’ll try not to ask ‘are we there yet’,” Jacque answered
impatiently.
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“You’re a Romanian werewolf prince,
your dad is the werewolf king, you are bossy, possessive, and territorial by
nature. Which, if you were just a wolf would mean you’d pee on whatever you
wanted to mark as yours.”
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“Hold on, put on the brakes, throw it in park, and set the
emergency brake while you’re at it. Did you just say centuries?” Jen asked
dubiously.
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“Once again my parade is saturated in the downpour of
hurricane Sally,” Jen retorted.
Things We Learned:
- Jacque is not safe un-bonded
- There are many types of werewolves (we knew there had to be)
- Alphas is sort of the equivalent of a king
- True definition of phasing (see below)
- Jacque learns that there is a blood rites ceremony
- Male markings on the right side = dominate
- Elaborate markings on the front of the chest = Alpha
- Markings that go up the neck or other places seen with clothes on = mated
- Mated Alphas are much stronger than unmated Alphas
What is Phasing?
Fane describes phasing in this
chapter, and I believe that it truly explains it so I’m listing that here.
“…My wolf and I are one, but also
separate. When I am not in wolf form, he is still there. I can still call on
him for help and use his attributes. When I am in wolf form he uses my human
attributes – I can still think and reason like a man. That is why we don’t call
it changing, because that implies that when we are in our wolf forms we no longer
retain any human attributes, and vice versa, which is not the case. We always
coexist together…”
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