Chapter 19
My Thoughts:
Jacque is very naïve and shy when it
comes to physical intimacy, oddly enough, as we learn in later books, not as
much as Sally is, but naïve and shy none the less. Fane is inexperienced, but he isn’t
uniformed, or prudish about it. I’m sure explaining the blood rites to Jacque
was difficult for Fane, because he was already in a hard situation. In the span
of a very short time he has had to explain to her that he isn’t just a foreign
exchange student who is interested in dating her, but that he is a werewolf and
she is his true mate. Not to mention that there is a pack interested in her and
she needs to bond with him soon.
Think of how well Jacque handled all
of this – yeah there were a few outbursts, but she is a 17 year-old girl who
just had her world turned upside down and inside out.
However, I would like to point out
that Jacque’s embarrassment of PDA and discussing sex goes a whole other
direction by book 3 (we are still waiting on Sally LOL). I would also like to
point out that we learn later that not only do mates bite each other now and
then other reasons, including pleasure, but we learn that Jacque likes it.
Which is what makes me smile when here Jacque says to Fane:
“You’re right, there is no way that mouth of
yours is coming near my neck in front of anyone, not my mom and especially not
your parents.”
Because throughout the books there
are times they get very hot and heavy in front of several people, including his
parents.
When a male bites his mate during
the blood rites, he leaves a mark that indicates she is bonded. Unlike the
marks that match her mate’s marks, this mark is meant to be seen. The bite also
marks the female by giving her the scent of her mates. Leaving no question as
to who she belongs to – it also marks the males with the females scent.
The connection between Fane and
Jacque is getting stronger. Jacque knows that she wants no one else, but she is
scared because this is all so new and unknown to her. It must have been
unnerving to feel such intense sadness just at the thought of Fane leaving to
go home for the night. To hear Fane tell her that he loves her after one date, shortly
after he “demonstrated” where he would be biting her. Her heart must have been
going nuts!
When Jacque sends Fane an image of
him holding her, her neck tilted in submission to let him know she would submit
to the blood rites ceremony – Jacque pins it on her subconscious, but I think
it was her inner wolf.
Favorite Lines:
“I’m not even going to ask about the
vampire comment. I’m just gonna let that one slide by without so much as a wave
or glance…”
Things We Learned:
- Jacque gets the intimate details of the Blood Rites (private – they both bite each other on the neck)
- Fane is sad because of the changes he is bringing to Jacque’s life
- Touching is a very powerful thing for wolves, providing comfort and reassurance
- When a wolf’s mate needs something like comfort, it calls out to their mate
- Males bite females during BR to leave a visual symbol that the female is mated
- When the mates perform the BR they give each other their scent, so to other Canis Lupis she smells like him and he smells like her (the scents will intensify greatly after the pair have mated)
- Jacque is nervous about meeting Fane’s parents
- Jacque sucks at science
- Trent never reacted to Jacque – physically. At least not as well as Fane does
- Fane is jealous of the affection Jacque felt for Trent
- Wolves think in absolutes
- Fane respects Lilly, but will do what he has to in order to protect Jacque
- Fane loves Jacque
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