Chapter 20
My Thoughts:
Warning – I’m very passionate about
this chapter LOL
Ah Lucas, I’m assuming that he is
mentally unstable – because he is one of the reasons I just want to pull my
hair out and say “WTH?!” If someone is not your true mate, the darkness cannot
be taken away just because you want it to be. So why, why, why does he feel he
has the right to challenge Fane? I realize that at this point he hasn’t seen
Jacque’s marks, but come on! He has obviously seen her, obviously been close
enough to her to figure out that she is Canis Lupis – and there are no signs of
her being his mate! What other reason could he have for challenging Fane than
he is mentally unstable?
Alas I am getting ahead of myself,
at this moment Fane is just calling him – but I know what this is leading up to
and it pisses me off! :breathe:
Don’t you love it when Lucas tells
Fane that he is not sanctioned to be
there?! Lucas hasn’t gone through the proper channels to register his pack, but
he is giving protocol lessons to the Prince of the Romanian Wolves?? Puhlease!
When Fane beautifully puts Lucas in
his place, Lucas has the audacity to ask Fane if he can prove she is his mate…well duh and then the SOB challenges
Fane for bonding rites.
Ok – so now I’m at the proper moment
for my rant…WHY?! Let’s say, just for the sake of argument, that Lucas had of
won – well first that would have been a really crappy story line on QL’s part,
but put that aside, would he really want to attempt to bond (don’t even think
of mating) with someone who was not his true mate after watching him kill her
mate?! Jacque would have killed him. Even if he did go through with the
ceremony, they wouldn’t have bonded – it isn’t how it works, he wouldn’t have
erased the knowledge from her very being that he was not meant to touch her.
She would kill him, and until the moment she did she would hate him. Did he
think he would get past that?
Ok – I’m going to move past this
now, but it will come up again in Blood Rites, so just giving you fair warning
now.
I love how Fane thinks about how is
Alpha will be livid but Jacquelyn will be even angrier – now just how angry is
it once you moved beyond livid? Would
this be the Bill Cosby definition of a conniption? Well this is what I imagined
– Jacque having a conniption – have that picture in your mind and think about
it for just a moment. Doesn’t that sound
like a fun time?
Fane, to his credit, immediately starts
planning on getting Jacque and her mother out of the country.
Lucas explains that he will have
guards outside of Jacque’s house to make sure Fane doesn’t do anything stupid,
like get her out of the country. He will have them there in an hour, so Fane
has that time to speak with Jacque for the last time until the challenge.
During this discussion, Jacque has
figured out that something is going on and she is beginning to freak just a
little. Fane has assured her that he will come explain things, and she gives
him 5 minutes. That had to be a very long 5 minutes for her…knowing that
something had his emotions going haywire, but not knowing exactly what. She
also has no idea that someone can challenge him, to the death, for her –
imagine if she did realize this danger was out there just how freaked out she
would have been at this moment?!
Ok So Fane has ended the call, made
it to Jacque’s and told her to gather everyone while he grabs Sorin. Sorin is
already on his way to meet him and asks Fane if he has called his father. This
is one in tuned body guard. He was aware there was an Alpha calling worthy
event taking place. Immediately you like this guy (if you didn’t already).
The little gesture that Jacque makes
of getting up and moving to be with Fane as he is about to explain what is
happening was very heartwarming. It is as if instinctively she knows how to be
an Alpha’s mate.
I love that Fane puts a plan in
place to get Jacque and Lilly out of the country if he should lose. I also love
that Jacque will not acknowledge that this is even a possibility. Her
declaration is sweet and one you feel to your very core.
I also love that Jacque can maintain
some sense of herself through all of this. As Fane shows her how he feels about
her through his kiss, in front of everyone she is shocked by the public
display. I love this about all of the girls, regardless of the situation, they
are who they are.
Favorite Lines:
“There is no record of your pack.
Therefore, I do not have to seek permission to be here. As for the female you
are referring to, unless you can prove that she is indeed your mate, you have
no claim on her.” (IN YOUR FACE)
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“You can’t third something you dork,
you can just say ‘aye’ to show you are in agreement.” Sally informed her.
Things We Learned:
- Lucas Steele is the Alpha of the Coldspring Pack, and he has claimed Jacque
- Lucas challenges Fane for Bonding Ceremony rites
- Fane will call his Alpha to come – requiring 2 days
- Lucas will have his men guard Jacque during the 2 days waiting for Vasile to arrive
- Lucas will be visiting Jacque’s house to introduce himself and explain his position
- Fane’s wolf is beyond angry
- Sorin is intuitive
- Jacque trusts Fane
- The challenge is a fight to the death
- Fane is putting a contingency plan in place in case he loses
- Fane has to obey the rules of the challenge or forfeit and lose her
- Jacque solidifies that she is not a fan of PDA
