Mate (Bride, #2)
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Read between December 3 - December 7, 2025
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“Is this the way you talk to your beloved mate?” A single eyebrow lifts. “I said you were my mate. Not that I loved you.”
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It’s because Lowe feels domesticated,
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“Is this a, um…terminal diagnosis?” His lips twitch. “No cure, I’m afraid.”
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how is it different from the reaction of most Human men I’ve met?”
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“You’re the most beautiful woman that I’ve ever seen,”
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And you may quietly pine after me, if you must.”
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We do have sandwiches for dinner, but Koen’s the one who ends up making them,
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“Someone will bring me money. A fairy. A creepy fairy made of tooths.”
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I don’t know what I am or how I feel, because my stupid body isn’t mine anymore, and there seems to be no one like me in the whole damn world.
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“Her avoidance is the stuff psychiatrists’ dreams are made of.”
Krysten
True
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cat turds.”
Krysten
Some of this banter is a jump scare
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be I was going to hang a picture or two but got distracted, my bad.
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I mouth to myself.
Krysten
Whats with the mouthing words every 5 seconds
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“Hi.” I wave my hand in the direction of a group
Krysten
This gave me the ick so hard
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Learning how to dress, how to style my hair, how to do makeup felt like a radical act of agency. Joyful and fun. Liberating. Finding myself.
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hysterical chuckle.
Krysten
How do you do this
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I’ve never had a period.
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skid
Krysten
These comments are so strange. Is this a middle school boy hang out. I dont get it
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“But that won’t make you a well-rounded young lady.”
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Maybe she’ll sign him up for a dating app named Howlr, which someone should totally invent.
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snort
Krysten
Over used
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“Hey,” I say.
Krysten
I hate that she always includes this in all her books
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“Tuck that T-shirt in your pants. It’ll look less like it’s mine.”
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manure
Krysten
Again talking about shit
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kitty litter.
Krysten
Again
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boogers
Krysten
Brother what
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wrinkliest Christmas ornament.
Krysten
Ick
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“It’s the childhood trauma.”
Krysten
Real
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think I love him. Just a little bit.
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unicorns and kittens
Krysten
More infantilization i cant
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“If you think I’m going to let you die, Serena, you know fuck all.”
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cramps
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“I just realized that I’m going to need some sunscreen.”
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“Why does it feel like you’re playing house again,
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“Does this mean that Constantine was my father?” “Yes, naturally.
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This humor of yours, you get it from our side of the family.” “Actually, I get it from the need to proactively cope with a staggering amount of unprocessed trauma.
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“Lady, fuck you and your tea.”
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“Hey,” he says. “Hey.”
Krysten
I hate this. Its in like every one of her books.