Mari's Mistake (Icehome, #10)

by Ruby Dixon

"Good luck, my friend," Farli whispers, leaning over my ear. "May your cunt be extra juicy tonight."

"I still want what we have," T'chai tells me. "Even if it is broken. Even if it stays broken forever. Because half a mating with my lovely, determined Mari is better than a lifetime alone."

"Being your mate is about sharing your life. It is not just taking you into the furs and making you scream my name. It is about being there for you when you are sad. It is about making you smile. It is about keeping you safe. It is about being happy together." He tugs lightly on my hair. "I still want all of those things with you. Nothing has changed for me, my Mari."

"It does not matter that there are a few storms to weather, my Mari. The important thing is that we weather them together."

"This is why you must talk to me, my mate. This is why we are partners. Because we are better together than separately."

"You are focusing on the wrong things, my Mari. Do not focus on what we do not have. Be thankful for what we do."

"Even if Niri would take me to our solar system, there's nothing to go back to. Earth is destroyed.

Ves burro y se te antoja viaje." It's a saying that fills me with a pang of grief, because it's something my parents said all the time. You see a donkey and want to go traveling. She's saying I'm upset with what I have just because I'm comparing myself to others.

"You have faced down everything to protect me when I was helpless. So tell me again that you are not brave, and I will tell you once more that you lie."

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