The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate Quotes

“Before I drift off, I hear a pup say through the thin trailer wall, “Why does it smell like wood?” “That’s Cadoc Collins,” Rosie murmurs in reply. “He smells nice.” “So does cyanide,” she says.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“Damn it all to hell,” I groan. “Son of a bitch,” she agrees. “Motherfucker,” Bevan pipes in. “What are we cursing about? Or who? Whatever, I’m down. Fuck ’em all.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“I’ve been apprenticed to Abertha since I was seven, and I love her like blood, but she will prank you and waste your time for shits and giggles, no doubt.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“I wait a beat to make sure he’s done. I had no idea that Cadoc Collins lacked game to such a degree. Pritchard’s smoother, and he once offered Nia a packaged apple pie if she’d let him touch her boob.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“We’ve been called worse our whole lives. I don’t like it—it doesn’t feel good—but like Abertha says, you don’t get mad ’cause a rabid dog foams at the mouth. You get the hell away from the dog.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“Unlike every other female—scavengers and nobs—I’ve never had a crush on the alpha heir. Yes, he’s nice to look at, and he did help me out once upon a time, but that’s not enough to get my engine running. What does get my engine running? I have no idea. I hope my engine runs.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“you don’t get mad ’cause a rabid dog foams at the mouth. You get the hell away from the dog.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“- Pourquoi est-ce que ça sent le bois ?
- C’est Cadoc Collins, répond Rosie en chuchotant.
- Il sent bon.
- Le cyanure aussi.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“- Pourquoi est-ce que ça sent le bois ?

- C’est Cadoc Collins, répond Rosie en chuchotant.

- Il sent bon.

- Le cyanure aussi.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“You just stood there while Brody called me a bog rat, and he said you were test driving my pussy, and he asked if you left any virgin holes, and I was literally puking in the grass, and you didn’t say anything.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“It’s unpleasant, but it has to be said. “Obviously, I cannot claim you. It’s unfortunate that we find ourselves in this situation, but here we are. You have to come to terms with the fact that I will not acknowledge you, and it will be best for all involved if you don’t attempt to engage with me again in front of the pack.” As”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“Males don’t let their mates walk away. Even with mismatched pairs when the female can’t be acknowledged, she’s protected and provided for.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“What does it feel like for you?” I ask. “Indigestion.” The grin widens. My mouth curves in response. What’s happening here? I don’t smile at females.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“I want to shift and chase him down, swat him into an oak tree with the flick of a paw like he flung me across the bed. I want to break his spine. I want to watch the understanding dawn in his soulless gray eyes that I am not insignificant—I’m not a hole to fuck or a womb to seed or an itch to scratch or whatever he thinks I am—I want to see him realize what I really am the instant before I bite his head off and crunch his skull between my teeth like a soft-boiled egg in its shell.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate

“After you bleed Alban out, you can put the scavenger in an apartment downstairs. Fill her with pups. Do whatever you want. She’ll wait. She’ll be there when you want her.”
― Cate C. Wells, The Heir Apparent's Rejected Mate