At my question, Nasir looked in the rearview mirror and smiled warmly.
"In the literal sense, I understand the words separately. Mate, bond. But in werewolf talk, I'm not sure what it means."
"The mate bond," he began proudly. "Results from matchmaking by a higher force. Our Goddess."
He waited, stealing another look in the mirror.
"I'm gonna need more than that, Nasir."
"Ever heard of the word, soulmate? Humans have corrupted that term, but think of it like that. Your fated mate is your soulmate. Your bond is created by divine hands. That means your hearts are interwoven. Joined to your mate's. You can’t give it to another."
He went on to mention some of the feelings I've experienced since I first laid eyes on Jake.
During his explanations, I recalled how Rudy had used the phrase
