Capítulo 40: Chapter 40

"Well, yes. But I asked her, she didn't bring it up. I heard Manda and Fiona talking about it, and I was curious. It didn't seem like a bad thing."

"It's not, except that it's nothing more than a tale to help children sleep at night."

"You don't believe in Mates?" she seemed truly bewildered by this.

  "You don't believe there's one person out there who was meant for you, who was made for you?"

"I believe that those stories cause us to miss out because we're waiting for something that just isn't possible. We aren't made for one another. We find someone we're compatible with, and simply mate with that person. It isn't about destiny or fate or anything of the sort."

"Huh," Isla eyed him carefully as they came to a stop at the landing pad and he prepared to shift.

  "So you believe in compatibility, not love?"

"Precisely."

"Nana seems to think that her mate, your grandfather, was her Mate."