Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

Chapter

0008

Kaia POV

"Shall we?" The Alpha places his hand out, gesturing for me to enter his home.

A level of uncertainty washes over me but I ignore it, right now I have no other choice.

Why do I feel as if I am entering the wicked wolf's den?

The doorway is wide, yet I still find myself brushing past him... surely he must feel the mate bond? But nothing, not even a sharp intake of breath.

I pause at the bottom of the stairwell, the dark wooden stair case setting the tone for this house, I hope not for the pack also.

can't be in another pack like before, unable to trust a soul.

Unable to breathe.

But maybe that is my path now, mine and the baby's....just the two of us.

"My office is this way..." His voice echos as he now stands down a hallway, waiting for me to join him. It would seem he was impatient and didn't like to be kept waiting.

I glance behind, the further I walk into his den, the further I am away from a safe escape route.

I have

no choice, I will not go back, I remind myself as I follow him into his office.

"Alpha!" Beta Ezra enters the alpha's office just after we do. A black leather sofa aligns the back wall of the office, as his desk sits by a fire place. This place didn't ooze much warm.

It doesn't have a feminine touch, which tells me he lives alone. #

Ezra places an empty gold goblet on the desk with a silver dagger.

and I am unable to

that knife on me? Silver...silver

alpha reaches for the silver knife and, suddenly protective of the life growing inside of me, I take a step back. A flicker of

heart is now straining in my chest as it continues to beat too fast which I know isn't missed by

to the office

is clenched around the silver dagger's sharp blade, not an ounce of pain registering to his

gushing from his palm wound. I hold still, my wolf wanting to check the wound of our supposed new mate, whereas I am not so keen to show him warmth...not when it won't be reciprocated. Chapter cons +25

his blood mixed with his

wanted

is the test...."

I

to

remain here, if you are to stay, then you must drink my blood

it clear I was looking to

drinking my blood, I will become your

usually what an alpha

me as if I was

at me, little does he know I've not even

keeping my

the rim of the goblet, his eyes

Wait..

What?

screams in

we know this alpha won't use that against us. Use us and the child as a ransom

ives off that c

problem?" He annoyance

once

along too far now,

I refuse to.

tilt the goblet up, his warm thick blood entering

"Repeat

me..." Ezra Immediately