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 suppress the fear rising in my

that knife on me? Silver...silver will

of me, I take

which I know isn't missed by him. My

on me continuously, even the beta's. I feel trapped, my eyes flashing to the office door only for the sudden

clenched around the silver dagger's sharp blade, not

even as his hand opens to show the blood 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

of his blood mixed with his burnt oranges and dark chocolate scent creates an intoxicating perfume

wanted

is the test...."

I

alpha to the

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

words confuse me, I thought I made it clear I was looking to join his pack. How

blood, I will become your alpha. You must abide

usually

as if I was

little does he know I've not even been a

up the goblet, determination keeping my

rim of the

Wait..

What?

wolf screams in

Use us and the child as a ransom against the

ives off that c

problem?" He annoyance at

now...We won't stay long, once we find out where Father is we can

come along too far now, I

I refuse to.

his warm thick blood entering my

"Repeat

after me..." Ezra Immediately whispers