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.

to suppress

that knife on me?

life growing inside of me, I take a step back. A flicker of his eyes to jet black inform me his wolf is aware

beat too fast which I know isn't missed by him. My heart feels as if it is too

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

around the silver dagger's sharp blade, not an

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

cup. The smell of his blood mixed with his burnt oranges and dark chocolate scent creates an intoxicating perfume that tries to pull on my

understand...I thought you wanted me to complete

is the test...."

I

look from the alpha to the beta, none

are to stay, then you must drink my blood to join the

words confuse me, I thought I made it clear I was looking to

I will become your alpha.

usually what an alpha

at me as if I was misunderstanding

quirks an eyebrow at me, little does he know I've not even been a

keeping my hand steady...I want

rim of the goblet, his eyes search mine for a last

Wait..

What?

wolf screams

is the baby's father, how do we know this alpha won't use that against us. Use us and the child as a ransom against the Amber Desert pack?" "We don't" I

ives off that c

a problem?" He annoyance at

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

come along too far now, I won't go

I refuse to.

thick

"Repeat

Immediately whispers