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

Chapter

0019

Alora POV

I'm walking more and more unaided.

My strength is coming back to me bit by bit. I've still not got much of an appetite, my stomach having shrunk from not eating for so long.

I was eating pathetic portions every 2 hours to rebuild my stomach. But even then it was proving challenging. It hurt to use muscles I hadn't used for years. According to the doctors this was the best plan of action, as was my physio and speech therapy.

Coming back from the brink of death has its prices and I was paying them.

Than was there when I opened my eyes, his hands clutching on to my cheeks as his lips caressed my skin leaving tingles all over my face. His scent enveloping around me instantly, comforting me when I was confused and weak. He refused to leave me that night, climbing into my hospital bed and holding me as I slept. Refusing to leave the next day even when the doctor's ordered it. Informing them that he was alpha and they were

meant to follow his orders. He flew off the handle a little but he could be excused, his emotions were all over the place. Just as were mine.

But he hadn't calmed and things were different...

Than seemed different...on edge. I never expected to feel the pull of the mate bond with him after what I did, but then again I never expected to wake up.

the female beta Freya attending to my every need. Than was alpha now. I've missed so

Father and Mother had retired and moved out of

something I can't make

be here today but she is delayed. She made sure to give a passing dig on the

being discharged from the hospital. I was desperate to see pack members, hear of their needs. See

stairs heading towards Than's office. I wanted to start catching up on pack affairs, anything to keep boredom at bay during his absence. Even just reading up on pack births since.. what

office to find even technology has advanced in my absence from the walking living. I just

+35 BONUS

move on to look through Than's filing cabinet to find records of new births that, judging by

be walking around the pack and even attending

I've missed so much.

The mental scar I'll carry for a lifetime. The pain of each mouthful, each forced swallow. My own wolf screaming at me to stop, she was too young... she didn't have the strength to overpower me back then I

my wolf will forgive me for stealing her growing

of the cabinet I

top desk drawer to find the

A photo frame.....

frame of

upon our younger years together, only to find that I'm