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.

and moved out of pack grounds. He did it all

I can't

today but she is delayed. She made sure to give a passing dig on the phone to me though,

being discharged from the hospital. I was desperate to see pack members, hear of their needs. See how I can help them. But how can I heal my position amongst the pack if I can't

walking down the stairs heading towards Than's office. I wanted to start catching up on pack affairs, anything to keep boredom at

walk into Than's office to find even technology has advanced in my absence from the walking living. I just glare at the computer before me, not even knowing where the

+35 BONUS

through Than's filing cabinet to find records of new births that, judging by their birth dates,

will now be walking around the

I've missed so much.

not to think back, but the flashbacks have been returning. 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 could feel her strength also regaining and I've been praying to the moon goddess

will forgive me for stealing

from out of the cabinet I sit down to finish reading the folder in

pull open the top desk drawer to find

A photo frame.....

frame of Than and

together, only