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

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Chapter Kaia POV

I was struggling to sleep, my mind was completely on what had happened to Rosa and I found it hard to escape the memories of her haunting cries as the doctor checked her.

She was covered in bruises, whoever he was, he hadn't been gentle. Not what a mate should be at all. This poor girl will be a shadow of herself for a long time.

I held onto her throughout, I had only just met the girl but something hit home with me about what she had been through.

I kept hearing her cries throughout the rest of the day as echoes replaying in my ears. Nausea completely taking over me plenty of times.

Mates can be cruel.

I didn't tell her what the pill was for, I just told her to take it.

Was that wrong?

Did I abuse her trust in me?

She was too young to deal with that, she has her entire life ahead of her. If this was her mate, she deserved so much better, and in time she'll realise that mates are meant to be a gift, not a curse.

I didn't have the love of a solid family behind me like

one day and I was now starting to find

was mate-less

Stigma always sticks.

vivid flashbacks every time I close

I open the bedroom window hoping the night

open the window, I see two figures walking in the distance, my eyes recognising them

and Beta walking to in the middle of

demands as she yawns, sounding half hearted

today was already relying on me too much...I can't, we can't stay much longer. We need to start distancing ourselves, not get more involved."

fear I

this Rosa girl, her own experience resonating with me. I cared for her brother and her

he handled today, was the complete opposite of Than. He was a leader, he remained strong when others would use their fists. If

But I can't stay.

pack heir within an enemy pack, I'm not a cruel person...I just couldn't do that to the child

Father or hide in the human world for some time. I have

surprised to find not 2 but 3 males returning from the shadows. One being held tightly by the

who stops and I wonder why until

muddy car tyre marks in the grass. It hadn't stopped raining all day and

I attended. This must be the male that attacked Rosa, her mate. But if he was an Amber Desert pack member...why has Than given