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.

predicament. But I didn't have the love of a

day and I was now starting to find the waistband of

start whispering that I was mate-less but pregnant. That I would

Stigma always sticks.

vivid flashbacks every time I close my eyes, sleep doesn't come easily to

hoping the night air will cool my

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

Alpha and Beta walking

them." My wolf demands as she yawns, sounding half

relying on me too much...I can't, we can't stay much longer. We need to start distancing ourselves, not get more involved." +25

I

her own experience resonating with me. I cared for her brother and her parents

but how could I not? I seemed to have a one sided mate bond with him, and the way he handled today, was the complete opposite of Than. He was a leader, he remained strong when others would use their fists.

But I can't stay.

enemy pack, I'm not a cruel

hide in the human world for

to find not 2

but is swiftly held at the throat by Hector, who stops and I wonder why until I see the car arriving

marks in the grass. It hadn't stopped raining all day

This must