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

Chapter 0046 Hector POV

Riley had mind-linked me to say he had walked Kaia back to the alpha house, that she had worked some kind of magic on Rosa today.

It's not magic, that's just Kaia. She's special... .and I'm just understanding how much. Only a Luna would take the time to visit pack members and Than is a bl***dy i**cile for letting her slip through his fingers. "Alpha, pack security has now been lowered a level and I think the plan to reopen the borders should go ahead." Ezra is walking back with me from a brief security meeting. With With the

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Amber Desert warriors gone and no evidence of foul play, I wanted to discuss reducing the numbers on border patrol with my heads of departments before the immediate implementation of my orders. They all agreed that the timing seemed right and were happy for us to reopen the borders for free movement.

I am mindlessly chuckling with Ezra as we enter the house, my mood lighthearted as the threat of attack has now disappeared. Walking past the kitchen I can hear Aubrey huffing as she searches in the fridge for something. I would only need 1 guess to know where those leftovers are...and the culprit is standing in my office as we speak.

But something seems wrong, I can feel a strong level of anger bubbling through the pack link from Kaia.

My role as alpha meaning I can sense each pack members emotions at any given time. Kaia is usually calm, very good at concealing her emotions. But something has changed, something that my wolf is also now on alert for. Whatever has happened, it's enough to freeze her usually warm exterior, her body not even turning to greet Ezra who I know she is fond of. "Kaia?"

"All this time..." Her tone is as cold as her exterior.

"Excuse me?" She doesn't even sound like herself, my eyes glancing backwards to Ezra who seems just as perplexed.

"You've lied to me all this time..."

My chest tightens as she turns, a photo in her hand. A photo that captured a moment a lifetime ago.

My lighthearted mood flips, completely changing in the space of a few seconds.

"Who sent you that?" My immediate reaction is to reach for the photo and letter in her hand, checking both items..his scrawny handwriting... is HIS truth. Come home to me." It reads.

"This is!

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Chapter 0046

"Ezra,

at my beta, who swiftly closes

be

will change my mind..."

can't stay. Not

of this? A photograph taken

of what the photo represents. I want

are starting to bleed out into blue, her wolf trying to come forward. The blue rim that circulates her green eyes battling to take control. Her

I say it.

hurt in her eyes and it pains me to know I am the root cause for once and not

shut down on me, I can tell. It's as if she's already miles away from the pack

It's like she's a

completely

This isn't my Kaia.

past me, not a word

Would she really leave?

"Kaia wait..."

than her, blocking her

wait and