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

Chapter 0047

Kaia POV

My hands are covering my ears. Every single word that comes out of his mouth is just lie after lie. "Kaia, you need to calm down. The baby..."

"This baby i

is his. Your enemy's...what were you going to do..trade me and the baby in for her?" Oh goddess I didn't actually believe he was capable of such a thing until I see the reaction in his face. He tries to disguise it but in that brief moment, he couldn't even deceive his own reaction.

Yes

s that was his plan all along. To befriend me, get me to trust him..only to trade me and the baby in for her.

"Do you love her?"

"It's complicated..." He closes his eyes, a deep sigh escaping his lungs. Like it pains him to talk about her. "Complicated?"

"She was meant to be mine but he already had her."

"So I'm right, she is also your mate?"

Yes."

I don't even realise we have an audience until I hear Aubrey gasp at Hector's admission. So they were mates, which is why...like Than... he couldn't feel the bond between us. Doomed to always be second best.

as a rogue and face parenthood

"Kaia..."

"Do you love her?"

to consider my

man

an enigma. If it's not a lie then it's

of this, was it so you could trade

"Kaia.."

I push her back,

"Yes. I

to know you..." "What so now you know me you don't

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like that...she's trapped there...she wants to leave but just doesn't know how." His hands run through his dark brown hair, leaving it messy as he pulls at the ends. "Hector,

was her miracle recovery... that in handing me back he would be sacrificing me but saving her, even if he didn't

the sky

him that the

his life knowing he signed my fate. That he tarnished their mate connection with

I can't, I

is my baby and I will protect it with my life to keep it away from this twisted love triangle they are

found out he would keep me alive until I gave birth, then claim the child as the heir, letting her raise my

of Than, free of Alora...and free

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mouth is just saying whatever it wants to. I've given up filtering my words, given up hiding my pain and anger through the pack bond. He can feel everything