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

Chapter 0067

Kaia POV

"No...she can't let him mark her." A desperate howl almost leaves his lips, forcing my own body to react with knowing dread.

"Hector?"

"It's an invitation to their marking ceremony..." He places a hand to his forehead that firmly leaves red pressure marks visible when he finally lowers his hand back down. "Why would he send that to you?"

"Because he is toxic..." He snaps at me, and I find myself putting my walls back up. My wolf knowing before me what is inevitably to come.

"...because he wants to show that he has won."

Won...

He thrusts the invitation into my hold and I feel sick just holding it, knowing the textured card has been perfectly designed with their happiness in mind.

His own parents announcing the joyous occasion...their names solidifying the bond they share with her... the bond I never had.

They never even tried. To them I was too argumentative.

My thumb strokes the delicately printed flowers bordered with gold ink as my heart aches. A sick 'reminder of what I will never have.

My mate is finally to mark another. I knew he would, after seeing her in the hospital bed. After hearing of her reawakening. I knew this would come.

Maybe I'm just more prepared than Hector, he has never let go of his plans... of his hopes of saving her.

break out of the hold their actions

enough tears over

"How do you mean?"

send this....it just doesn't make

have to

madness of the wolf within. The

Hector's pacing, as he grabs at his hair, takes steadying deep breaths

+25 BONUS

it's

that wants to join Hector... that wants to stop this ceremony before it has started?

game, and Than is guilty of using those against me

what she is

knows Hector." I take hold of his hands...pulling them into me. I need to

make you weak, if anything it makes you stronger. To admit defeat

is doing. She knows who he is...you've got to understand...as

He isn't in the mindset to listen, he has to

only way he will

my hold, why does such a simple movement hurt so much. Like it carried the weight of a thousand knives being stabbed into

stay here....I have to

me of what else is a stake here if he goes to her. Not just our own mate

to know. He's going to know how ill she is. He's going to fight to save her and the only way to save her is

Kaia, she's my mate. I

in such a state of panic that he can't even find his car keys. Cursing at himself

search objects are thrown to the