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

Chapter 0176

Kaia POV

My words linger between us, Hector's anger leaving an oppressive mood to the room.

His aura was so strong that I was finding the air too close, it was hard to breathe. As if a thunderstorm was threatening to shake the walls of this house.

Is it because I am his mate that his aura affects me in such a way. When I mark him...will it level itself out

My eyes remain on him, like a predator ready to attack. I can't turn my back on him...I know he wouldn't do any thing but still, my wolf is primed and ready.

Riley starts to stir on the ground, his pained groan grabbing my attention. He sits up rubbing at his head as he turns to look at me. His eyes widening when he realises his alpha is on the verge of bringing hell to this

room.

"Luna...Alpha." Riley loo

at his chest, his eyes looking to my hands stained with his blood,

"Rosa needs your help Riley." I offer as he turns to find Rosa still standing against the wall, her body still shaking.

She was locked in some kind of trance, some kind of panic mode and it pains me to see her like this.

windows, I can smell rogue in here." Hector growls at me before he moves,

snarl escaping from his chest...he was only

wouldn't actually eat me would he...he still

speed as he swoops me up in his arms, carrying me over the broken glass. I don't dare protest, and not that I would admit it out loud...his intoxicating scent... this close...was

into my own room where he gently places me on the edge of the bed. He lifts my feet up, assessing

demonic black, the grey ash burning away into a deeper

of him calming down had disappeared at the sight of my bloody feet. My hands, the blood was Riley's,

pinches the bridge of his nose. "Don't tell me to calm down!" His words are still angry but his touch is gentle. He walks

them steady into his chest as he pulls out pieces of glass. "He was only one man and he just wanted to check I was alive. You are over

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into mine.

think that he

are the Luna,

but

will make my own decisions. Especially when they come to my own safety." My jaw tightens as try to defend my actions. I try to move my feet away but he keeps them locked into his chest. "You made a decision based on just yourself and it affected my entire pack. Riley

"Blinded?"

importance." His words stun me, that's not

just wanted to know if

your own name. What once was up is now down, and down is