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

Kaia POV

"Glace is your family name, Varon your mate's, but obviously you two aren't married yet, and Sable.... Sable is your married name...although I can't see a change of name being applied for...did you never change it?" He busies himself by flicking through my paperwork before he looks back up at me.

"Change it?"

"From when you married Alpha Than Sable of the Amber Desert pack?" He looks at me as if I have no idea what is going on.

Because I don't and deep down I know he knows that. I can see the glint in his eye, he was enjoying my current confusion. To him knowledge is power, and he is powerful right now. Married...

I feel as if the entire room's flooring has collapsed beneath me.

That the carpeted floor has melted away leaving a black hole that I am currently dropping through, my stomach can feel the drop even though I am not even moving.

"I was married, married to Than Sable?" My eyes dart to Hector, whose eyes aren't denying the claim, in fact, he seems to be pained by the news. My eyes travel along those I considered my friends...Jude, Edmund...Ezra...finally landing on Alora.

My own sister's, my twin, my beta...her eyes are down unable to look me in the eye. They all knew, they all kept this from me. Even Alora, he was her mate...I was married to her mate...

"Yes, you were until recently. You applied for a divorce and it has been granted. I can see both sides have signed. Do you not remember signing this, the date seems to be after your...incident." The way he says incident makes my eyes snap back to him.

"I'm going to..." Hector seethes and for the first time since entering this room I can actually see Jude trying to calm him down.

He hasn't once gotten involved with Hector's previous outbursts but this was different.

"You're going to what, Alpha Hector?" The council man smirks, his voice loud as it bounces off the walls.

Is that why he and Alora aren't together, because of me?

I needed answers, answers only Hector and Alora can give me. I need to get out of here. I need to find out what exactly has happened, how I was married to Alora's mate.

My world was collapsing again, yet four council male's seem to be enjoying my world imploding. In fact, they all, except one, seem rather smug.

"My name is Kaia Glace, for the record." I confirm, my head held high. He might want to play games with me and my mate, a mate that I am furious at right now.

Furious at him, furious at my sister but I will not let that fury rule me, I will not let them see how much it has hurt me.

I will not fall into council's trap and judging by how quickly their smirks drop off their faces, they are starting to understand my strength.

"Then you are released from questioning...until we conclude our investigation." He grunts not hiding his disappointment.

my pack is not part of your alliance and

"Hmm...we shall see."

ask what he meant by that, I wanted to get out of this room, get my wolf back

until we were in the secure walls of the Alpha home before demanding Hector tell me what exactly I seem

was ready for an argument because I was in our office alone, whilst he was talking to Jude outside in the

I strain hard enough, I can

calm." My wolf tries to calm me, her desire to accept

actually been married to

he didn't tell us for a reason, just

in the courtroom when I heard this bombshell,

magic, always trying to

thoughts as I hear him entering into the hallway,

soon as he walks through

explain." He holds his

failed to tell me something so important that it not only affects me but also my

the Nightshade Reformed pack with Ezra, I was angry at her too. Angry that she would keep something like this from me. Something that has fundamentally impacted her life. "You had married Than, but he tricked you into the marriage, he married you to save Alora." He sighs out as

"To save Alora..."

to use

Who would do such a

out, you rejected the pack, you ran...that's when I found you and brought you back here, brought

married to

"Yes."

we are mates Hector, why didn't you claim me before my amnesia." I was

for me?" I launch myself off the desk chair and move towards the window. I needed to take a deep breath in to

our bond at first, until it was too late." He sighs out, eating the space up between us. His long strides dominating the distance.

I found you at

His hands snake around my waist, before one

to know what was real

didn't make sense and I

hard to have someone else confirm your past when your own memory fails

want him?"

after she found out...but you also banished him from the Nightshade Reformed

at the idea of being married to Than. He's just...he's not someone I thought I would choose

love for you was real, you