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

Chapter 0232

Kaia POV

A high pitched noise sounds from the wall of fighters, some kind of signal before they start chanting battle cries to one another.

Or to us...to intimidate us.

It was working, I look to my people...they were tired, they had fought enough for two lifetimes. They just wanted peace, they just want to live.

But surrender isn't an option, not if they want to protect their families, their friends.

They don't know my Father's sins, they don't know of the past. They just know of the Alpha that gave them a second chance, and for their sake I would keep up with the pretence.

"I haven't been the strong Alpha you deserve since my Father's passing. I've been too stuck in my own head, in trying to make sense of what had happened to me.

But, like my Father, I believe in you, I believe in the Nightshade Reformed pack.

We haven't settled here for any other reason than the lands reminded my Father of his mate's pack, of my Mother's pack.

these warriors, they won't let us surrender, they won't give you that second chance. They will kill you where you stand and move on to the families back in the

need you to fight, I need you to believe what you defend...that a pack is bigger than lands, even bigger than an alpha...it's the connection you

pack, of knowing true belonging...that is what we fight for today. We are fighting for our future

fight for your lives." I let my Alpha aura wash over the pack-link, not a threat to fight but a plea to have hope, to have faith in me. Yes we won't all survive this, but as long as we can protect what the pack stands for....then the wall of black in front

the wall turns into a tsnumai of warriors invading my lands. Half of them shift whilst running, my hands raising and pushing forward to unlease my own

their wolves' teeth snapping as we charge

same fate as the Clear Waters pack.

run into the throes of war, my eyes flicker to the blond alpha...coward, he wasn't even joining his

with a select few standing behind him...Alpha Marc, watching

I wasn't determined

to them....they won't

not leaving, not whilst there is a fight for my people. The lands...I don't care about...these lands mean nothing to me. It's the people, it's the people I need to

him I take out. I want to scream at him to stop trying to protect me, but I need him to have his mind on the target...and any division between us

had to put my alpha block up, we are losing too many...I can't deal with the

flicker to Alora as she shifts into her grey wolf, her wolf taking control. As soon as she shifts, two fighters come at her at once,

know if it is the pack bond or the twin bond, but I feel her pain radiate through me. No, we haven't come this far, I haven't gone

know we are faster in our wolf form than our