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.

they won't give you that second chance. They will kill you where you stand and move on

to believe what you defend...that a pack is bigger than lands, even bigger than an alpha...it's the connection you have with one

of knowing true belonging...that is what we fight for today. We

my Alpha aura wash over the pack-link, not a threat to fight but a plea to have hope, to have faith

warriors invading my lands. Half of them shift whilst running, my hands raising and pushing forward

as we charge

central pack, I can't leave them to the same fate as the Clear Waters pack. This tsunami of fighters

throes of war, my eyes flicker to the blond alpha...coward, he wasn't

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

I wasn't determined before, I am

to them....they won't leave here

up with their own plan...that they get us both out of here no matter what. But I'm 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 protect. Wherever we are,

to stop trying to protect me, but I need him to have his mind on the target...and any

up, we are losing too many...I can't deal with the

grey wolf, her wolf taking control. As soon as she shifts, two fighters come

wheezing as he squeezes into her ribs. I don't know if it is the pack bond

we are faster in our wolf form than our