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

Chapter 0239

Kaia POV

By the time I leave the hospital the moon was shining brightly in the sky. Her ethereal beauty glowing across my pack lands, making it look like the most innocent of places.

You wouldn't have thought a deathly battle had erupted only a few hours ago. It's astonishing that we were able to keep them away from the central buildings, away from those who wouldn't be able to fight back.

Hector and I had extracted some information from Marc, but it appears he wasn't entrusted with that much information on the White Moon pack. Not as much as we thought he would have been anyway. And what he did tell us, we already knew.

He planned to forcibly mark me, Hector having done so completely ruined his initial plans.

He was going to claim the lands back for himself and use it to take over the adjoining packs...he wanted power.

Once I had given him an heir, he would have killed me and sacrificed me back to the moon, he would have let the White Moon pack carry out their wishes with me.

He was unconscious in the cells by the time we had finished with him, Hector wanted to snap his neck but I needed the council to hear what had happened, I needed them to know of the threat we still face. And, how they had been so blinded by his actions...a few on the council even helping him.

The head doctor checked me over and was satisfied once my wolf healing was kicking in to let me help with minor injuries. Not that he could refuse me really, I was his alpha after all.

upstairs to find her asleep in her bed, a level of relief washes over me. I thought she would have gone after him...I thought she would have regretted her choice. Maybe I was cruel in making her decide, making her choose between us. But he had been the one to put the wheels in motion long before I had even

just can't be part of that. If she had chosen him, I think I would have let her go. But I wouldn't have seen her again, I couldn't condone what she would have gone back to. Which would have broken my heart. I had gone from envying her when I was Than's wife, to loving her

move towards my room finding Hector on

I let it take me, succumb to the pull to him. Because this male won't let me down, this male

thought you'd be asleep." I murmur as soon as my head hits the pillow. I

knowing you were at the hospital." He places

played every detail out in my head but there was one thing I have tried to understand, how did Than

how did he

contacted the Dark Phantom pack to send a high alert for the borders. Riley received the call, Orpheus was with him at the time.."

have informed Than. Raised

at the Dark

future, to be careful what I say around him. I'm sure he

the bed, walking into the ensuite and turning the shower on. As soon as I step into the hot running water, I suddenly feel cold. Memories that I would choose to forget coming back to me. Everything. "Are you okay?" His lips nibble at my

in my room now?" I turn my head back slightly with a

jumped me in the

"I jumped you?"