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

Chapter 0247

"Really?" She clicks her tongue as she checks Jace's knee, only for a high pitched screaming Cleo to run into the hallway and launch herself at my middle son.

Cleo is Orpheus' and Rosa's daughter and because she is often here, she treats this house like her own. The triplets love having her over, she is only 4 and enjoys the attention they give her. "Mummy, Daddy wants you to marry him..." Josie states walking past as she holds Cleo's hand.

This has completely backfired. It's not quite the cute question we had planned and this was already going more south than last year.

Last year I got the children matching T-shirts...which had printed on them "Mummy marry us?"...I've not seen those T-shirts ever again.

"There's a saying Josie darling, if it isn't broke, don't fix it." Kaia tries to follow her daughter towards the kitchen but I don't let her. I grip onto her hip pulling her closer into me...letting my senses fully inhale her intoxicating scent. "Marry me?" I growl out teasingly.

"We've spoken about this..."

""No, we haven't actually. You just skirt around the issue."

my hold, her body trying to fight the urge to not succumb to my

I say through the mind-link, so little

that. I've been married before

"This is different."

a kiss

walk towards my office where Orpheus and

has special permission of free movement in and out of this pack, her family are still based here and her brother is the Beta. Often she comes on her own with Cleo, but Orpheus makes a point of asking Riley

promise

we have news." Rosa looks behind her as Kaia enters and closes the door, leaving Aubrey to

perk up, as she moves

I sit, I pull her into my

Their eyes hold each other's before Orpheus

lap,

hand out to Orpheus