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."

body trying to fight the

through the mind-link, so little

about you...you know that. I've been married

"This is different."

She places a kiss

towards my office where Orpheus and Rosa are already

is the Beta. Often she comes on her own with Cleo, but Orpheus makes a point of asking Riley to pick them

his promise of keeping

looks behind her as Kaia enters and closes the door, leaving Aubrey to entertain the triplets and Cleo for a short

ears perk up, as she moves to stand

I sit, I pull her into my lap, my hands still to this day needing to touch her in

in excitement looking up at Orpheus. Their eyes hold each other's before Orpheus winks at her, a proud smile

amazing congratulations." Kaia jumps out of my lap,

hand out to Orpheus passing