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

Chapter 0256

"Hold up, let us finish and we'll come with you. We need to show Knox the borders anyway." Jaxon calls after me.

"Not border patrol Son, Josie works at the hospital now." I hear Dad correct my eldest brother just as I close the front door to silence.

....

Knox, that was his name.

Why have I spent half of my shift at the hospital thinking about Knox.

Soaking bandages in the herbal concoction I use on a daily basis, I lay them out to try in my small preparation room. I wasn't medically trained but had a natural interest in natural remedies, using plants and herbs to speed up certain recovery processes. It was usually the broken arm from warriors at training, it was very rare I had to deal with blood or open wounds in my role here.

But we practice for the worse and often run pretend attack protocols, preparing for an influx of severe casualties...which thankfully hasn't happened.

But as Doctor Abel says, it's best to be primed than ill prepared.

body skin was warming from the memory of those eyes roaming the length of me, my mind not concentrating on the task in hand that I didn't hear

jumps into defence mode...my hands reaching for his throat as the bowl of herbal

tuts as he pulls my hands away from

are you doing here?" My hands clench into tiny balls by my side, my frustration at his

saying goodbye, I'm heading home. I called out to you...I even

didn't hear you." My hands moves up to rub down my face, I didn't hear him because I was

voice outside in the corridor, which meant Dad let George into the hospital. Usually outsiders weren't allowed to visit here, but then I suppose George is a member of

"What do you mean?"

stand up, turning but

hands grip at my hips, as he pulls me deeper into him...his nose moving to my neck. The seductive

want me to be. I've got too much going on

and Jace

"And?"

under their control. Like the weapons training, which will

training was mine...I had worked hard to be appointed into that position. To hell