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

Chapter 0260

-Knox~

I was sat in a family's home preparing for a family's war.

The fiery red head returning from a shift at the hospital, greeted by her family..and myself. I've never felt more out of place in my life than I do than at this very moment in time.

This had the potential of heading downhill very quickly. I didn't know the red head but something told me when backed into a corner, that's when she comes out fighting her best. And she was about to be backed into a corner by her brothers.

"Josie sweetheart, how was your shift?" Alpha Kaia's tone is soft, welcoming.

"A bit slow today.." Her eyes lock on mine, a smirk of defiance forming onto her face. She's lying, she looks exhausted but if the argument of earlier regarding her weapons training was anything to go by... if she showed signs of working in the hospital was also too much... they would unceremoniously cut that from her too.

She has been thriving in her parent's pack, a pack that was about to become her brother's.

"Did George find you?" My shoulders stiffen from the mention of the shit.

"George?" I don't miss the flash of annoyance in her eyes.

"Yes, he was looking for you... Dad, didn't you walk him to the hospital?" Jace was inadvertently trying to diffuse the tension that was about to fall upon this living room.

but they didn't thrust it in your face...their décor taste was

supportive pack and family home. The alphas had done well, if anything to maintain that reputation they had of being ruthless...nothing here screamed ruthless to me. Yet it would take a fool to not see just how powerful this family, the alpha

She grunts as she kicks her trainers off and lands on the couch next to Jace, placing her legs up under herself. She had the temperament of a wild lion,

tease her but he has

falling upon her

you.." Alpha Hector starts before he is cut

cutting you from weapons training." His voice is like a thunder

why?" That soft approachable feline has snapped back into a ferocious defending

have no need for weapons training in the future of the pack." I watch Jaxon watching her, I've trained him to be a fierce alpha...but there

pack? What are you

in werewolf form, weapons have the potential of revealing our location, our existence

in our shifter form?" Jaxon's eyes bore into his sister's, his aura glowing in a

room in disbelief, before fixing

"Dad?"

to be." Jaxon's aura increases and to my

come out...when instead, her exact opposite response tugs

Jaxon, her body shifting forward on the couch. Her body language was open, ready for criticism...ready to learn, to be better. But

me as head