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.

denying that but they didn't thrust it in your face...their décor taste was comfortable family home. Mistakes could be made

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.

the temperament of a wild lion, but could switch to the demeanour of a harmless cat wanting cuddles on the sofa. She was the complete opposite of me, I was rigid,

tease her but he has hit the

her eyes falling upon her

wanted to talk to you.." Alpha Hector starts before he is cut

His voice is like a

That soft approachable feline has snapped back into a ferocious defending

watch Jaxon watching her, I've trained him to be a fierce alpha...but there

of the pack? What

form, weapons have the potential of revealing our location,

way to defend the shifter world, than in our shifter form?" Jaxon's eyes bore into his sister's, his aura glowing

eyes move around the room in disbelief,

"Dad?"

things are going to be." Jaxon's aura increases and to my astonishment she doesn't use hers to

for her explosion, that fiery personality to come out...when instead, her exact opposite response tugs at

wrong?" She looks back at Jaxon, her body shifting forward on the couch. Her body language was open, ready for

you cutting me