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

family home. The alphas had done well, if anything to maintain that reputation they had of being ruthless...nothing

lands on the couch next to Jace, placing her legs up under herself. She had the temperament of a wild lion, but

has hit the nail on the head, her eyes flickering

her parents and Jaxon who, similar

to talk to you.." Alpha Hector starts

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

soft approachable feline has

of the pack." I watch Jaxon watching her, I've trained him to be a fierce alpha...but

the pack? What are

form, weapons have the

way to defend the shifter world, than in our shifter form?" Jaxon's eyes

the room in disbelief, before

"Dad?"

are going to be." Jaxon's aura increases and to my astonishment she

explosion, that fiery personality to come out...when instead,

on the couch. Her body language was open, ready for criticism...ready to learn, to be better. But Jaxon's was completely closed off,

cutting me as