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

Chapter 0278

"Hey, when is your friend leaving..." I angrily grunt out, barely looking up from my phone.

"Friend?" Jace stops in his tracks, assessing my mood. He had a way of understanding my emotions...call it the triplet sibling link. But Jace had always been in more tune with it than Jaxon, or so that's how it seemed. "Knox?"

"He's staying longer now, Dad blew his top when he heard what the warriors have been up to. Did you have any idea?"

"No of course not." I tut out, rolling my eyes before hearing a car approach towards us.

I'd recognise that car anywhere...a Red Thorn pack SUV, which meant Luna Rosa was returning home. Rosa was Beta Riley's sister and she was the Luna of the Red Thorn pack, where Uncle Orpheus was the Alpha. The car pulls up beside Jace and I, the window rolling down to a tattoo covered Alpha. His eyes scan me, before his eyes darken.

"Who do I need to kill?" Uncle Orpheus seethes.

"What?"

peers over her mate to look at me. I hadn't even realised until they called me out on it, but my entire body was tense, my hands clenching

"Hey Ares. No Cleo?"

house guest?" Uncle Orpheus responds looking back to his son, the future alpha of

only had a two year age gap between us and used to play with us a lot as children. Even now, I consider her more like a sister than a cousin.

not..." I start only to cut off as Orpheus cuts the car's

her parents and brother remained here, so she visits a lot. Which I love, as does Mum. She and Auntie Rosa are very close, just as

Orpheus gives me a dark look before a small smile edges onto the corner of his face as he steps out

neck covered in tattoos...but under that fierce looking exterior,

the complete opposite, long blonde flowing hair, her signature floral patterned dress on as she embraces Jace and moves

she looks

fine honestly Auntie Rosa, nothing

that." She smiles

picks up some of their bags. Ares was thirteen year's old, prime age for Jace to tease

Conscious I was surrounded by alpha blooded wolves, I keep my breathing