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

Chapter 0281

- Knox ~

The music was loud, but not too loud that I couldn't hear what the peacock dick was saying to Red. Trying to self-invite himself back to hers, what a tool.

I feel my phone vibrating in my back pocket of my jeans, pulling it out to find Jaxon calling me.

"Yep?" I grunt, avoiding any pleasantries, he's just left me babysitting a group of drunk teenage girls, who so happen to be surrounded by horny males. Werwolf and human.

"I'm sorry Knox man, something's up with Jace. I'm taking him home...can you make sure the girls are safe. Especially Josie?" He sighs apologetically down the phone.

"I think she can look after herself." My eyes turn to her as she pushes George off her slightly, rolling her eyes as he tries to pull her back into him...her eyes catching me watching. "Just...make sure she gets home safe. Cleo as well, otherwise I'll have two alphas after me, Dad and Alpha Orpheus."

"Fine." I cut the call, placing my phone back in my jean pocket.

I hail down the bar tender, changing my shots now for soda as I prepare to sober myself up. This night having just gone south for me.

to the bar from the dance floor,

head closer to mine to help me hear her, not that

""Not a regular?"

a friend, you?" If I couldn't have smelt already that she was human as she approached me, then her attempt

in this city, ones run by humans...but they still come here. Must be something in their DNA

human girls and each time I'm left still

female werewolf satisfy me that's all. They have a

going and a part of me is tempted to flirt back...especially

I take another sip of my drink. The human girl follows my line of vision to the fiery red on the other side of the bar, before grabbing her drink and thankfully realising she didn't have a chance. "Well, have a good one." The human girl says to me as she picks up her drink and moves away from

I rise my glass to her watching her walk back towards the dance floor to her

dance with me...maybe another girl

eyelid as he follows through with his threat and walks towards the dance floor. Leaving her alone at the bar.

us, her back resting against the bar top...watching him move in on a group of females. The human girl one of them. I'm watching Josie carefully, for a hint

bothered of him flirting

"Because I'm not."