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

Chapter 0290

- Josie -

Good cop, bad cop.

It's always been that way with Jaxon and Jace growing up. We may be triplets, but for the most part they are known as the twins...because they are identical.

I look so different from them that in passing, you wouldn't really think we were related. They are identical in the face and their build, but Jaxon has a darker look about him, whereas Jace has always had the sun's glow on his side. Jace the summer to Jaxon's winter. For most of our youth, I seemed to be the only one that could tell them apart, even our parents struggling when they decided to play switch up for the day.

They took it in turns, the whole bad cop, good cop routine...on the pack...and on me. When it was a day both were on bad cop form, well it didn't rain...it poured. Mostly their flying fists.

Then there was a shift, a change. They both organically maintained their roles, Jace the good cop, Jaxon the bad cop. Jaxon the eldest, the fiercest of them both taking on that responsibility as the eldest.

this. Never has he turned his aura on

the internal organs starting to shut down. Even for

wound, his hands gripping onto my hips as I straddled him to control his body from moving, from destroying my progress. It's the hardest I've had to work in a long time, keeping my own mind in control from his touch...from his

in recovery as he sleeps. That was the easy part. Now his wolf needs to

leave his side, I watch his chest for hours for the sign of difficulty in

can act upon it quickly. Each muscle tensing to help him inhale as much air as

undoing the damage my brother has done.

played a

I even pray to the

as my herbal ointment's power starts to weaken. I'll

to hide the relief that erupts upon my face as his eyes focus on the room, as he slowly grips at his

off the windowsill I move back to the bed, sitting on the edge and reaching over