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

Chapter 0295

I'm an Alpha trainer, not a dog whisperer.

"Where is Josie?" Hector demands of his eldest born, Jaxon.

"I don't know, still at the hospital."

"She better not be, I told her to be back by now." His thick aura is unleashed upon the room. His usually controlled demeanour slipping. Figures that the female child would stress him out more than the males. And with Jace's disappearance and Jaxon's underlying issue... that really is saying something.

"Hector!" Kaia reaches for his arm to calm him as she follows him towards the front door.

"She hasn't slept." He roars as he storms out through the front door, all of us taking a breath as he leaves. I hadn't even realised I was holding on to it.

I watch Kaia as she pulls her phone out of her pocket and presses a button before raising it to her ear.

"Anything?" Luna Rosa walks in, wiping her hands on a tea towel.

"No, still nothing. What did he say?" Her eyes turn to Jaxon, a pointed look aimed at him.

you,

He's just cooling

him." She lowers her phone, typing out a message before heading with Rosa back towards the location of the kitchen. Alpha Oprheus

Kaia was right, this is out of character for Jace. Jaxon, it wouldn't surprise me if he took off

grunting as I

what's going on but call me, or at least

the remote and

...

down for lunch as Maya continues to argue with me over the television. We are channel fighting over

just as the front door

her towards the stairs. Her eyes fall upon her sleeping dog on my lap, a humorous smile edging in at the corner of her lips. I can't help but mirror it as I gaze upon her beauty.

She half spins, looking

"Fine, that...then sleep."

upstairs, I climb the stairs with more ease than coming

bandages...her hands surprisingly colder than

She did look tired.

inspected the wound...my nose inhaling the scent

"Really?"