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

Chapter 0336

"Okay, well I'm working right now..." It's hard to keep my voice sounding unfazed by his closeness to me as he takes a step into my room.

"Josie..." Just the way my name sounds on his lips makes my lower core tremble. Soon he'll be calling another female in the same way...I can do this...I can get past this first meeting. They always say the first meeting since breaking up is the worse...then it gets easier. But I really can't see why I would ever see him again, unless he comes to Jaxon's Alpha ceremony, whenever that will be. But I've got months to prepare for that, Dad is nowhere near ready to hand over the pack to Jaxon yet.

"Don't you think the time for talking has passed us now. You said all you needed to say..." I keep my voice to a pleasant tone, I really didn't want to argue anymore.

"You caught me off guard, I wasn't expecting..."

"In my experience that's when the truth comes out, when you are at your most vulnerable."

"I wasn't vulnerable." He seethes through gritted teeth, the change in him taking me off guard.

situation...with you not having a chance to prepare your answers." He didn't like to show a weakness, I found

"Depends..."

"Depends on what?"

to stay behind to help him catch up." I shrug because

day." His forehead furrows slightly, as concern edges upon

by the time I'm finished you'll be at the pack run tonight, so

I shouldn't have walked away. If

did he have a chance to rethink us. Was he going to take back all

I wouldn't have left you in the meadow, your father said you were there

worse the fact he has yet again been told something private or that he

need to leave." I order out, my hand pressing against his chest as I push him away from me and slam the door in

work place only to piss me off even more,