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

Chapter 0352

"Why are you being so fucking quiet about this?" He turns on Jace, his anger rising again.

appearance.

"They are both consenting adults, if they both want it...there are more complicated things in the world."Jace responds, shrugging his shoulders. Now wasn't the time to ask, but something was still bothering Jace, something that must have something to do with his new I need to tell them, they need to know that this isn't me just fooling around anymore... that this was it. She was it for me.

"She's mine...she's my mate." I declare to them, my voice strong and steady. Steadfast in my delivery. They needed to know there was no question about my loyalty, my feelings for her...no question of my integrity towards her.

For me, this was it...she was it. She was the one. I'm just more flipping annoyed at myself for not seeing it earlier, for not listening to that gravitational pull to be with her.

"I knew it!" Hector moves towards me, clapping my back almost as if he's been waiting for me to say this. Waiting for me to catch up ever since those words of his in the office, just the two of us. After he caught me sneaking out of her room. "You knew?" Jace rolls his eyes at his Father, seemingly not at all surprised.

finding out, remember that." Hector's eyes take a turn in holding each of

you, yet I just couldn't keep away from her. I never would have

me as he joins Hector in placing a

things hidden from us." Jaxon sighs out, finally calming

are mates?" Jace asks me, an unreadable

she wasn't even breathing by herself..." I pause, swallowing down on a lump that has formed in my throat. The memory of her lying still in

waiting for it to click." She needs to get used to her wolf first, then

you're going to stick around for a bit?" Jaxon asks, his

training head quarters, but yes for now I

father. I thought the Dad was meant to