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

Chapter 0370

- Knox ~

We greet the warriors outside, the leader nodding to me as I stand next to Jaxon.

"Is Miss Josie okay?" His eyes firmly locked on mine.

"She's fine, I don't think he was a real threat."

"Yes, I think it was just a case of wrong timing. The bouncers on the door said he entered with a group of females when we questioned why he was allowed to enter in the first place. Whether they covered his scent or the bouncer's eyes were elsewhere." I think the eyes would have been the issue, but perhaps this Than is more of a threat if he entered the premises in an underhanded way.

"I'll have a word with Alpha Jude. Where is he now?" Hector was standing to his full height as he gathers the information from his warriors. For the alpha family, things had gone from zero to a hundred miles per hour in the space of only a few seconds. Whereas it was Josie that was the one in the firing line..yet again. Sure, she was never in any real threat, this male just wanted to stick his nose where it wasn't wanted...but it could have been so much worse.

"We drove him back to the Amber Desert pack, his warriors intercepted us. They were quite surprised to find their alpha within our car." The warrior reports, earning a chuckle from Hector.

When Beta Alora and Ezra enter a clearing, Hector's voice reduces to an almost mute command. "Not a word to anyone, especially not to

they scatter away towards the pack house, passing both Alora and Ezra on

narrow as the two of them come to a halt in front of us. Beta Riley was on border patrol and will give his end of day report shortly, however, Ezra being a past beta himself picks up on the unusual situation of a warrior's direct report to the Alpha. Usually the warriors

of course, Alora perhaps I can borrow Ezra for

after nodding but

house, we start walking in silence. It isn't until we reach the meadows that I realise

us entering into his office, past Josie and Kaia will

have to swallow down the lump in my throat as I close the door behind me. The entire cabin smells of Josie,

without her, to be able to smell her

of the change in

"Somethings wrong?"

gap between them and to my surprise, places

restaurant this evening..." Hector starts but is cut