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

Chapter 0388

"He did?"

"Yes, but I expected you to stop at least, you must have been going at an expeditious speed."

"The traffic seemed on our side tody." Knox responds, his voice surprisingly steady.

"Hmm. So, what has happened?" Dad moves towards his desk, autopilot mode kicking in, as has Mum's.

She moves to his side, perching upon the arm of his desk chair as he wraps a securing arm around her. Maybe this was a bad idea after all.

"Erm...nothing..." I can't help it, I start to back-step towards the door. I've never shied away from anything in my life but suddenly I can feel the weight of the world on my shoulders, feel the change I am about to put onto my family. Something I don't even understand myself. It doesn't stop at telling me parents, my brothers are only outside waiting to be told.

They know, I can feel their curiosity through the triplet bond... they know something is wrong.

"Josie..." Mum calls out to me as I grip the door handle from behind, my back now pressed against the door.

"Red..." His voice is like a steady ship amongst a turbulent sea.

"I can't."

He closes the gap between us, his hand reaching for mine and untangling my fingers slowly from the

his lips, running the back of my fingers across his lower lip...I'm completely lost in his beguiling behaviour that I forget where I am for a second, until I feel my body move without my control back towards my

Knox starts, but I decide

grandson jumped from the waterfall and

my, is he alright?" Mum asks out of

had a dislocated shoulder, which we

Josie was already at the hospital. It clearly isn't run like the hospital here." Knox

be so, the Clear Waters pack

sure there was a time when it did?" Knox's tone changes, his voice a low rumble as he shoots both of my parents an

is getting at...why would my parents ever deny the safety of their pack

I turn to him,

be surprised with their response." He places both hands upon my face, cupping

take a deep breath in, he was right these are my parents

pain...and I wanted

eyes locked on Mum who has stood up from the arm of his desk chair...her

a head injury or not." As well as his heart but what I'm already saying is so far out of even being possible in this world, that I'm being mindful

are both silent, both watching me...I knew

was hidden, why she didn't come to you until you needed her." Mum takes a step topwards me, her movement completely taking me by surprise. Dad stands, and moves towards me as