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

Chapter 0395

"I can't always be what other people need of me." He mutters almost to himself but I hear it. There's a sadness in his voice, something that I wouldn't expect from Jace.

"I get that, but next time stay and tell us... rather than giving us all the cold shoulder."

My head whips to the front door as I hear it open, Ezra walking out first, his eyes landing on me.

He moves to the car where he opens the back passenger door before moving to the driver's side to enter and start the engine.

I'm about to walk over to check what is going on when Petra walks out of the door, Mum and Dad walking her out.

In the distance, I see both Jaxon and Knox walking back towards us. Petra moves towards the car, her eyes now ignoring me and focuses solely on the vehicle until she stops. Her eyes now moving into my direction.

I hold her gaze for what feels like an eternity. What did they discuss, what did she say....did she see.

Of course she did...she was having problems breathing, not with her vision. As much as I want to believe she didn't...she witnessed it all.

My back stiffens and in the distance I can see Knox heading my way, as she moves towards me. Jace turns to face me as she closes the gap on me, his eyebrows furrowing.

holding them

in my pheripheral vision, Knox's footsteps quicken...Jaxon following a

grandson." She whispers to me, I look over to find both Mum and Dad talking to Ezra through the car. Kieran was never in any real danger, but the

pack, I've seen what she can do...please, believe me. I would die before I betrayed you." Her words take me by such surprise that I am unable to respond to her, my mouth is open but words are not

her eyes, she means what she says, she

the feeling maybe she already knew about Mum...that perhaps us kids have been in the dark...but

and scurries off to the car. Dad closes her door then

the house,

won't say a thing,

me to cut the mind-link with Dad. My face must look

me with a pinned look, which is only enhanced by Jaxon's look as he joins us with Knox. "What

here is holding out

"Spill.." Jaxon demands curtly.

"1.."

tell." Knox defiantly declares, earning a scoff from

follow the car driving into the distance. Petra mentioned the Nigthshade Reformed pack...I've never heard of that pack before and what has that got to do with