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

Chapter 0396

- Josie -

"All fighters to the meadow...NOW!" Dad commands through the pack-link, his aura thick and heavy.

I move, taking a step closer towards the location of the scene, towards my family, to Lobo...who needs me. Hopefully, it is one or two rogues that have penetrated through the borders in a desperate act for help...but something deep inside of me thinks not. I've never seen both my parents react like that.

I take a further step, only for arms to rip me back and lift me in the air. For the air in my lungs to be knocked out of me.

He pushes me towards the front door, my hands gripping on to the door frame to prevent him from pushing me in and locking me inside. Like that would stop me.

I would break through a window.

Not only do my family need me, but my alpha has given a pack wide order for all available fighters to get to the border by the meadows. My meadows.

"Go inside and hide!" His command is just as thick and heavy as Dad's was.

I seethe out through gritted teeth, as I

his head whipping behind him as pack members run past the alpha house towards the direction of the meadows. I need to go, I need to be with

pack mind-link has been opened by Dad for the pack members to openly communicate; leaving my head spinning from all the shouting

on one voice, there are just too many. All shouting louder

wolf commands for me to do, and I follow her

Determined than ever I fight against

need to be inside, where I know you are safe and I

"Knox."

back. You will go inside and wait for me to return... Josie please. You aren't trained to fight yet, I can't help your family

for a high

somebody has died... Dad's ferocious growl echoes through the pack bond as a

wanted to fight, I could fight...I didn't want to sit back and let my entire back fight whilst I

unmistakable, it is uncharacteristically not Knox right now. He was desperate...he needed to know I was safe so that

cheek, my fight against him ending as my body softens. I need him to protect my family but also protect himself and if staying here does that, so be

those tingles a burning memory of his kiss as I watch him

the front door, running downstairs to the basement....to my