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

Chapter 0399

- Knox -

The bullets were not silver...that at least was something.

I watch in horror as a bullet hits Kaia, knocking her to the ground. Images of me holding a weeping Josie flit through my mind. How am I going to tell her...how am I going to break her heart.

Only for relief to quickly wash over me as Kaia stands back up, the hit a flesh wound on her upper arm and she jumps back into another fight.

I'm not given time to pause, to be grateful that my mate's mother remains alive...the bullets keep flying above our heads.

I'm in my wolf form, the bullets whizzing past my wolf's ears constantly. I don't know how we haven't been hit yet, luck...pure luck.

Even being normal bullets, a shifter cannot survive a hit to the head...which is the fate of many already here in the meadow.

A line of hunters stand behind those that have taken the forward position. They fire openly at us all, as the others try and survive our wolves.

They were suited up with the best protective gear but it made no difference...nothing would stop our fangs

make sure she is staying in the Alpha house. She promised but I know her, she has that innate need to protect the ones she loves. To fight for them. "Knox, behind you!" Kaia shouts out at my wolf just as a

him until my eyes fall upon

a sort of fixated state until the

chance to recover...my hands easily ripping

what I think she

expect...not without being silver. Otherwise it would be a complete massacre. Jaxon and Jace are trained, I do not need to worry about their safety, they were

These hunters have invaded his land, have killed members of his pack...he won't let them

I hear an almighty roar. I turn to find Hector's wolf blocking Kaia

out to take down the shooter only for the hunter to dive out of the way, pulling out a silver dagger and stabbing it into Hector's chest. Kaia kills the hunter in the blink

chance to celebrate his

full control as his body falls to the

scream echos through the meadow, the wolves of

to get

it from his body. I toss it away, as far as I can as if it were a grenade