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.

without a doubt humans. They were suited up with the best protective

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 hunter fires a gun at me from behind. With her warning, I manage to dodge the bullet just

with such venom that it seems to immobilise him until my eyes fall upon Kaia who is

of fixated state until the hunter's legs give

I don't give him the chance to

just do what I think she did...did she just steal that hunter's

they would expect...not without being silver. Otherwise it would be a complete massacre. Jaxon and Jace are

tearing through skin. These hunters have invaded his land, have killed members of his pack...he

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

to take down the shooter only for the hunter to dive out of the way, pulling out a silver

the chance to celebrate his achievement. He's taken down the notorious

back...his wolf relenting full control as

takes over me as Kaia's scream echos through the meadow, the wolves of the

to get

away, as far as I can as if it were a grenade about to explode. "Hector?" Kaia calls out to him as she continues to fight, her eyes focusing on