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

Chapter 0401

- Josie -

Nothing prepares you for this.

You know it is coming but yet...I'm not ready for this. I'm not ready to lose him. It's too soon.

"Dad?" I scream out as I push through the double doors into the emergency room ward of the hospital, my first instinct was just to come here. To assess his injuries for myself. As I enter the ward, complete mayhem has landed upon the hospital.

We've trained for this, it's been the entire reason for our weekly repetitive and, even at times, boring drills.

But this is why, this is why we have those drills.

Flustered faces of hospital staff and pack members watch me as I hurry over to Dad, Mum clinging on to him as the Head of Emergency prepares to take him in to surgery. "Alpha Kaia, I must insist!" He orders at Mum to step aside. Only for his eyes to roll as I and Jaxon join Mum and Jace already at Dad's side. "Dad?"

"No...no surgery!" Dad orders out with this alpha command behind it.

"Hector!" Kaia shouts back at him, only for Dad to place a hand upon her cheek.

She's holding him, lying next to him in his own hospital bed. The surgical team standing over him, waiting for the order.

They are both covered in blood, that fear that had been with me as I raced here, only tightening its grip on me.

you need surgery.." I gasp out, my eyes

they just need

surgery will do that!" The Head of Emergency seethes out

what bleeding?" Surely they've already

stabbed with a silver blade." Jaxon

felt it myself, the moment he fell. But with the hunter holding a gun to me, I didn't stop to

ready!" The head of emergency tries to pry Mum always from

staff, pure fear

want to be

"But!"

me but his eyes are on Mum, they refuse to

me take it away?" She pleads, my ears pinned to their

never let you

me what to

marry

She chuckles sadly through her sobs, my own tears starting to free fall as a supportive hand wraps around my

this can't

her one last time, that hope

places a lingering kiss upon Dad's lips

own way." Mum gentle laughs out, only for Dad's head

had known this is what it took..." He laughs out through the pain,