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

Chapter 0402

"Don't you fucking dare!" Knox's vicious growl would perhaps stop me any other time, when it wasn't a life or death situation.

But there's nothing he can do or say to stop me from doing this.

As I take a step closer, Knox firmly grips my wrist and pulls me, making me collide with his firm chest. He'a scared, I know he is...I am too. I'm scared of losing my Dad, scared that if I don't at least try...I'll regret it for eternity. "I'm doing it. I know you would too." I whisper under my breath, my eyes searching his for the truth.

I know he would, if he could he would. So why would it be any different.

I have some kind of gift, I don't know its full extent yet, but I just know I can do this.

Like I know tomorrow the sun will rise again...it's so engrained into me, part of my make up, that I have no fear of the unknown part of it.

"I can't let you do it, you don't know the after effects. The cost. There's always a balance Red, a price to pay." His voice is a low warning, a prayer for me to stop. But I can't. I would never forgive myself for not trying. "I don't care, he is my father."

mate. I will

a silent yet deafening step away

be fine..." I mouth to him as I turn to face Dad, his eyes heavy and

that feeling that overwhelmed me when I was treating Kieran. That

gives me her full support. She has no doubt that I can do this, that we

entire body, until I feel the tingles of it running from my heart

from both my hands. I take a step closer to Dad ignoring the voices

than when I used it

that is killing him. The red

need to take them out in surgery but there is another

seeping out into his blood stream. Anger washes over me, anger at the bastard that

deeper making it call out to the poison already working its way into

back, almost sucking it back out like

is drawn out I can feel it, feel it now eating away at me. It has to go somewhere, and now I am understanding the price to pay for saving a life. A dislocated shoulder is different to this, different to silver. "Josie, STOP!" I hear Knox's voice warn out, calling out to me. But it