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

Chapter 0484

- Cleo ~

Josie keeps trying to call me and for the first time since forever, I'm not answering.

I need time to think, time to put a plan in place.

Jaxon knows, my attempts to persuade him that the baby is human may have worked on my parents, but he could sense the child was related to him.

Which means...I haven't got a lot of time. His out-of-the-blue arrival yesterday means I need to speed things up.

I haven't got the luxury of time like I thought I would. I wanted time to adjust, time to let my body get used to be pregnant.

But now I need to act...before I am truly ready.

Time to think how I can stop Jace finding out...that's if Jaxon hasn't already said something.

Hence, why I can't bring myself to answer Josie's call...what if she also knows.

She doesn't, he wouldn't have done that...I made it very clear I would leave.

As my phone starts ringing again, I cast my eye down...surprised to find that it is no longer Josie but Maya calling.

"Maya?" I answer it without hesitation.

news?" Her excited voice greets

I ask

is back..back at Dark

waits for my response, only for a

Her voice is gentler this time. She's thinking she's the one breaking the news, she's trying to ease me into it.

did didn't you...was he

""What guy?"

assumed you stayed away with the waiter,

need to stop her mind from running away with her

voice is so low, almost like

be telling

"Locked in, I swear."

Maya. You cannot tell

because her and Josie are best friends. I wouldn't ever want to put her in a position that would ruin her friendship with

knows too much. I need to see her, I need to press the point of how important

don't, she'll mention the bartender to Josie, and when it comes out that I am pregnant...and was at Jace's hotel, it will be too

much I have loved him and for how long. She'll know that between him

line, but I still need to see

close my eyes as I confirm

when I told

my mind.

took your V card...not the bartender?" She gasps, not