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

Chapter 0489

- Cleo -

The pregnancy is playing havoc with my senses because not only did I not pick up on him being close by, but I can't even smell him.

"Jace? What...what are you doing here. And what are you wearing?" My hand moves to my chest where I can feel my heart pounding. "Shh...I didn't want to be recognised." Something wasn't right, he was searching the area around us to make sure we were alone. Why can't he be recognised, and why was he even here.

"Why? What's going on?"

""Is it true?"

"Is what true?"

"Jaxon...he told me." My blood runs cold as it becomes clear why he is here. Any excitement I may have felt quickly dying.

I take him in, his entire body was covered in black. Except for his eyes and lips.

Why he is dressed like he is doing a reconnaissance mission.

"Told you what exactly?"

"Cleo...I can smell the baby...I can smell it is mine." His hands grip at my shoulders, his tall height lowering down to look me directly in the eyes.

cold had just frozen over,

"You have it wrong."

but it felt wrong... it felt wrong for him to touch

know that, but I was lying to him...maybe he could pick up on that, I don't know,

was breathing was his. Already used air...it was making

surrender sign, his alpha built frame

it isn't mine." His eyes hold mine, an intensity within them...he was too serious for my Jace.

"It isn't yours. It's..."

I won't fool for that bullshit. Jaxon told me everything." His voice is

done." I shake

course he has. The fact that Jace is here is

didn't have the

child his own flesh and blood of

themselves first.

look at him.

washes over me, I had so many mixed emotions at the moment... the pregnancy hormones making

the walking off into the sunset together, hand in hand with my baby

been slashed, really has gone. Now that another has told him, I am the female that has lied to him, that even

but I felt like a monster. I bite down on my bottom lip, trying to control the sobs that are so

great news." His words surprise me, give me

"It is?"