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.

had just frozen over, my

"You have it wrong."

tighter, but it felt wrong... it felt wrong for him to touch me, even just a little, right

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

close, the air I was breathing was his. Already used air...it was

his hands raising into a 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. I

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

Jaxon told me everything." His voice is

he couldn't have done." I shake my

he wouldn't....of course he has. The

the time I thought

child his own flesh and blood of course he would have told

themselves first.

I can't look

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

hoped for the happy ending, the walking off

gone. Now that another has told him, I am the female that has lied to

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

I'm not angry...this is great

"It is?"