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

Chapter 0490

"Protect from what?"

"From you...from your family."

"I wouldn't hurt the baby." The colours runs off his face as if I had just slapped him.

"No, I know that. But the baby will be the heir to the Clear Waters until you have a real baby with your mate.."

"A real baby.." He chuckles out finding my paranoia laughable. Well he is the only one.

I take a further step back from him, anger radiating through me. Always pushed aside by him, always

ignored for no fault of my own.

"Don't laugh at me." I seethe out, hot molten anger racing through me.

"I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you. You must know how much I love you Cleo, how much I want to be with you. Since the hotel..." Again he tries to close that gap between us. My back almost touching the brick house wall.

"Since the hotel you've had plenty of time to tell me that you have another. You let me find her almost naked in your bedroom..." My finger jabs into his chest, pure anger in my voice.

tell me you were pregnant." He jabs me back,

He doesn't know I feel everything at the moment,

to tell him about my burn with

that day, I came straight to tell you Jace. I would have come to the hotel if

reached out, you had

left me alone. Left me to wake up alone in your penthouse,

girl. Some female you picked up at the bar, a dirty little secret?" I

home another girl. He was almost speechless,

Not any more.

"I want you.."

when you have another. I won't be a mistress, a dirty secret. I should have gotten into that

you." He grips my shoulders painfully, shaking me slightly

"No."

tried to fight against it. I want to be with you, don't do anything you

with the plea in his tone, he was only asking for

was something about him, something that didn't seem

in shock, I was still in shock myself...I can give him time, surely can give him some time.

warm and protective...of everyone. He needed to make sure she

the sake of

give you time, If you are