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

Chapter 0497

It doesn't mean that he would leave his mate for me, and I wouldn't want him to be with me just because of the baby.

To spend my life loving someone who felt trapped by my side? No thank you, I would rather do this alone.

As Sophia places the monitor on, my chest becomes constricted, the sudden realisation dawning upon me that I am going to be a single mother.

An overwhelming impending sense of fear that clouds my mind.

In all honesty, I felt like a fraud. A bad mum before even having the baby. As soon as the baby appears on the screen it will be all too real, and I'm not ready. I'm not prepared.

"Can we stop." I shout out, unable to breathe. My chest continuing to tighten as the air I inhale doesn't seem to have any oxygen in it. I was suffocating from the inside out, it's the only way to explain it. "What's going on?" Dad's asks as Sophia helps me to sit up, her eyes watching me carefully.

"Cleo?"

"I can't...I'm sorry I thought I was ready for this but I'm not." I pant out, pain now registering in my heart.

In truth I'm not ready to ask myself if what I am doing is the right thing for the baby, or for me.

"We can take a break, you can come back in a few times. I know this is all very overwhelming." Sophia tries to calm me as she rubs my back...encouraging me to take small deep breaths.

That was an understatement. It was one thing to think I can do this alone, without him...but to then actually do something without him, without giving him a choice.

knowing full well of the choice I was

wasn't right,

to get out of here, I can feel the walls closing

to wipe the gel off my stomach, placing my hoodie back on and

space, I needed time

have questions and I need to give myself that breathing

to them, I know I

too in-deep now, and I have to remain on this

crashes around

my body on the bed. Wrapping the bedspread across

just have

before but the struggling to

my vision started to pound as if it was mimicking the beats of

to lay here, seeking comfort in familiarity of my bedroom. Take slow

stand, thinking it would be Dad trying to get a hold of me because I have closed off my mind

I'm surprised to see it is

click on it, knowing immediately who the sender is.

just wanted to check you are okay?

suppress a moan, why does he keep texting me. I told him I was safely home last night but only because he claimed he would phone the alpha office if

certainly didn't want it to be known that he caught me