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

Chapter 0499

"No, I have no mate." For once, the truth.

"I see."

"No you don't actually...the father is a human."

A moment is shared between us where he is considering me, and I him.

He seems to be contemplating something, his eyes pulling away first as he exhales loudly, casting his eyes back over the patrons.

He was a difficult male to read, to figure out. Each movement, each word of his is premeditated, pre-planned. Why was he worried about speaking out of term?

"I'm looking for a luna and an heir. My pack's future relies on me providing them we an heir."

"But the child wouldn't be yours, the heir would be half human."

"That doesn't matter to me."

"It doesn't matter that the child not only won't be yours, but would be half human?" I need to hear him say it again, because he was an alpha male and I'm struggling to think he would adopt not only a child that wasn't a pack member, but a child that was half human...or so I have to make him believe.

"I don't think you understand the severity of my situation. I have no heir, my father is already dead...I would like my mother to see the pack is secure before she dies." His tone is more clipped this time.

"Your mother is sick?" I ask, thinking maybe he was up against time.

"No, just growing old."

forties, if she was a younger mother she would only be in her

had plenty of time to

heir of your own, to find your mate." I offer out to him, trying

my mate is

sorry to

time ago. Just think of it, you...a luna...your child being raised by an alpha

"It won't?"

me Cleo, you would give your child the opportunity to be more than nephew or niece to your brother, they would be alpha themselves." "Boy or girl." My eyes narrow at him,

you have a say

deny

offering my child a different future, a future where they would be an

should be anyway.

be taken from them.

I have this nagging feeling within me, why did he not speak

Dad...why don't you speak to him?" My tone isn't polite, in fact

can be related to people but have different views in life, different opinions. Just because you share a percentage of blood doesn't mean you have to be

is a lot to take in." I

about it, before you say

a title of luna and an alpha poor your child. Your

vel.

my pack...few babies can

protection even before the

born."

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