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."

in his mid forties, if she was a younger mother

had plenty of time to find his mate and produce an

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

mate

I'm so sorry to

was a long time ago. Just think of it, you...a luna...your child being raised by an alpha to protect a pack that will be theirs. That won't be

"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, was this offer depending on me having

why shouldn't you have a say in the future of

can't deny

a different future, a future where they

should be anyway.

this title wouldn't be taken from them. It would be

this nagging feeling within me, why did he not speak

speak to him?" My tone

different views in life, different opinions. Just because you share a percentage of blood doesn't mean you have to be in each other' lives. Sometimes it's family that hurt us the most."

lot to take in." I break

before you

title of luna and an alpha poor

vel.

my pack...few babies can boast

protection even before the

born."

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