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

Chapter 0505

"You are early." Callie sighs out, her shoulders instantly sagging, any sign of the confident

entrepreneur business woman disappearing at her mother's words.

I didn't even recognise this Callie in front of me.

My eyes move to Mum's who is also picking up on the awkwardness.

"Callie has been such a help in the kitchen, had we of known we would expect you early...of course we would have been more prepared to welcome you." Mum sweetly smiles but makes it very clear of the dig within her tone. They've purposefully come early to catch us out, something that she was aware of and wouldn't let slide.

Dad notices this as well, moving swiftly to Mum's side and placing a hand around her waist, pulling her into him. It could be a move to keep Mum in check, to give them a chance.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, I hear whistling at the back door only for Lobo to come hurling into the house, covered in dirt...his muddy paws jumping up at our guests.

"Lobo, down!" Josie growls at him, as she rushes in after him, followed by Knox.

"He loves new people, I'm so sorry." Josie pulls Lobo down off Alpha Bill, who seemed more pleased than his mate to greet my sister's dog.

"It's fine, I was due to change anyway." Luna Louise pats down her outfit, flicking off the bits of mud that were dry.

"Josie, perhaps you can show Luna Louise and Alpha Bill to their guest room?" Dad gently commands out, Josie nodding in agreement.

wash my hands." She smiles out, tugging Lobo by his collar. She's making it look as if she is telling him off but she's not, if anything she is telling him he is

just as she opens the door

wants to curl up into a smirk. Any other time I would be chuckling out loud at the mud paw prints on Luna Louise's outfit...but Callie's horrified, terrified face has

out at Knox, who picks up the luggage and gestures for them

stairs. Alpha Bill's interest heightening as he hears that Knox trains alphas. It's always been a neat trick of Knox's when starting conversations, it always helps introductions flow better. "What just happened?" Callie sighs out in distress the moment they have left

Jace, take Callie upstairs

just happened?" Callie repeats as I navigate her up the stairs, my hands guiding

think she

down on the bed and moving to the ensuite where I

a terrible idea,

moan over the shower, moving back in to reassure her. This has to work,

"No they won't.."

"Jace...they will."

anything...because they can't handle the truth. So

her confident attitude returning as she dresses in a red dress, which large hoop gold earrings and

en novelxo

ask out as she places the

place the smart dinner jacket on... pulling my

and tidying them

chuckles out to me as she moves away from the mirror and adjusts my shirt

in a shot glass. "Really?" Callie rolls her