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

Chapter 0509

- Jace -

I should have taken another shot of liquid wolfsbane, the only thing that stopped my wolf from returning each time I left.

There's a reason an alpha doesn't leave a pack unless challenged for the positon, disowned or frankly....dead.

I couldn't cope at first, thinking my wolf would claw my skin off in my sleep.

The animalistic urge trying to dominate me daily to return back to my family, back to my pack...back to her.

He's running on adrenaline fuelled by vengeance against me, for refusing what is his.

I've loved Cleo all my life.

At first as a friend, a protector...a member of the family. A devotion to keep her safe, I thought a result from our families relationship...no...the mate bond was working even as children. Trying to manipulate me even then for when she was older.

Then something changed, she changed.

I remember the moment vividly to this day.

She travelled down behind her family, arriving half way through a typical group dinner her long blonde hair curled at the ends as it used to do, wearing a mini skirt...showing off just how long her legs are. I didn't see her like that, never, until that very moment.

I made the mistake of hugging her, of leaping out of my chair and being the first to greet her as I have always done since she was born.

There has always been a connection between us...when I smelt her it was an overwhelming reaction to my senses.

Peaches, she smelt like ripe sweet peaches.

claim her as my mate at the

she wasn't part of my

always knew my luna would be marked the moment I claimed

we don't even know about, our reputation bringing on jealousy in others. Those that would want to

couldn't bear for something to happened to Cleo, not when I have been protective of her my entire

leave, to work on myself, to deny the mate

To fight fate.

of the moon goddess' plan for me, I won't accept

fearing for Cleo's life,

I had it in hand, I thought

for a

just that little bit too young to recognise the

I had danced with her,

friends, in front of our family, but

being cruel to be

as me, although her exit from her pack wasn't exactly

with Colt, we decided

future for ourselves but she

bond,

in between being an

was a drifter, a

can't do that to Mum, and

the

nothing romantic between us, there never has been. She's become my bestest friend, my

the mate bond, distancing myself from Cleo until she