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

Chapter 0510

I was hurting her, her movements were like that of an injured defenceless animal being coerced into the corner.

Callie moves towards her, my eyes can't tear themselves away even as Auntie Rosa moves towards me to greet me....Maya then opening the front door and announcing her arrival like the fucking cling-on that she is. A cling-on that perhaps might just save this night for me.

But her arrival is what makes Cleo's eyes finally lock on with mine.

All noise drowns out, all figures around me evaporate as our eyes meet.

It's as if we are the only two in the room, that gravitational pull towards her calling out to me.

My wolf wanting nothing more than to pull her into my arms and mark her.

I wish I could tell her, I wish she could know how incredible our night together was, how it killed me to leave her the next morning.

To walk out as she lay sleeping in my arms.

My wolf is roaring like a monster in my head.

"Mine... MINE..." I can't move, it takes all my strength to not move.

Frozen on the spot.

"I thought this was a party Jace?" Maya claps me on the back as she moves towards Josie, taking a champagne flute from the table.

Thankfully her entrance has created an unexpected commotion, Mum delighted by her appearance moves out of the living room to set another setting at the table.

the first to tear her eyes away when Maya moves in

the side, still chasing her eyes only to find she has had the strength to pull

was wearing a black dress, fuck. That skimmed her body

her was perfection, her breasts looking even more divine in the dress

pert nipples have

fingers twitch wanting to remove her clothes, to repeat the night of the hotel

Mum calls out from behind me,

direction

Callie whispers into

can manage as I continue

when I notice Cleo is placed directly opposite me, Ares by her side...

plan as everyone piles in behind me, conversing amongst themselves as they take their places at the extended dining table. Cleo stops, her eyes hesitantly scanning the name card in front of her before looking across

at me,

the champagne flute gripped tightly in her hands before pulling the chair

herself for what is going

take our seats, all but Jaxon who

before snatching

the pang of jealousy surging through me at their odd

a flight of a thousand

the only one

you own the beach club with Jace. Did you know Cleo and I were there only two months ago..." Maya reaches over for a jug of water before pouring a glass for Cleo, then

in, a disapproving glance shot our

mutter out my eyes on Maya and Cleo who were now

to control her snarl but it has gotten the