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

Chapter 0519

- Cleo -

I'm not home twenty minutes before I hear my parent's car pulling up outside.

I'm pacing the floor of my bedroom, the toxic mixture of both guilt and anger threatening to erupt out of me.

She caught us, his own mate caught us together.

My lips could still taste his on me, even now. One moment I was in heaven, the next in hell. Callie's and Josie's interruption would have pulled us apart; however, he had already pulled away from me.

He had already rejected me.

How could I have been so weak, yet again I allowed my feelings for him to get the better of me. To lose control.

I had gone to the cabin for a moment's peace, to collect myself before returning back to the

dinner table.

I just needed to regain my strength.

Jaxon had already easily extracted the truth from me; he found me in a moment of weakness...nausea completely taking over me.

I agreed I would tell Jace tomorrow, once the

celebrations were over...I just needed to get him alone.

Which I did, I had him alone.

didn't I tell him then, why didn't I find

him was just too strong. His

pang of guilt forces itself through me again at the flashback of her reaction. Her face, she

I touched

is like a demon, each time I try to make sense of

control...only for the anger to flare up...blaming

after me, wasn't he the one that touched me first. I believe it was his lips

in hotel, I was willing to leave...but

to me, my body freezing on the

my mirror, my eyes locking

noticeable turquoise blue growing in strength as my wolf pressing forward, her exhaustion temporarily forgotten as she tries to stop me from spiralling. "I'll be down in a minute." I call back out, yet again, wanting to calm myself. It

knew my life's plan before

were supportive...they were going to build a house

Jaxon knows for

with a thread after being caught with

Know everything.

with Jace then my entire family

never forgive me

alone...for once I refuse to take the complete blame. Twice now he has put me in a position I didn't ask for. For someone that has a mate,

seeking me out.

eyes as he moves into my bedroom... finding me staring at myself in the mirror. "Nothing." My

her way into my bedroom where Dad tries to reach out to pull her back. Her words are like a

refusing to

there. Heaven knows what Callie's parents must think

concerned about, how an alpha