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.

tell him then, why didn't I find

a few words, that's all it would take...but the allure to him was just too strong. His coconut

pang of guilt forces itself through me again at

appalled. I touched what

each time I try to make sense of what had

for the anger to flare

that came after me, wasn't he the one that touched me first. I

I was willing to leave...but it was he that

Mum's voice calls up to me, my body freezing on the

in front of my mirror, my eyes locking onto

to stop me from spiralling. "I'll be down in a minute." I call back out, yet again, wanting

knew my life's plan before this

was having a human baby, my family were supportive...they were going to build a house

Jaxon knows

and Callie's mate bond was hanging on with a thread after being caught with me... the Varon's

Know everything.

my entire family and

forgive me for this

blame. Twice now he has put me in a position I didn't ask for.

seeking me out.

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

Dad, forcing her way into my bedroom where Dad tries to reach out

you how?" I seethe out, refusing

Heaven knows what Callie's parents must

about, how an