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 the

was just too strong. His coconut scent polluted the cabin and like a drug I found

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

appalled. I

time I try to make sense of what had

showed lack of control...only for the anger

one that came 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 it was

me, my body freezing on the spot... my pacing

my mirror,

temporarily forgotten as she tries to stop me from spiralling. "I'll be down in a minute." I call

fine, I was confident...I knew my life's plan before

baby, my family were supportive...they were going to build a house next

now Jaxon knows for

a thread after being caught

Know everything.

Jace then my entire

forgive

the complete blame. Twice now he has put me in a position I didn't

seeking me out.

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

my bedroom where Dad tries to reach out to pull her back. Her

how?" I seethe out, refusing to turn to look

Heaven knows what Callie's parents must think of

concerned about, how an alpha and luna that you