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

"There's some paperwork I want you to look at, to read over before you make a decision."

"What kind of paperwork?"

"A contract to read over."

"You've had a contract drafted up already?"

"I'm feeling hopeful." He shrugs out, he was extremely confident that I would take him up on his offer.

We move back to his office, where he places the contract in front of me. A document consisting of page after page, it's going to take me a few days just to read this alone.

"Did you have a legal team draft this up or something?" I laugh out but it falls flat by his blunt and non humourous response.

"Yes. I want to do this right."

I take a seat on the chair opposite his desk...does he expect me to read this all in one sitting.

I wouldn't know the first thing about reading a legal document.

"I want to do right by you Cleo, I want you to know that no matter what happens to me.

pack will

my eyes readjusting from scanning

until your child becomes

would have complete

protect you. No matter what happens you are legally part of this pack, legally binding to be the Luna no matter what. For your child to be the future alpha...no matter what." "No matter

this pack will protect you Cleo. Your child will be the next alpha, nobody can

child will be an alpha as far as anyone knows. Let me take care of you, let me look out for you." I let his words sink in, trying to find a loophole to his offering...trying to

too good to

be the future alpha, which not he, or anybody

"What are you thinking?"

want to

just the truth. Let's make that vow to one another

you are tricking me, that this is too good to

binding contract if there was. If anything,

right, he was looking

had their own lives their own concerns. Jace has a mate bond to try and save, Dad has

it. He would demand the baby joins

sign this document,

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