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

- Cleo -

It was one bombshell after another this morning. There was a lot for me to take in and consider.

"All I am asking is for a few days, to see if you could imagine raising your child here Cleo. Where they would be protected, nurtured...and would have a pack waiting for them to run when I retire." He extends his hand out to me, indicating that he would like the photo back. I place it in his hands where he puts it back in the safe, locking it and recovering with the painting...as if it didn't exist.

"What about me?"

"You will be the Luna. You will contribute to the success of the pack, you will train...to the outside world, even to our pack members, we will be an alpha and luna.

We will raise your child together, you would receive your own income...I would make sure you were rewarded financially Cleo.

I would make sure you were well looked after. All I ask is that you take sometime to consider it, for you to think about the opportunity I am offering you."

The knock on the door that disturbs our private conversation, couldn't come at a better time.

The door opens to reveal a male of a similar age to alpha Than.

"Ah Cleo this is my beta Zane, and his mate Freya you will spot around the house."

"Hello." I smile out to Beta Zane, his wide eyes staring back at me as he nods his head to me in a greeting.

"The morning report Alpha.." A document is passed between the two of them, one that Alpha Than places upside down on his desk.

"Thanks Zane, I'll take Cleo on a tour of the grounds soon. She's going to be staying with us for a few days...I hope?" Alpha Than puts me completely on the spot. But it isn't as if I had anywhere else to go. ""Yes...yes I will."

....

another female...I think she must be an elderly relative of

at all over lunch, even when I asked her questions. She just stared back

kept answering my questions on

I was taken for a walk around the pack...getting to know the

big pack, bigger than I had

view points to

my old pack, the pack before the White Moon attacked the

changed everything, in

could see me raising a child here, it had modern elements to it but still captured a

what do you think?" Alpha Than interrupts my thoughts as

"It's a great pack.."

""You can be honest."

"I am, it is."

Ret

He stops walking, which results in me doing the

smirk forming upon his

belongs to en.kikistoriim, a

say that..." I smirk back. Why was it so

around

that we

way.

bond with Alora is enough to

stands, still breathing. He was