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

Chapter 0534

-Jace-

"Here, let me take your things Auntie Rosa." I move around Jaxon, ignoring his sudden issues with Ares as I retrieve the bags from the floor to take inside into their guest room.

"Jace." She almost jumps aside at my closeness, her eyes concentrating on Ares as he meets Jaxon's scrutinising scare.

Good for him, he was an alpha himself and he needed to grow into his future title. About time Jaxon got used to other males fighting back.

It can't just be myself and Knox all the time. Besides Ares is like a younger sibling to Jaxon and I...he wouldn't go out of his way to hurt him.

If anything he would be gentler with him that he was with me.

However, the warning rumble emitting from Jaxon's chest forces me to caution my brother's reaction.

"Jaxon..." I growl out, reminding Jaxon that this is my land and for once, he has to do what I want.

I won't have him acting this way, not when the last group gathering ended the way it did.

It seems to work, snapping him out of his anger long enough for him to redirect towards me.

"What?" He narrows his eyes at me, my own wolf pressing forward in preparation.

I won't have him challenging me, not here and not today of all days.

things to

you?" I find him through the mind-link and push on it, wanting to get to the root of his irrational anger of late. Until I lose my link to the Dark Phantom pack, and with my family close by, I can now use the mind-link

recently it seems to

"Nothing."

don't have to

Rosa and Uncle Orpheus inside the alpha house. Where

but dread starts to wash over me. I turn

absence is noticeable. Their arrival just

first to embrace me, always

level of coldness spreads over me without her being

into the hallway, I guess growing up we were always

not well." Auntie Rosa sheepishly responds, her gaze not meeting either Mum's

She's been poorly for

on?" Callie moves towards me whispering into my

"I don't know."

pushes as she takes a seat next to Auntie Rosa, who awkwardly looks towards

Auntie Rosa's laugh is highly pitched, even

when do werewolves become ill..." Mum shrugs, her brows furrowing as she

shrinks into her seat, her

on the phone." Jaxon's aura

"Excuse me?"