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

Chapter 0538

- Jace -

"Baby, what baby?"

"Of course..." Mum gasps out but I can't keep up with everybody else's words, all I can concentrate is on one image...Cleo having a baby.

"What baby?" I roar out again, surely, they must have it wrong. She can't be with child, she would have told me.

"Cleo is pregnant." The words leave Auntie Rosa's lips, her eyes piercing directly through to my soul. No..that cannot be.

"What?"

"He still wants an heir, after all this time." Dad's voice rumbles out loudly over everybody else's.

"No the father is a human...it's not Than's." Rosa declares out loudly, shaking her head, her breathing continuing to be erratic.

It's like the world disappears around me...everything just melts away. All the shouting over each other, the incessant noise...it is blocked out, as all I can hear is my own heart beat thudding against my chest. "She's pregnant?" My words don't even sound like my own. They sound clouded...a voice not belonging to me.

Maybe it's the blood now pumping violently against my ear drum that has drowned out even the sound of my own voice.

"Jace?" Jaxon clears the floor towards me, large meaningful strides before his hand lands firmly on my shoulder...helping to keep me grounded.

I know that name?" Josie's voice rises above the arguing that

hands covering her ears as if she was

them. She wouldn't have gone near him if she knew. He's manipulated our lengths to protect them...all this time we've been

met him...he was the one in the bar..the one that got kicked out

world to protect her, just like I would for Josie. Having a sister doesn't matter if they are older or younger than you, you keep them safe no matter

is he?" I growl out in frustration, as Mum turns

so

is your

But also Auntie

mate Dad answers, he

be

the

Mum and Auntie Alora. The words are bitter upon my lips, just how deeply involved is Cleo in this

he used me,

notorious Dark Phantom alpha wolf still as

time they knew." Mum places a hand on

father, my search for him

need to get her

you flee?"