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

Chapter 0540

- Jace -

"Grandchild?" A few voices ask at once, all eyes looking to Jaxon in replica astonishment, myself included.

"Jaxon, what are you talking about..." Josie calls out, but my eyes are locked on my brother, whose hand...that has remained on my shoulder for some time, suddenly has some weight to it.

Suddenly I can feel myself being pushed down by a gravitational weight.

"Jace..." He turns to me, a graveness within his eyes.

"Jaxon?" Mum demands out but she is immediately hushed by Jaxon.

"Mum, just stop... Jace..." My head tilts slightly to his hand on my shoulder, he had crossed the floor to be by my side...he was preparing to support me before I even knew why.

Why would he need to support me..

Then a flashback, to their odd behaviour the other night. The way he wouldn't leave her alone...the way he snatched the champagne flute out of her hand.

"No.." I gasp out.

"Yes."

was right...when has Rosa ever been around humans. Except for my beach club and I put an end to that...being with her instead. "Of course I am certain, she's

was pregnant with my child I would have felt it,

sensed if she was

for once his aggression towards me is replaced with a yearning for her, a fear that I've done

the now silence of the room. Everybody had been so loud, so vocal that I couldn't make sense of what was

trying to force me to open my eyes to

time. How she had tried to reach out to

anything I

I

I flaunted a fake mate before her very eyes, touched another.....purposefully, when my own mate stood before me. Pregnant with my

her heart yet again, pushed her to an

against us, against our parents. Biding his time....just

is mine? Dare have what is destined for

no Jace.. " Callie's voice is tearful,

done." I breathe out, my

Ares shoots me a

I close my eyes,

is

love with her,