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

- Cleo -

I move his hands off my face...I can't look him in the eyes. My mind was spiralling

and I couldn't stop it.

Freya.

Borders.

Alora....

Supplies.

My mind was making lists of things that need sorting...things that would keep me going right now. If I stopped for a second I fear I would crumble under the heavy burden of guilt.

The hospital.

The injured.

The dead.

No...Alora...

My legs were trembling as I try to remain upright...but she was dead...Alora was dead.

How will they ever forgive me.

There must be something...something in these drawers, in this safe...on this desk that tells me where Medea has escaped to.

I want to kill her myself...I don't think I've ever felt such deadly anger coursing through my body.

She needed to die, and now.

"Cleo...I need you to look at me." His voice is like a beacon calling me home during a terrifying storm at sea. He was guiding me to him, all I had to do was listen...to open up to him.

"I can't.." I shake my head, refusing to give in. If I give in...the guilt takes over, the pain takes me..I will be surrendering myself to it.

holding my hands behind my lower back with

chance to fight it. That gravitational

really having a baby?" I didn't expect those words to leave his

those unexpected words at a time like this, I look up into his green eyes, eyes that look down

see pain, sadness, growing need for vengeance but I see

the words "we" wasn't lost on

didn't you tell

of stayed that morning...had you of reached

moves from my neck down to my stomach...cupping at my

that wants to leave me when he slowly lifts the hem of my top up,

eyes roll into the back of my head from his touch, from the

stomach as he greets his baby, the experience forcing emotions to rise at the

force themselves

hands move through his hair, cupping his

those eyes. I can feel my eyes glistening

Concern for edges upon

emotions become too

"Jace, I'm sorry..."

and it wasn't your

a step up, his

his hands gripping at my hips before yet again trailing up my curves, locking me

are mine Cleo. I

you. It was a stupid notion, I can see that

the life of my

mate...I got scared. The thought

have fought a threat with you, you know that." I respond, his forehead now

break down the walls I had placed around

"Jace..."

forgive me overnight,

fate, of my destiny and that is

"But you're birth right..."

is being the alpha

alpha of this pack. You are my destiny...not