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.

my lower back with one hand... the other trailing

me a chance to

really having a baby?" I didn't expect those words to leave his lips. Why isn't he yelling at me,

unexpected words at a time like this, I look up into

but I see love, happiness...even excitement at the prospect

"we" wasn't

didn't you tell

of stayed that morning...had

catching as his hand moves from my

moan that wants to leave me when he slowly lifts the hem of my top up, as tingles erupt across my tummy

may be able to stifle the moan but not the way my eyes roll into the back of my head from his touch, from the way he kneels down and places a trail of

there." A second hand moves on to my stomach as he

force themselves

through his hair, cupping his face

can feel my eyes glistening with

for edges upon

become too

"Jace, I'm sorry..."

it's done, and it wasn't your fault. None of

as he takes a step up, his eyes following me as he leans

before yet again trailing

are mine Cleo. I

was a stupid notion, I can

life

mistake for the rest of my life. I knew you were my mate...I got scared.

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

too damn much, more than reason...more than sanity." His words break down the walls I had placed around my heart. Walls that I had built brick by brick to

"Jace..."

expect you to forgive me overnight, but

of my destiny and that is by

"But you're birth right..."

wherever you are Cleo, if that is being the alpha of this pack then I

of this pack. You are my