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 one hand...

of coconut brutally invades my senses, not giving me a chance to fight it. That gravitational pull to him playing with dirty

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

this, I look up into his green eyes, eyes that look down at me

pain, sadness, growing need for vengeance but I see love, happiness...even excitement at the prospect

the words "we"

you tell

stay? Had you of stayed

my breath catching as his hand moves

me when he slowly lifts the hem of my top up, as tingles erupt

of my head from his touch, from the way he kneels down and places a

hand moves on to my stomach as he greets his baby, the experience forcing emotions to

force themselves

move through his hair, cupping his face as he looks

can feel

edges

become too much...the

"Jace, I'm sorry..."

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

a step up, his eyes

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

mine Cleo. I tried to

without you. It was a stupid notion, I can see that now. It's

the life of my aunt,

mistake for the rest of my life. I knew you were my mate...I got scared. The thought of Josing you because of

a threat with you, you know that." I respond, his forehead now pressing against mine as we just

love you just too damn much, more than reason...more than sanity." His words break down the walls I had placed around

"Jace..."

I don't expect you to forgive me overnight, but us having this

me of my fate, of my destiny

"But you're birth right..."

are Cleo, if that is being the alpha of this pack

pack. You