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 hands behind my lower back with one

a chance to

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

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

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

words "we" wasn't

you tell

of stayed that morning...had you of

He sadly smiles out, my breath catching as his hand moves from my

when he slowly lifts

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

moves on to my stomach as he greets his

themselves out

hands move through his hair, cupping his face as he

me...with those eyes. I can feel my

edges

become too

"Jace, I'm sorry..."

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

as he takes a step up, his eyes following

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

are mine Cleo. I

live without you. It was a stupid notion,

the life of

knew you were my mate...I got scared. The thought of Josing you because of the threat on my back...

you, you know that." I respond, his forehead now pressing against mine as

down the walls I had placed around my heart. Walls that I had

"Jace..."

expect you to forgive me overnight, but us having

of my fate, of my destiny and that is by your

"But you're birth right..."

if that is being the alpha of

alpha of this pack. You