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

my senses, not giving me a chance to fight it. That

to leave his lips. Why isn't he yelling at me, blaming

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

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

words "we"

you

you of stayed that

hand moves from my neck down

to leave me when he slowly lifts

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

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

force themselves out of

thinking my hands move through his hair, cupping his

feel my eyes glistening

for edges upon his

emotions become

"Jace, I'm sorry..."

and it wasn't your fault. None

up, his eyes

hips before yet again trailing up my curves,

mine Cleo.

tried to live without you. It was a stupid notion, I can see

life of my aunt,

live with that mistake for the rest of my life. I knew you were my mate...I got scared. The thought of Josing you because of the threat on

respond, his forehead

His words break down the walls

"Jace..."

finish. I don't expect you to forgive me overnight, but us

my fate, of my

"But you're birth right..."

being

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