Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 244

Kaia POV

Yes I had been the Luna of the Dark Phantom pack since Hector had marked me, but being able to now feel the buzz of the pack bond running through my veins, warming my chest…is more than I thought it would ever be.

From the day I arrived, a pregnant runaway, they accepted me as one of theirs.

Then when I returned, marked yet with no memory of my life before the amnesia, they once again showed me nothing but support and kindness.

I don’t care what Hector says about the Amber Desert pack, this was without a doubt the pack he was destined to create and lead.

Speaking of which, as soon as I felt the guard pushing on my mind-link to announce visitors at the gates…I had a strange feeling I would be due a visit from Than’s parents.

Medea couldn’t help but meddle and it wouldn’t be long before she gave her two cents on what I had done.

So when Hector’s block was up, and the guard reports to his Luna instead…me. I granted permission, I wanted to give her a dressing down just as much as she felt I was over due one.

She exits the car, her nose already up in the air…already finding fault with something within this pack. But she forgets I have lived inside of hers, I know all of their faults…and this pack doesn’t have any.

She is just bitter and twisted…never having wanted Hector to succeed. Still expecting him to be that 8 year old boy that had no choice but to move in after his mother died.

As if she was doing him a favour, when she was the one that ruined a happy family.

“Is that who I think it is?” Aubrey is peaking out of the sitting room curtains next to me, just as intrigued.

“Oh yes.” I moan out as I take in Medea’s appearance…a white pant suit with high heels.

“You need to tell the Alpha they are here.” Aubrey says through gritted teeth, worried about what might go down.

“Huh, please…I can handle Than’s disgruntled parents.”

“Luna..” Aubrey groans at me as I move into the hallway to open the front door. But I don’t give her warning a second thought, I was going to enjoy this.

“Alpha Damon, Luna Medea…this is a surprise..”

“Is it?” I forgot how grating her voice was on my ears.

“Where is he?” She barks out, looking past me towards Hector’s and mine’s office.

“Alpha Hector? He is otherwise engaged at the moment, I’m sure if he knew you were visiting us….Is there something I can help with?”

“We can wait.” Alpha Damon nods, as he follows his mate through the front door.

“Certainly, do sit down…” I’m over exaggerating my politeness, to the point of sarcasm. Damon has picked up on it, he always did. Medea just seems oblivious to my change in tone.

“Are you sure there isn’t something I can help with…” My eyes dart to Aubrey standing by the curtains, she refuses to leave me. They both sit on the couch, Medea looking as if it pains her to sit in another alpha’s house. I sit on the opposite couch, my body sitting forward…I’m not prepared to be sitting comfortably.

“No, this is a family matter…”

“Well, I’d like to see if I can help…as Hector’s mate and Luna…”

“Pardon?”

“We completed the bond only last night…” I smile out.

Her lips purse before she makes a strange expression, as if she is sucking on lemons. Before anger emerges in her demeanour.

“Let me get this straight…you deny my son of his Luna, yet take her other mate as her own.”

I just knew she couldn’t wait to try and jab that knife in.

“According to you, Than was only her mate…in fact from what I’ve been told you kicked Hector out of the hospital room when Alora was in the coma.” I state out, my tone remaining super sweet.

“I bet you are loving this aren’t you, seeing my boy in pain.” I hold back on the need to roll my eyes.

“He accepted her rejection Medea, he wasn’t willing to fight for her, fight to the death…”

“Why you..” She is up in a flash, her nails scratching along the length of my arm as she tries to yank me towards her.

“She is a member of our family..”

“No, she is a member of our family now. She was taken from me, from my parents at birth..”

I had been thinking on Alora’s adoption…not that I would blame the adopted parents that showed her nohthing but love…but surely as the pack leaders, Damon and Medea would have researched her parentage…would have been informed of the situation of her birth.

And if they weren’t, then what kind of underhanded people are they dealing with. But this I have decided to keep to myself.

Medea just can’t help herself…she takes a threatening stance towards me, my hand inadvertently touching the scratch marks I had already received.

“Are you sure Medea, I let you lay hands on me once…you won’t get another chance.”

My words seem to register with Hector as he sniffs the air, his eyes flashing with anger to my arm.

“You touched my Luna?” Hector is by my side in a flash, his hand ripping me to his side. His growl is unworldly, which is mirrored by his own Father.

“I’m sure..” Orpehus tries to diffuse the spiralling confrontation, but he doesn’t understand the bad blood between us all.

“Get them out of here Orpheus before I make Than an orphan as well as mate-less.” His threat even shakes me to my core, as his aura darkens.

Orpheus starts escorting them both out, until Damon stops and lets them continue ahead. He turns to look at Hector, his shoulders slumped slightly.

“Congratulations on finding your mate Hector…” I am left speechless by his words. Whether they are intended to ease the tension I don’t know, but they fail in reducing Hector’s threatening anger. If anything it only strengthens it.

“I don’t know how you did it?” Hector murmurs as he picks my arm up and starts licking my arm. I swallow hard, I still wasn’t used to such a show of affection in front of others. It still makes me weak at the knees.

“Did what?” Damon watches Hector clean my wound.

“Left Mum. Because I don’t care what you claimed at the time…what you still claim..you loved her more than you will ever let on. I was there, I was present…you can’t turn off that kind of love.”

Damon’s eyes dart to the front door, Medea and Orpheus arguing by the car…her ears not on our conversation.

“I could never give Kaia up, I could never deny our love.”