Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 402

“Don’t you fucking dare!” Knox’s vicious growl would perhaps stop me any other time, when it wasn’t a life or death situation.

But there’s nothing he can do or say to stop me from doing this.

As I take a step closer, Knox firmly grips my wrist and pulls me, making me collide with his firm chest. He’a scared, I know he is…I am too. I’m scared of losing my Dad, scared that if I don’t at least try…I’ll regret it for eternity.

“I’m doing it. I know you would too.” I whisper under my breath, my eyes searching his for the truth.

I know he would, if he could he would. So why would it be any different.

I have some kind of gift, I don’t know its full extent yet, but I just know I can do this.

Like I know tomorrow the sun will rise again…it’s so engrained into me, part of my make up, that I have no fear of the unknown part of it.

“I can’t let you do it, you don’t know the after effects. The cost. There’s always a balance Red, a price to pay.” His voice is a low warning, a prayer for me to stop. But I can’t. I would never forgive myself for not trying.

“I don’t care, he is my father.”

“And you are mine, my mate. I will not let you do it.”

“You can’t stop me Knox.” I yank my wrist out of his hold, taking a silent yet deafening step away from him. His head shaking in protest as he reaches out to me once again.

“I’ll be fine…” I mouth to him as I turn to face Dad, his eyes heavy and his skin grey. He was dying. The silver has almost won.

I search inside myself, search for that feeling that overwhelmed me when I was treating Kieran. That urge to heal.

I clear my mind, letting my wolf step forward as she gives me her full support. She has no doubt that I can do this, that we can do this.

With a deep breath in, a warm red light appears in my inner mind. I welcome it, letting it spread into my chest and throughout my entire body, until I feel the tingles of it running from my heart into my arms.

“Josie, STOP!” I hear Knox’s voice warn out, calling out to me. But it sounds miles away, it’s not close enough.

“Just a little further.” My wolf’s voice enters my mind, she’s on the cusp, readying to take control if I can’t stop, if I refuse to stop.

“Josie, enough.” I hear Knox’s voice louder this time, as tingles erupt over my body from his touch. He was calling me back to him.

I feel the silver leave Dad’s body, feel his heart now beating with a new strength…feel his body healing. It’s difficult to stop once I’ve started, stop this level of power that continues to overwhelm me.

But between my wolf and Knox’s touch I manage to let it go. I manage to cut it myself.

What I didn’t expect was as soon as I cut that link…for darkness to take over me.

For my legs to give way and the distant sound of Knox screaming my name, as my legs collapse from under me.