Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 527

“I don’t think Cleo expected to come either Mother.” Alpha Than bends down to pick up the blanket, before placing it back over my shoulders.

“I just wasn’t expecting a visitor so early. I am Luna Medea..” She places a very well manicured hand out to me, I notice expensive rings staked up on her wedding finger.

“Cleo..” I take it, shaking her hand.

“A pleasure. We are actually related..”

“Yes Alpha Than had told me..”

“Than, we don’t use titles in this household.” She smiles out at me, showing her teeth that were perfectly aligned….not one showing any hint of red lipstick which was on her lips.

This woman was a professional Luna, and I was feeling inadequate standing before her.

“What can we do for you?” She gestures for me to sit back down, where she now joins me at the table.

“Well, I was just passing by. Than and I met recently…” I stop myself from going further.

Do I mention his offering, has he even told her. Does she even know that I am pregnant.

She still classed herself as the luna, which means she still was hands on with parts of running the pack.

But how much exactly I wasn’t quite sure just yet.

“Are you not well?” The back of her hand moves to my forehead where she checks my temperature.

“Cleo has been sleeping in her car all night, so I’ve offered her a place to stay for a few days.” Alpha Than responds on my behalf.

“We would love to have you Cleo.”

“I don’t want to step on any toes.”

“You aren’t at all, we have another guest. It seems we are being very hospitable of late..” She smiles out, but I don’t miss the way her eyes dart to her son.

There seemed to be a power struggle between the two of them which may also explain the contrast in style to the house.

The old and the new way of doing things.

…..

Alpha Than showed me to a guest room where female clothing was already placed upon the bed. Apparently the beta’s mate helps around the house and he had already mind-linked her to find some clothes.

He encourages me to be at home, to explore the house and to treat it as mine.

He leaves me to myself for the rest of the morning, I take advantage of the ensuite with a warm shower…the coldness of the morning long gone.

Without access to the pack link here, I was suddenly feeling more alone than being back at home.

Perhaps this was a mistake after all.

My eyes move across the alpha desk as I prepare to leave the office.

Nothing seems out of the ordinary except for one photo frame.

My eyes flash towards it, a sudden glimpse of a face that I recognise has me moving closer to the desk and around it.

My hand reaches out before I can stop myself, picking up the silver photo frame to inspect it further.

I don’t believe it.

Luna Kaia’s young face smiles back at me. She is next to an also young Alpha Than. How was this even possible…

She was so young, she must be fifteen, sixteen in this photograph. She looks carefree, she looks in love.

But she looks different; her hair a darker shade of brown…her eyes a different shade to her green ones…then I realise…this isn’t Luna Kaia, this was her sister.

Her twin sister…the two of them identical unless you really know them…this was Beta Alora.