Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 539

“No…no…I wasn’t willing.” Her voice is firm yet quiet in volume. I wish I had misheard, I wish I had this wrong…is she saying what I think she is saying.

“You mean?”

“It was a long time ago..”

“Mum…” Josie starts to sob out, as she tries to take a step closer to Mum.

“You knew about this?” So much rage is laced in Jaxon’s voice as he turns on Auntie Alora.

“Yes..”

“Not at the time no, she was in a coma. It isn’t Alora’s fault any more than it is mine. We were both victims..”

“He attacked you? He forced himself on you?” I can already feel my chest stretching out, my spine elongating to my full height as pure red molten anger boils through my veins.

I wanted blood, I wanted his death. I could feel Jaxon next to me reacting in the same way, feel his wolf on the verge of hunting this alpha down and ripping his head off.

Because that’s what I am going to do. He hurt our mother…

“Yes!”

“And he’s still breathing?”

“He has lived with a severed mate bond, that is a punishment worse than death. Why give him the easy option..” Mum responds, her eyes glued to both Jaxon and me.

“Because now he has taken Cleo, to act out revenge on.” I was shaking, I couldn’t contain my

wolf any longer. He needed out, he needed to find her. What if he was hurting her as we stand here talking about the past.

“This is my fault.” I seethe out.

“How?” Mum’s brow furrow in confusion.

“I’ve forced her into his arms.”

“No, Jace…you weren’t to know.” Callie stands on the fringe of my family crisis, her eyes glistening with pained tears.

I’m a fool, I’ve been such a fool. Trying to fight against our mate bond, thinking I was keeping her safe when all it has done is pushed her towards a danger I didn’t know even existed.

“I was the future alpha until his mother decided to push me aside for my brother.”

“Brother…” All three of us respond, Dad has never mentioned to us siblings that he has a brother.

“We share the same father.”

“You need to do something Hector, please.” Auntie Rosa sobs out, Ares now holding her to him. I can see the anger radiating off him, his own sister was in peril.

“I can’t, I no longer have any claims on those lands. I would be unlawfully taking the alliance to war.”

“What if you do have a reason to invade those lands.” All eyes turn to Jaxon.

“I don’t but if I do…then nothing would get in my way from destroying him once and for all.” Dad’s eyes bleed out into an orangey red, gone are the grey ash pupils…now replaced with balls of fire.

“How about your grandchild?”