Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 596

~ Cleo ~

My eyes cast upon Jace’s and Josie’s heated discussion just outside of the hospital room door. I wasn’t deliberately listening but the anger hitting me through the bond from Jace was hard to ignore, as was Josie’s deathly scowl aimed solely at her brother.

I do feel for her. Through no fault of her own she is currently caught between her mate and her brother, over someone she doesn’t even know.

“Are you an angel, am I dead?” A lowly hoarse voice steals my attention from the doorway, Jace’s friend Colt finally coming back to.

He was incredibly pale from losing so much blood, his body taking its time to accept the transfusions…I heard the doctors say if it wasn’t for Josie he wouldn’t have made it through.

His eyes are half open, mischievous-looking hazel coloured eyes peering out at me through the small slit of his eyelids. He has longish light brown hair that is swept behind his neck, the length to the base of his neck and he has a stubble that I can tell, consciously hides scaring to the jaw line.

He was handsome; even as his lips tug at the corner of his lips, I knew he was aware of his good looks.

“No angel…welcome back.” I lean closer towards him, my hands pressing the call button by the side of the bed frame

“Are you sure because you must be the moon goddess herself….” His head turns towards me, gaining a closer look at my face.

“…as you sure look like one.”

“Colt?” My eyes dart to the doorway where Callie gasps out loudly.

“Ah there she is…I was thinking you were too important now to visit the commoners.” His hand reaches out towards hers, Callie wrapping hers around it and pulling his hand to her lips.

“How do you feel?”

“Like a high speed train ran me over…reversed..then repeated the action.”

“So not good?” Jace chuckles out from the doorway, his body leaning against the doorframe. His eyes dart to me and I hold his gaze before a hand grabs mine.

“I was talking to this angel…” Colt smiles out at me, moving my hand closer to him.

“Like I said, no angel.” I roll my eyes, I had a feeling Jace’s friend was a bit of a ladies man. Even being half dead wouldn’t stop what I imagine is a very flirtatious character.

“Colt, let me introduce you to my mate Cleo. Luna of the Amber Desert pack.”

“But…” His eyes move to Callie, who nods out in confirmation.

“We have a lot to catch up on.” She lets go of his hand, placing it back on his chest.

“So it would seem. I saw signs of a celebration I just assumed it was the two of you taking on the leadership of the pack, but when the guard said there had been an important death…I knew my timing was off.

Hang on…Luna of the Amber Desert pack? I thought this was the Clear Waters?”

“It is, there really is a lot for us to catch up on bud.” Jace’s lips move to my neck where he places a kiss upon my mate mark, the vibration alone creating tingles on my skin and shooting sparks to my lower core.

“Careful, or you’ll have me wanting you right here.” I purr out through the mind-link to him.

“I’ve literally had blue balls since the training hut…” He groans back at me through the mind-link, that addictive feeling of excitement surging through me. The memory of him lapping up my juices flash back in my mind, making my entire body sing out to him.