Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

- Cleo -

Freya needed help, she needed constant watching...something I can't do for her. How could I settle her at the alpha house only to leave in a few day's time, it wouldn't be right by her.

But that didn't stop the guilt at watching her being admitted into the psych ward at the hospital.

She seemed absolute fine in my time here, I would t have thought anything out of the ordinary...then snap...suddenly, it's like she's a different person. How Than's abuse in power really has affected her.

She was also about to feel the break of the mate bond, not only could she not be alone in the alpha house for that...I also needed to protect Jace, protect myself and our baby.

Do I agree with Jace's order for Zane to "go missing" on a mission...no, but I understand it is what is necessary for the future of the pack.

Zane being beta opens up the opportunity for Medea to hurt us. To control him for revenge.noveldrama

He also allowed his alpha to do this to his own mate, this was what really played on my mind.

Above all the mate bond should be protected, seen as sacred. He failed her, and now they would both pay the price.

With any luck she won't understand why she feels the tether of the mate bond, her mindset was deteriorating by the day.

I now need the doctors to watch her, she needed to be in the hospital with people around her twenty-four hours a day.

"Luna?" One of the doctor's steps out of her room, his eyes moving up from her chart and onto me. I needed to trust them, I needed them to know we planned on

a future here...and there was no time like the present.

"I need you to contact the Red Thorn pack, ask for Doctor Sophia."

"For any partifuclar reason Luna?"

"You need to request all of my medical records, even ones off records. Tell her I demand it."

"Are you unwell?"

"No, I'm pregnant...and I haven't had any checks or scans..."

He holds his gasp at my announcement, whether he already knew or not, he wasn't letting on. I didn't know who Than may have already told.

"Congratulations, I'll make the necessary arrangements. I'll get word to you..."

"You can mind link me." Jace's stern voice commands out from behind me. He wasn't happy that I had just shared our news, but I had a feeling I wouldn't regret it...I had faith in the pack.

"Yes Alpha!" The doctor tilts his head slightly in a sign of submission to Jace, before moving along the corridor.

"I did think of having her at the alpha house...in...I still don't know her

name. In your Mum's auntie's roo But she's not safe to be left alone right now."

After all that had transpired, I still didn't learn her name. By the time she had left she looked decades younger thanks to Josie's healing

abilities, but she was still a mystery

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"If she is a danger to herself..." Jace takes a step forward, looking through the glass at Freya.

"She is.." I sigh out.

"Then she is a danger to the pack, to you. You are doing the right thing."

"Her only crime was trusting the wrong people. Why did Kaia let her come back here."

"I don't know, there are things we may never know the answer to.." His voice trails

off as he pulls his phone out of his front pant's pocket.

"Jaxon is calling."

"Go...I'll catch you up."

"Not a chance! I meant what I said, you don't leave my side."

"Then I'll come with you."

As we leave the hospital, Jace's hands grip tightly around my body as he is listening to Jaxon's update over the phone.

Since Jace became the new alpha, my wolf has gained energy by the hour.

I won't be able to shift, not until I have given birth but she seems to be siphoning

energy from the mate bond, from Jace's closeness.

The buzz between us like a fully charged battery.

"You've got to be shitting me?” I can't help but lean my ear, pushing on my wolf's extended hearing to listen in on the phone call. Since my wolf's energy has increased Dam

able to hear and see further.

I catch parts of the conversation, but not all of it...however I can feel my face

paling when Callie's parent's are mentioned.

With a dissatisfied growl, Jace hangs up...pushing on the hospital doors a litte too forcefully.

He lets his arm hang out, keeping the door open for me to move between him and the door...before closing it behind him.