Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 260

~Knox~

I was sat in a family’s home preparing for a family’s war.

The fiery red head returning from a shift at the hospital, greeted by her family..and myself. I’ve never felt more out of place in my life than I do than at this very moment in time.

This had the potential of heading downhill very quickly. I didn’t know the red head but something told me when backed into a corner, that’s when she comes out fighting her best.

And she was about to be backed into a corner by her brothers.

“Josie sweetheart, how was your shift?” Alpha Kaia’s tone is soft, welcoming.

“A bit slow today..” Her eyes lock on mine, a smirk of defiance forming onto her face. She’s lying, she looks exhausted but if the argument of earlier regarding her weapons training was anything to go by…if she showed signs of working in the hospital was also too much…they would unceremoniously cut that from her too.

She has been thriving in her parent’s pack, a pack that was about to become her brother’s.

“Did George find you?” My shoulders stiffen from the mention of the shit.

“George?” I don’t miss the flash of annoyance in her eyes.

“Yes, he was looking for you…Dad, didn’t you walk him to the hospital?” Jace was inadvertently trying to diffuse the tension that was about to fall upon this living room.

The Varon family had money, there was no denying that but they didn’t thrust it in your face…their décor taste was comfortable family home. Mistakes could be made here and covered up by the dark furniture.

This was a nurturing supportive pack and family home. The alphas had done well, if anything to maintain that reputation they had of being ruthless…nothing here screamed ruthless to me. Yet it would take a fool to not see just how powerful this family, the alpha mates were.

“He found me.” She grunts as she kicks her trainers off and lands on the couch next to Jace, placing her legs up under herself. She had the temperament of a wild lion, but could switch to the demeanour of a harmless cat wanting cuddles on the sofa. She was the complete opposite of me, I was rigid, cold…I had to be.

“Uh oh trouble in paradise?” Jace tries to tease her but he has hit the nail on the head, her eyes flickering back to me.

“What’s going on?” She moves the subject on, her eyes falling upon her parents and Jaxon who, similar to me, were sat adjacent to her.

“We wanted to talk to you..” Alpha Hector starts before he is cut off by Jaxon.

“I am cutting you from weapons training.” His voice is like a thunder booming through a still sky.

“What, why?” That soft approachable feline has snapped back into a ferocious defending lioness.