Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 314

~ Josie ~

I could only manage to sit on a stool on the kitchen island, my legs ached even more as soon as I tried to sit at the kitchen table…the bending down pulling at my wounds.

I was in my own world, my mind lost in my own thoughts as my hands hugged the mug of coffee, keeping me warm. It was cold today, colder than usual and like always, I felt it more than the others.

I didn’t notice Jaxon and Knox return from training until Mum walked in, also noticing their arrival.

“How was training?” Mum breezes in, dressed in a white milk-maid style dress and a denim jacket. Her go to flip flops clicking with her steps.

“Fine.” Jaxon grunts as I hear him pot cereal into a bowl.

“Just fine?” Mum’s tongue clicks in annoyance.

“What do you want me to say Mum? That I’m doing two people’s work…” I roll my eyes at Jaxon’s curt reply, he fails to forget that he would be the sole alpha of this pack one day and would have a beta..not another alpha by his side.

Maybe Jace was right to leave, maybe he did it to finally force Jaxon to step up and take on full responsibility of the pack, by himself.

“No different to how your father runs the pack.” She turns, her eyebrow raising and her arms crossing in front her chest.

“He has you.”

“Not at the beginning he didn’t, when he built this pack from scratch. So quit your moaning.” She quite rightfully reprimands him for his attitude. Yes Jace leaving has put a spanner in the works but it would have happened sooner or later.

“Did someone mention me?” Dad walks into the kitchen from his office, his hands wrapping around Mum as he starts nibbling at her ear from behind. He makes no attempt to hide how much Mum’s scent still affects him to this day.

“Just saying what an impressive alpha you are…” Mum leans her neck to the side to reveal her mark to him, which he kisses. Their love like something out of a fairytale. Something I have always envied, ever more since knowing it would never happen to me.

“Oh really.”

“Ew gross.” Jaxon mutters, earning a death stare from Dad.

I remain where I sit, my back straight as I try to act unbothered by his presence, unbothered by the fact that I could feel his eyes on my back.