Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 372

~ Josie ~

“They stink.” Knox grunts out, his nose wrinkling from the smell.

“If you don’t want him to eat the car seats then he needs snacks.” I reach into the dog treat bag, fetching a handful of snacks.

“It’s not my car, tell him he can chew away.” Knox quips as I reach behind in the back seat to give Lobo some dog snacks.

We were two hours into the journey to the Clear Waters pack, Lobo’s restlessness starting to kick in.

I knew I couldn’t be away without Lobo, even if it is only for a few days. He’s my boy.

Knox didn’t seem keen in sharing a pack SUV with Auntie Alora and Ezra, and to be honest, with Lobo in the back it was probably the best option. Otherwise, we would have stopped at least five times already to give Lobo some leg space outside. At least with the back to himself he can stretch out.

Before leaving home I had gone to the hospital to explain to Doctor Abel that I would delay my return to work by a few days.

Any guilt I felt in telling him soon dispersed as he reassured me that he would be just fine and that the break from the pack would be good for my recovery.

When I told him it was the Clear Waters pack he seemed more enthused than me; telling me to swim every day to help build my strength back up.

I didn’t like not being at the hospital, but I can’t deny that being away for a few days was something I needed after everything that had happened recently.

By the time we arrive at the Clear Waters pack, I’m in the back seat with Lobo, his kanine body stretched across me as he sleeps.

As the car comes to a halt, Knox moves out of the vehicle only to open the back door and lift a sleeping Lobo off me and into his arms. Lobo doesn’t stir, he’s never been so comfortable around a male as he has been with Knox. It’s astonishing to watch. Not even Dad, and before Knox…he was his favourite.

As I step out of the vehicle, the memories I hold of the Clear Waters pack really do not do it any justice. This was a little piece of heaven, here on earth.