Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 402

“Don’t you fucking dare!” Knox’s vicious growl would perhaps stop me any other time, when it wasn’t a life or death situation.

But there’s nothing he can do or say to stop me from doing this.

As I take a step closer, Knox firmly grips my wrist and pulls me, making me collide with his firm chest. He’a scared, I know he is…I am too. I’m scared of losing my Dad, scared that if I don’t at least try…I’ll regret it for eternity.

“I’m doing it. I know you would too.” I whisper under my breath, my eyes searching his for the truth.

I know he would, if he could he would. So why would it be any different.

I have some kind of gift, I don’t know its full extent yet, but I just know I can do this.

Like I know tomorrow the sun will rise again…it’s so engrained into me, part of my make up, that I have no fear of the unknown part of it.

“I can’t let you do it, you don’t know the after effects. The cost. There’s always a balance Red, a price to pay.” His voice is a low warning, a prayer for me to stop. But I can’t. I would never forgive myself for not trying.

“I don’t care, he is my father.”

“And you are mine, my mate. I will not let you do it.”

“You can’t stop me Knox.” I yank my wrist out of his hold, taking a silent yet deafening step away from him. His head shaking in protest as he reaches out to me once again.

“I’ll be fine…” I mouth to him as I turn to face Dad, his eyes heavy and his skin grey. He was dying. The silver has almost won.

I search inside myself, search for that feeling that overwhelmed me when I was treating Kieran. That urge to heal.

I clear my mind, letting my wolf step forward as she gives me her full support. She has no doubt that I can do this, that we can do this.

With a deep breath in, a warm red light appears in my inner mind. I welcome it, letting it spread into my chest and throughout my entire body, until I feel the tingles of it running from my heart into my arms.