Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 403

~ Knox ~

“Josie STOP!” I growl out in warning as her skin colour starts to pale, her energy levels draining before my very eyes.

She was taking too much. As Hector’s skin colour was returning back to normal, albeit slightly pale… hers was deteriorating.

“Just a little further…” She gasps out but I’ve had enough, I can’t watch any more of this. Take any more of this.

She was going too far, and she needed to stop now.

“Josie enough!” I wrap my arms around her, pulling her into my frame as I let my hands snake up her body, letting the bond reach out to her.

“It’s too much, stop her!” My wolf roars in my mind, he was right. But how do I stop her.

Just as I prepare to rip her away she lets go of the power, that red glow no longer emitting from her hands. Silence settles around us, as eyes flicker between Josie and Hector. She’s just revealed her gift to her entire pack. Fine, not all pack members are here but word spreads, she’s just stepped out of the shadows and into the light.

She remains standing only for a moment before her legs collapse under her, my arms supporting her completely.

I pick her up, cradling her in my arms...her skin now the same colour Hector’s was when the silver took its hold.

“Josie!” Kaia comes running to my side, her hands touching the forehead of her daughter.

“What did you do?” She leans in, whispering against her Josie’s forehead as she places a kiss upon it.

Kaia’s eyes start to glow a brilliant bright blue before me. The blue inner circle that is usually out shadowed by her green colour, completely bleeds out. Her eyes taking on a spectre type appearance as she seems to take the energy off Josie, absorbing it for herself.

It’s like a chain reaction, as she deteriorates, Josie’s plush skin colour starts to return. Only for Kaia to wobble before me.

“Kaia?” I reach out, gripping on to her upper arm to support her, only for Jaxon and Jace to move with great speed to her side.

“Please tell me I didn’t just imagine what I just saw?” Jace barks out as he moves his mother slowly to a chair to sit down.

“What was the red light?” Jaxon turns to me, his eyes falling upon Josie in my arms, a frown entering onto his face.