Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 404

~ Josie ~

My eyes open to find myself in a hospital bed, this wasn’t part of the plan.

Scanning my surroundings, the chaos that had ensued after the attack seems to have died down. But when I realise it is only because I am in a private room, that’s why I can’t hear anything…I’ve been moved away.

It pains me to think our pack members were still suffering, and I wasn’t helping them.

As my eyes focus more, I can see a small rectangle shaped window that looks out into the corridor outside. My entire family stand there, watching me through the glass window.

He kicks in to action trying to get through the door, only for Jaxon and Jace to pull him back. A roar follows, a roar only Knox would make.

“I wanted to talk to you alone.” I gasp out as Dad’s voice calls out to me from the corner of the room. I hadn’t even noticed him there, my senses all over the place.

He looks grey, in pain still, but he is alive…he is out of the hospital bed.

“Dad!” I cry out trying to sit up as he moves towards me. I thought I had lost him, so to see him moving towards me is a miracle.

A miracle I will need time to understand. I had pushed myself too far, taken on too much but I couldn’t let him leave us. Not when I had the ability to stop it.

“Josie…” A frown enters into his face, sadness edged in his eyes.

“What’s going on? Are you…”

“I’m going to be fine. I still have some healing to do but the doctor says I will make a full recover.” Complete relief washes over me, removing that panic at seeing his sadness. Just having him here before me shows it had been worth it.

His eyes glance to the window, where Knox is still trying to push past both of my brothers.

“I’ve asked Jaxon and Jace to keep Knox away until I’ve spoken to you alone.” His voice has little energy to it, I can tell he is torn between an alpha and a father.

“Okay..” I exhale uncertain of where Dad was going with this.

“What do you think you were doing?”

“I was saving you.” I sigh out, the father part of him had won his inner battle.

“No..”