Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 407

~ Knox ~

“I’m taking her!” I defiantly growl out, not up for discussion.

“No you’re not, she’s my daughter.” Hector growls back, his aura had been swirling around the room for the past ten minutes. Trying to suppress me…but I wasn’t going to back down. He might be one of the most powerful alphas in existence but my fury was a raging volcano within me, making my aura just as strong.

“And she’s my mate.” I seethe out.

“Not yet she isn’t.” He bites back which forces a demonic smirk to enter onto my lips.

“Is that a challenge because I don’t think even the Dark Phantom alpha can stop me from marking my own mate.”

“Enough both of you, this isn’t helping.” Kaia roars out, her hands flinging in the air from frustration. The pack was on high alert, Jaxon and Jace demanding answers and Josie was on some kind of personal journey to heal the world.

I had to walk away from the hospital in the end as she treated the injured, before I flung her over my shoulder and marched her out. I left her under the watchful eye of Alpha Jude and Alpha Orpheus.

“I’m taking her out, end of!” I’ve had enough of this place, enough of this pack and being told what to do. What to do about my own life and my own mate.

“Taking her where Kit? To the training camp…it’s not exactly girlfriend worthy is it.”

“She’s not my girlfriend, she’s my mate Jaxon. The sooner you all see that the easier it will be for you when she leaves.”

“She’s not leaving.” Hector growls out.

“To hell she isn’t. ”

“You don’t make choices for her, she can do that herself.” Jace growls at me, the entire alpha family, except for one, eyeing me with hatred right now.

All because I am threatening to take away their beloved Josie. It’s not like I’m taking her away forever, she’ll come and visit but I can’t be away from her and run the next alpha training programme. So something has to change. There has to be a compromise somewhere.

“You’ve been lying to them all their lives, rewriting history. Are you surprised when the enemy comes knocking, trying to change history back?” This is was pissed me off even more. They’ve created this mess by not being honest from the start…by hiding the past.

“I don’t think you should be lecturing me on lies.” Hector continues to seethe out at me. I can see his wolf on the verge of shifting, something that is only spurring my wolf on further. I’ve fought his sons before, I think I’d like to fight him too.

“Meaning?”