Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 476

~ Cleo~

I needed to work out the tension building in my shoulders and upper back.

I hadn’t attended training this morning, going straight to the hospital instead and now I was paying the price.

I also needed to keep my body moving to stop my brain thinking, I just needed silence.

The pack gym being the obvious place for me to loosen up the tightness in my body.

However, it wasn’t the quietest of places…which turned out to be a good thing.

I may not be able to shift right now but that doesn’t mean I still can’t train, that I can’t still work on my strength.

I was a fast shifter, a fighter…being pregnant isn’t an excuse to not be able to defend myself in the

event of a pack attack.

We, the Red Thorn pack, have no quarrel with other packs…but being connected closely to the Dark Phantom and Clear Waters does put us potentially in the firing line for this White Moon pack and the hunters to take revenge.

I saw on a first hand account how easily a well guarded pack can turn into complete mayhem in a matter of moments, how evil can penetrate the defences and murder innocent lives.

We know how quickly things can change and pregnant or not, I promised myself I would be ready…I would be ready to fight.

This is my family pack, my brother’s future pack and I will help him to protect his legacy.

I’m not alone, pack warriors are making general conversation with me, spotting me with the weights…watching me work out. I’m not blind to how their eyes roam over my body, I was

sweating more than usual…and I was only in a sports bra and leggings.

It was odd to have them around me, I usually worked out alone.

Every single one of them is attractive, in a typical werewolf warrior kind of way.

I suppose I’ve never taken time to look at males from within this pack…a mistake on my part.

Maybe that is something I should do once everything goes back to normal.

If things ever go back to normal…