Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 539

“No…no…I wasn’t willing.” Her voice is firm yet quiet in volume. I wish I had misheard, I wish I had this wrong…is she saying what I think she is saying.

“You mean?”

“It was a long time ago..”

“Mum…” Josie starts to sob out, as she tries to take a step closer to Mum.

“You knew about this?” So much rage is laced in Jaxon’s voice as he turns on Auntie Alora.

“Yes..”

“Not at the time no, she was in a coma. It isn’t Alora’s fault any more than it is mine. We were both victims..”

“He attacked you? He forced himself on you?” I can already feel my chest stretching out, my spine elongating to my full height as pure red molten anger boils through my veins.

I wanted blood, I wanted his death. I could feel Jaxon next to me reacting in the same way, feel his wolf on the verge of hunting this alpha down and ripping his head off.

Because that’s what I am going to do. He hurt our mother…

“Yes!”

“And he’s still breathing?”

“He has lived with a severed mate bond, that is a punishment worse than death. Why give him the easy option..” Mum responds, her eyes glued to both Jaxon and me.

“Because now he has taken Cleo, to act out revenge on.” I was shaking, I couldn’t contain my

wolf any longer. He needed out, he needed to find her. What if he was hurting her as we stand here talking about the past.

“This is my fault.” I seethe out.

“How?” Mum’s brow furrow in confusion.

“I’ve forced her into his arms.”

“No, Jace…you weren’t to know.” Callie stands on the fringe of my family crisis, her eyes glistening with pained tears.