Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 590

~ Jace ~

Today had been weighing heavily on all of our minds, the day we finally said goodbye to

Aunt Alora.

We all stood in silence, our head’s bowed as we stood on the beach, the golden sands underfoot as we gave thanks to the moon goddess. Gave thanks for her presence in our lives.

Mum had made one request for today, that it doesn’t close on a sad note…but on a happy one.

She has lost half of her soul, half of her heart.

I know it because that is how I would feel if I ever lost Jaxon or Josie. We aren’t just siblings, we are one of the same.

Connected by more than blood, connected by a triplet bond…something Mum also shared with Alora. Not just sisters, but twin sisters.

Granted, they didn’t even know of each other, their bond only connecting when they were in their adult lives. But that connection, once made, cannot be undone.

Not even by death.

Mum will now forever be a half of herself. She will never recover from this.

It was fair to say that Mum’s retirement started today, that the ceremony planned at short notice for Josie and Knox this evening is the happy note she needed to end the day on.

She needed today to be about more than saying goodbye to her sister.

What a better send off than using the Clear Waters to send Alora’s body back to the moon goddess.

It was nearing sunset, the moon already prominent in the sky, yet the sun still held its heated gaze upon the landscape before us.

The waters, as always, were tranquil. The glistening waters offering a sparkling wonder to where we were sending Alora, on a small wooden raft covered in roses.

Rather than sending her back into the ground, we were sending her out to sea.

Josie was the best shot amongst us, her task was to send a fire-lit arrow into the waters, hitting the raft at the opportune moment.

Alora was dressed in white, her hair plaited like a Greek goddess, free flowing down by her shoulders. Gold leaves planted into her hair, like a crown for a princess. She was the pack’s princess after all.