Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 603

“Yes sir, born and raised. ”

“You don’t smell like a rogue.” I comment.

“Jace kind of made the beach club into a little pack, I guess I get away with it on a technicality.” He lifts his fingers into the air, making a quotation movement with both hands.

“So what’s with the hat…and the whistle?” I was intrigued more over the whistle than the hat, and as he seems relaxed about questions…I wanted to keep them coming.

The beach club was located in one of the hottest parts of the country, the hat goes without saying. Even as a werewolf any sun burn wouldn’t last long thanks to our advanced healing but the whistle…that I just couldn’t understand yet.

“The hat is simple, it’s a style. The whistle is a bit of a running joke..”

“One you need to share with her unless you want me to whip you.” Callie seethes from the front, her increasing nerves making her have a bit of bite.

“Sounds promising?” Colt wiggles his eyebrows at me.

“Colt!” Calle growls out from the front sit.

“It’s a dog whistle.”

“Are you being serious?” I laugh out, as he passes it to me to touch.

“Yes. It helps me differentiate between werewolves and humans at the beach club. Thankfully we mainly only get humans come to the resort, but every now and again a werewolf reacts to the whistle…it just means we keep extra security on them.”

I place the whistle to my lips, Colt giving me an encouraging nod to try it out. I blow out on the whistle, a high pitched sound forcing me to cover my ears.

“Yep, that’ll do it.” Dad chuckles out from the driver’s seat, finding the awful sound amusing.

Having been to the beach club, this certainly would work wonders in the crowd of party goers at the pool parties. No matter how loud the music, a shifter would certainly hear this whistle. I was impressed with Colt’s different approach to security.

“There, you see the gate?” Callie leans forward, pointing out to Dad.

“Yes, I do. Okay, everyone stay on guard. Cleo, you do not leave my sight.” Dad rumbles out.

“Yes Dad.” His eyes find mine in the rear view mirror. I suppress the need to roll my eyes from his

protective ways, I am pregnant with his grandchild after all. Until the child is born, the family members will remain extra alert around me. It’s just natural.