Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond

"Your Luna? Are you fucked up in the head?" Jaxon responds as Jace seethes by his side. Trying to keep his wolf contained.

"Cleo is my luna, the pack's luna...and the child.."

Than stops, an almight roar bellowing out of Jace, a smirk forming across his face before he continues.

"...will be my heir."

Jace's wolf is on the precipice of taking control, of seeking out blood.

"First you abuse my mother, and now you take my mate as your own...I don't think so." He's rumble is low, predatory...inhuman.

"There is nothing you can do..."

"She is the rightful luna of the Clear Waters pack."

"She is now the luna of the Amber Desrt pack, it cannot be undone. Even if I die... Cleo will remain the luna...her child..."

"My child." Jace takes a swing at Than, reminding me that Than is slower...he is a similar age to Dad...and his reflexes confirm as such.

He's slow in comparison to the alpha son of the White Wolf and Dark Phantom leader.

I am knocked backwards trying to dodge the sudden movement but I needed not bother, Jace catches me with ease in his arms....arms that pull me away from another alpha and only into his.

Than's jaw tenses...spitting out blood as he stares at me, now wrapped in Jace's

arms.

My back pressing against his brick built chest...this is all I ever wanted to be.

But that was the old me...not the new me.

"Your child is the heir to the Amber Desert pack. Like I said...it cannot...and will not be undone." Than roars out impatiently.

"And if you die?"

"It can not be undone."

"And if you die?" Jace yells out.

"Then Cleo here remains the luna...she cannot leave this pack...ever."

"Then I'll burn this pack to the ground. Then it won't need an heir." Jace threatens.

"That would be one way of solving this predicament you have found yourself in." Than

deviously smirks out, his mind already spinning a new plan that will no doubt already be including me. I am forever to be tangled up in his web of lies too.

No..no more. My baby is not a pawn. Not for any of them.

"You need to leave." It takes all my strength to do so, but I manage to push my body out of Jace's hold.

"What... No Cleo..."

"You all need to leave. I'm fine...you didn't need to come here. I appreciate your concern but Than and Medea have been looking after me. I'll be safe here." I move just out of Jace's reach as he tries to pull me back into him.

“No, you staying isn't an option."

"Well then it's a good thing you aren't making decisions for me Jace, because from what I hear you've been making a few ill-advised

decisions yourself lately..." My

land on Callie, a surge of heated anger flooding back through me.

"Cleo."

"I'm fine, I'll be fine." I growl back, jumping further out of his way so that he could not touch

me again.

Could not change my mind...that addictive sensation of wanting to be touched by him, kissed by him...loved by him...I can't let that control me any longer.

"No Cleo, nothing about this is fine." Josie bellows out at me.

"I am the luna of the Amber Desert, and these are my pack members. You need to

call your warriors back, these are my pack members and they are innocent."

"No....you are my luna...you are my..."

"What Jace, what am I to you?" I seethe out.

"Mate...you are my mate."

"Was, I was your mate. But you threw it all away. You couldn't trust me, you couldn't love me for who I was..." I scream the words out, any holding back of my emotions having now vanished.

He seems stunned by my words, shocked in fact. He's too fast...and my body is slow with this pregnancy.

"What...No...you've done nothing wrong...you were...you are perfect." His hands cup at my face, his face inches from mine. His forehead leaning in against mine.

"Please Cleo.His words break my

heart, but it is too late. This isn't

about us any more...this is about lives caught up in something not of their own making. I can't let the pack members die because of me

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And if I leave here now... Than will attack...Hector and Jaxon will destroy everyone here. If I stay...the souls of this pack are more likely to survive.

"You should go...you need to go." Excruciating pain hits me in my chest, my heart breaking.

"You heard the Luna, all of you need to leave...now." Than orders out.

"She remains the luna if you die?" Jace's hands are still cupping my face, his eyes

still set on mine. But his jaw tenses as he speaks to Than.

"Yes?"

"Then I'll fight you..."

"Fight me for what?"

"For your lands, for my luna...for the title of alpha of the Amber Desert pack."