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

"I knew the daughter of the White Wolf was in hiding...no Josie you didn't die...you've been awoken." Doctor Abel comments from the back, as he takes a step towards me...a big grin forming upon his face.

"We must share the news." He says as he continues to smile at me.

"They already know..." I smile back as pack member's voices enter my mind, just as I can feel the warmth of the pack link settle upon my chest. Excitement radiates through me as I realise I can feel them, I can feel them for the first time in my life. I want to get up, I want to dance, to cartwheel down the hospital corridor.

I hadn't been forgotten after all.

....

I wasn't tired, how can I be.

I felt more alive for the first time in my life than I had ever been. My wolf was like this buzz flowing through my body, an electrical current that never ended.noveldrama

It was warm, it was empowering...I loved it.

The sensation of having her was new, and I could feel she was weak...needing to build up her strength in both wolf form and within my skin form. Yet, I could already feel the power she possessed...is this how all werewolves feel...

"Just take your time." Knox growls as he helps me climb out of bed. He was the only one with me right now.

Dad had surprisingly ordered everybody out except for Knox... his exact words were..."they need time to talk. Alone." He empathised the alone part as Jaxon growled in disapproval.

I was desperate to shower, to wash my greasy and lifeless hair, to smell of anything but hospital.

"I only want a shower..."

"Yes and only a few hours ago your life support was turned off."

"A shower...a shower won't hurt me Knox...you can join me if you like."

On everybody parting, a tray of food and water was brought in and Knox sat with me until I had at least ate a few mouthfuls of food. I wasn't hungry though, I just wanted to get home...wanted to check on Lobo.

The last time I saw him he was mauling one of the intruder's legs. I missed my fur baby. I needed to

Know he was unharmed.

"Now that's the kind of patient support I can get on board with." He wiggles his eyesbrows at me as he escorts me, slowly, into the bathroom.

He sits me down on a white plastic chair before moving to turn the shower on...his hands testing the temperature of the water.

He pulls his T-shirt off over his head before pulling off his jeans. My eyes roam across his body, that desire to touch him ever present...stronger even.

He had lost weight, his ribs were protruding through his side. My heart sinks at the sight of him. Had he really not left my side.

"I don't understand Knox..." I can't help but still feel slightly jilted by his behaviour before the attack. How he didn't want to go public, how he walked away...but as soon as I wake up he was kissing me in front of my family. Publicly announcing that we had been hooking up all along.

"It's a shower Red, I'm sure the dial is universal."

"No smart ass...I don't understand why you are here. The last time..."

"I was a fool, a prick. I tried to push you away because that's what I thought was best for you." A large sigh escapes him as he moves back over to me, his hands reaching out to mine as he helps to pull me back up on my feet.

His attentiveness was a little overkill but I wasn't going to complain, I was enjoying this new side to Knox.

"Then...when I realised you are the daughter of the two most powerful Alphas in existence...it dawned on me that you would never be safe." He backsteps towards the shower, pulling me with him as he stops to help remove my hospital gown.

It drops on to the floor, his eyes scanning the length of me, lustful desire shining out through his eyes. She's there instantly, pushing through that veil to respond to him. Her hastiness giving me a head rush.

"I'm sorry Red, I didn't want you being with me to put you in unnecessary harm...but then you were dying in my arms and I realised..."

"Realised what?" I push as his voices chokes in the back of his throat.

"That I can't live a life without you."