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

"That's enough, you're using too much." Knox growls out from behind disapprovingly.

"Just...a...little..further.." Josie pants out, as she concentrates all her energy Colt's wound.noveldrama

With a sigh from Colt, his heart rate increases, the wound starting to heal over... his heart rate quickening.

Relief floods through me as she moves off him, Knox ripping her to him.

"What the fuck were you thinking?"

"She was correcting your mistake." I bark out at him.

"This is my pack now, you don't like the way I do things, then you can fuck off back to your own pack. I won't have my pack members, my land...my mate put in jeopardy because you can't keep tabs on your so called drifter friends." The fucker roars back at me, igniting a furious fire within me.

"You need to leave, before I fucking rip your head off!" I growl out to Knox, anger bubbling to the surface of me.

Our eyes meet, both glaring daggers at one another.

"I'll have the hospital put on alert, you come find me when you're done here...." He lowly rumbles, this wasn't sorted between us, as he moves him and his mate away.

I move, picking Colt carefully up in my arms, placing his hat upon his torso...he was healed but he needed more blood, and he needed time to fully recover.

Then, I will find my sister's mate.

I wait for hours in the hospital, Cleo remaining by my side as the hospital staff move heaven and earth to keep Colt's organs from shutting down. If it wasn't for Josie he would have bled out on the ground.

She's healed the wound but he lost so much blood, even the transfusions have been touch and go.

"Jace..." Cleo's soothing voice is by my ears, her arms wrapping around my arm as she is trying to prepare me. But I refuse to listen, no...he will not die. Not today. "No, he will be okay." He has to be.

I hear voices coming from the hospital corridor outside the room. Knox might be staying clear of the hospital right now, which is a good thing.Dcan't be trusted not to kill him myself right now, but Josie is here. She is talking to the hospital staff, the doctor updating her above everybody else.

I move from beside Cleo, my lips kissing the top of her head as I exit the hospital room, to hear the doctor's myself.

"Josie?"

"Thank you Doctor." She nods to the Doctor, who gives us a moment's privacy, sensing that his new alpha wanting to speak to me alone.

"What did they say, what is going on?"

"He's going to be fine, he just needs rest Jace. It will take him longer to heal not being of alpha blood, but he should make a full recovery."

"Should?" I didn't like the sound of that.

"Just wait Jace...just.." She sighs out.

"Just what Josie, if your mate." I seethe out, before running my hand down my face.

This wasn't her fault, in truth it wasn't even Knox's fault but that doesn't excuse him for biting into my friend.

Colt had interrupted their alpha ceremony, throwing them

immediately into chaos but he also

didn't know what was going on

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either He just assumed the

celebrations were probably for Callie and me.

"My mate is the alpha Jace, as am I. I won't question his authority here and neither should you. An intruder was pushing on the borders, he didn't need to run away..."

"He didn't realise we were in mourning." I cut her off, this is so fucked up.

"You are welcome to transfer him to the Amber Desert pack, but while he is under my care, in my hospital. He is my patient." She rolls her eyes up at me before moving away. I reach out gripping a hold of her elbow...she had drained herself to heal him. She was a healer wolf, she didn't like this any more than me.

"Thank you Josie, for what you did."

"Don't make me regret it Jace." She gives me a pointed look before moving along the corridor, heading towards the nurse's station. Just as Callie frantically rushes towards me.