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

Chapter 0222 Hector POV I should have known better than letting her go to the hosptial without me, she used her gift on Rosa. She was exhausted, whatever she had taken from Rosa had exhausted her. She needs to learn that she can't do this, that this isn't the answer, putting herself in danger like this.

She refused to stay at the alpha house and with Than on site, I didn't want her out of my sight. She was ghostly pale, and something about her scent was sweeter...I couldn't put my finger on it.

Orpheus has never been subtle, so when he bursts through the door of Rosa's room I have to pull him back to explain our sudden intrusion to both her Father and now Riley.

"Alpha?" Riley stands, taking a mindful step to place his body between the bed and the door.

"It's okay Riley, this is Alpha Orpheus...he just wants to check something.." I communicate to Riley through the mind-link. For Orpheus to act so abruptly and possessively...it can mean only one thing... "What happened to her?" Orpheys growls out as he moves past Riley, not waiting for him to move.

"The doctor said she is suffering from PTSD...I'm sorry, who are you?" Rosa's father questions as he stands up to join Riley by her bedside.

"I am Alpha Orpheus of the Red Thorn pack." "Alpha?" Rosa's Father's eyes dart to mine in a warning look for this unknown male to be approaching his vulnerable daughter.

"Nobody here will harm Rosa, you have my word." "Rosa.." Orpheus lets her nrun of his tongue, his words are just audible.

"What happened?" His eyes dart to mine as he takes a step towards her, letting his finger run up her forearm before he bends down and smells her neck.

"Our borders were being watched, she ventured off pack grounds when she thought she found her mate..." "Thought?" Kaia's eyes dart toand I reach out for her hand, pulling her close into me. I can't imagine anything more worse than finding your mate like this, finding your mate for the first tbroken.

Yes, when I found Kaia she had been through hell but she was strong, she wouldn't let her past break her...and again, she's proven how strong she is, how strong of an Alpha and Luna she is.

And I will spend the rest of my life standing by her side as she makes sense of the fate handed to her. I will help her, be with her, comfort her...love her.

As soon as Kaia's colour starts returning to her face, I know the energy she had taken from Rosa was leaving her. Her strength was returning to her.

But it meant...so was Rosa's.

As soon as Rosa's eyes open, she's like a wild animal possessed...screaming at the unknown male standing above her.

She sits up trying to claw at him, both Riley and her Father springing into action to restrain her.

I feel the coldness of Kaia's movement as she steps away fromand exits the room, as Than watches her exit taking a step to follow her.

"Don't you fucking dare!" I growl at him, taking a threatening stance towards him.

She quickly returns with the doctor in tow who starts to prepare a syringe.

"No!" Orpheus lunges for him, knocking my head doctor to the ground.

Kaia moves towards the bed and the only real threat I see is Kaia using her gifts again now in a crowded room with an audience.

"Don't even think about it." I growl into her ear as I move forward, blocking her behindas Riley manages to push Rosa back down on to the bed. "It's okay Sis, its going to be okay..." "Move!" Orpheus pushes Riley out of the way as he tries to restrain her himself. His alpha aura releasing onto the room.

"Alpha..." Riley turns towith shock but I place my hand up commanding silence in the room.

"Mine." Orpheus announces to the entire room to a reaction of gasps.

"No, that can't be..." "I am her mate...who is the bastard that dared to touch my mate." He snarls, his growl a low thunderous rumble. "Mate?" Riley looks betweenand Orpheus as does his father.

"He is dead, I killed him myself." I respond preparing for the alpha wolf's anger.

"He was a pack member?" Orpheus stands, his shoulders puffing out, his spine elongating. He was trying to overpower me, but I wouldn't allow it.

I respond as my own body meets his stance, my body preparing to throw him out of this room, through the window if necessary.

"No..." My eyes dart to Than, whose mouth is slightly opened...guilt heavy in his expression.

"Orpheus man, I'm sorry..." "Sorry?" "He was a pack member of mine, but I didn't give the order...of course I didn't. I surrendered him to Hector..." Kaia's eyes flash toas I give a grunt.

He only surrendered the bastard after trying to use him as a bargaining tool for Kaia, only when I refused did he finally give him to me.

"You killed him?" Orpheus's eyes burn back at me.

"Yes Orpheus, he laid hands on our Rosa...I wouldn't let him live." If I thought Rosa's reaction to finding Orpheus standing above him wasn't a catastrophe enough, then nothing preparedfor her reaction to now locking eyes with Than.

She changed from screaming to a threatening growl as she makes a lunge for him...

"You.." Her ferocious growl is unworldly and if Orpheus didn't stop her, I think she would have caused sharm to Than...a pity really that she was stopped.

"Hush...I've got you..." Orpheus shows a tenderness I have never seen from him, something I didn't even know, he possessed. He rocks her back and ssed. He forth in her arms as she continues to fight against his hold, her teeth snapping for Than. Kaia takes a step forward and a disapproving growl escapesbefore I am cut off by her own aggressive growl. I watch, the others nonethewiser, most likely thinking it is the luna command.

But it isn't, she is taking energy from Rosa, I can see it...see Rosa becsleepy in Oprheuss arms as her head NO leans back onto his chest....her body finally caving in to the need for calming deep breathes. "That's enough." I growl at her, earning an odd lock from Orpheus who looks up at Kaia... tilting his head as he also notices her paling complexion.

Fuck's sake.

"Sshh, no one will hurt you again. You have my word." Orpheus places his hers nose in the nook of Rosa's neck, inhaling her scent like a wolf starved. "Let's give them sprivacy." Kaia commands to the room. "But.." "Riley...she needs him now...you can cback later."