Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 300

~ Josie ~

I’ve never sought male company to stay with me all night, but there is something suddenly cold about my bed, about being in it alone.

However, as I tiptoe across the landing towards the corridor that houses the guest rooms, something feels right.

Cleo and Ares have left, Uncle Orpheus and Auntie Rosa leaving as we returned from the false alarm at the borders. They have taken Maya home, offering to drop her off on their way.

Auntie Rosa gets easily spooked in situations like this and Uncle Orpheus always seems to find keeping her within their pack the best option.

I do my best to avoid the floor boards that creak, it’s 3 am anyway…everyone should be asleep.

Even Knox.

Is this perverted? Walking on a sleeping man…crawling into bed with him. I’ve tried to sleep, but my mind won’t let it go. Every time I close my eyes it’s pushing forward, a desire to be near him. A frenetic pull that seems to have the ability to move past my bedroom walls.

My hand reaches out to touch the door handle before I back away slightly. He’ll have questions, I know he will.

I saw the way he watched me load the gun with silver bullets, how my fingers showed no sign of damage….the silver not even leaving a mark on me. I shouldn’t be able to, but I can.

I should walk away, not bring those kind of questions in my life, but I can’t ignore an even bigger call to be with him. Something that I was finding increasingly hard, day by day, to fight.

With a deep breath in, I steady my nerves as I take a step forward and grip the door handle with my hands.

Opening the door I gently push it open, to find his bedside lamp on, his eyes darting towards me as I enter.

Goddess, have mercy.

He is sitting up in bed his upper half completely exposed for my eyes to devour, a laptop placed upon his lap as the lower part of his body remains under a loose fitted sheet. An eyebrow raises at my middle of the night intrusion.