Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 451

Cleo POV

“But this is human land…”

“Well then it’s a good thing they don’t know what I am.” A smirk enters onto his face, arrogance.

“They will if you continue to growl in public like you just did…and be too hands on with guests.” I spin around, quirking an eyebrow at him.

Maybe all alphas are as arrogant as the one before them, a trait that didn’t come naturally to Jace.

“Believe me, it’s not a regular occurrence..in fact…” He stops himself, his eyes slamming shut again as if something pains him.

“He is a staff member and I have strict rules against staff and guests.”

“Oh…I see.” For once, I’m not buying his excuse. He acted out in the heat of the moment from protectiveness. I’ve seen it before from him. I suppose we were close growing up…

I let my legs move at their own pace, as my eyes investigating every inch of the large living space before me.

My eyes spot two doors, one must be a bathroom…the other his bedroom. The entire place was designed to the highest of quality, even as my hands roam across the back of the white couch and brush against the blanket that hangs on the back of it…I can feel from the lightest of touch how much money has been put into this place.

“I can’t believe you’ve been here all this time.” I whisper out, my heart panging with guilt that I am the one that has found him, on a whimsical get-away.

Whereas, Jaxon has an entire room dedicated to maps and CCTV footage print outs of possible last sightings of the male standing before me.

“Everyone was really worried about you.” I turn to face him, expecting him to be still by the elevator doors but he has moved closer, his hands were resting on the back of his white sofa that I had just touched.

Hands that currently had white knuckles from his tight grip on the fabric.

“You mustn’t tell them, you must not let them know where I am.”

“Why?”

“Just promise me Cleo, promise me you won’t say anything.” He pleads.

“That’s too much to ask of me Jace you know it is.”

“No, it isn’t you just don’t mention that you saw me. Easy as pie.” He forces a fake smile, a smile that I can see right through.

He has always been the comic of the triplets, the one that lightens the mood…but sometimes that humour has served to hide something far deeper. What exactly I’ve never truly known.

“I couldn’t do that to them not when…” I catch myself before I continue.

“Not when what?” He starts to move towards me, his great alpha height threatening to tower over me. His alpha aura releasing and swirling in this grand apartment, yet suddenly it feels too small of a space for me to breathe.

He doesn’t know. He has no clue of what the Dark Phantom pack has been through only minutes after he left for the second time.

The heavy realisation dawns upon me that I could tell him but should I….