Denied by Destiny Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 472

But as soon as Jace finds out he is the father, then all hell will break loose. The relationship between the Varon’s and us will become strained. Which will isolate my brother as alpha.

That is a risk I cannot take.

“Cleo?” Concern is edged upon my brother’s face, his brows furrowing as he moves closer to me once again.

“I’m…” As soon as I tell him, it will change the motions of his future. I will put him in a position that he wouldn’t have asked to be put in…yet he wouldn’t complain. That’s how close we are.

“Your sister is having a baby.” I inhale sharply as the words leave Mum’s lips on my behalf.

“What? Really?” Ares beams out, complete happiness at the news, as he wraps his arms around me.

“Yep..”

“Wow that’s great news, I’m going to be an Uncle. Who’s the Dad?” As soon as he pulls away from me, his intrigue begins.

“He’s Human.” I hold his eyes, knowing that I had to start practicing these words more.

I had to sound convincing because everybody will ask this.

I wasn’t the type to go sleeping around with strangers…everyone will expect me to have found my mate by the pregnancy news.

I was going to have to get used to their responses because it certainly wasn’t usual for an alpha born daughter to have a human hybrid pregnancy.

“You have a human mate?” He looks at me in surprise, his eyes darting behind to Dad.

“No…It was just a one time thing.”

“So the baby is half human?”

“Yes.” I swallow a lump that has formed in the back of my throat, my body trying to reject my own lie.

I had his inquistivie stare, even as he sniffs the air around me…I hold my poker face even as a smirk forms upon the corner of his lips.