My Hunted Mate
Chapter Thirteen

Corinna

A loud groan slips past my lips as I stretch out on the softness aroundme, confusion and panic strikes through me when I realise I can'tremember where I am. My eyes fly open and I sit up to replace myselfwrapped in black bedsheets belonging to my mate, who is sat on theend of the bed watching me with an emotionless face.

"You left. " He states. I don't open my mouth, just nod. " Why? *

"I can't be with you Malakai. " I mutter under my breath, but I know hehears me when a deep scowl sets on his face.

He stands up from his seat on the bed. " Why not? "

" We're.. We're just not meant to be " The bed sheets fall to my waist asI sit up, my hair and arms are the only things covering my bare chestfrom him.

He scoffs loudly at this. " Actually we are literally meant to be . We arefated. You are mine and I am yours. *

" Are you sure? Are you sure you're mine and not hers ? " I accuse notbeing able to stop the possessive and jealous words from tumblingfrom my lips, which I press together roughly in attempt to shut myselfup.

Malakai's scowl deepens as he moves toward me. * Who are you talkingabout?"

" Josephine. " I grit out her name as if it's bitter on my tongue.

He sighs, sitting back on the bed, this time closer than before. " Josieand I... We "

"1 really don't want to know. " I snap, cutting him off. Hating thehearing him use a nickname for her and to be suggesting that she wasbeing truthful when she attacked me.

"It's over now. " He whispers, reaching over to place his hand on myblanket covered leg.

" When did it stop? " Again, I can't seem to stop the question fromfalling from my mouth.

"I." He looks down.

A pang of jealousy courses through me. " You haven't actually ended it,have you? "

"1 haven't had the chance since I found you. " He confesses.

" You should've given yourself the chance to. " I growl, moving awayfrom his touch.

" You're changing the subject. " He points out as I crawl to the otherside of the bed. " Why did you leave? "

Reaching the edge, I wince at the pain in my shoulder, arms and neckwhen I climb off of the mattress. " Ask your lover. " I sneer, even thoughI know well that Josephine only played a very small part in me leavinghim.

" The bite marks. Where did they come from? " He demands.

" Now who's changing the subject. " I turn to face him, but stay on theopposite side of his huge bed.

" Where did they come from Corinna. His narrows his eyes at me.

"1 needed the element of surprise with the hunters, pretend to be hurtin order to get close enough and kill as many of them as I could beforethey got to their weapons. " I explain quietly.

" So you let Olive feed from you?! " He hisses.

"1 didn't have to go and rescue her Malakai! * I shout.” Then why onearth did you? " He glares. " You yourself in danger, not only byrescuing her but also by letting her feed from you. I'm surprised shewas even able to do that without killing you at her age! "

" You were worried about her and I wasn't going to leave a child hungfrom the ceiling like cattle was I? * I glare right back at him. " Thosehunters would have kept killing, attacking and kidnapping your clan. Idid you a favour. *

He stands in front of me in a flash, caging me on their side of his armsagainst the glass window where the balcony is, glaring down at me withangry eyes. " And what if you had gotten yourself killed in the process?" Well I didn't. " I grit my teeth, trying to push him out of my way but hedoesn't budge.

* Well what if you had Cori! " It is now that I see the panic behind hiseyes, he wasn't angry at me, he was panicking that he could have lostme.

" But I didn't. " I tell him, my voice much softer now.

He drops his head, sighing softly before he pushes himself from thewindow. He takes hold of my arm gently, guiding me back to the bed.He sits leaning against the headboard then tugs on my hand. " Comehere. "

Hesitating, I stay standing until he leans forward and lifts me with easeto sit between his legs, my back against his chest. " You shifted back onyour own after you passed out, we got the arrow out of your back but Icouldn't heal you until you woke. " He mumbles softly, his lips brushingmy ear.

He pulls his hand behind me, I stay frozen looking ahead of us, my eyesstuck on the countless amount of books ahead of us until he presentshis wrist to me, it has two bloody gashes from where his fangs hadripped into it. He brings it to my lips. " Drink. *

Unsure of what he's doing, I decide to trust him and do as I've beenasked, so I take open my mouth immediately tasting his blood butinstead of that usual metallic sour taste, his was warm, sweet and tangylike honey. My eyes close, as I take hold of his arm with my hands tokeep him from moving away from me while I gulp down mouthfuls ofhis blood.

" That's it baby. " He pants, his free hand wraps around my torso pullingme as close to him as possible. I let out a hum loving the feeling of hisbody pressed against mine and the taste of him.

Realisation hits that I am here gulping down my mates blood and I pullaway from his wrist, I can feel some of his blood leaking down my chinas I watch the wound heal within seconds. Malakai's chest rises and fallsrapidly against my back, confusion and panic courses through me and Itry to move away from him but the arm wrapped around me keeps mein place.

" Trying to leave again? " He questions.

" What the fuck just happened? " I move to turn around to face him,this he allows.

" My blood healed you. * He shrugs his shoulders.

" How? What? Why did I... " I struggle against him again, lookinganywhere but his blue eyes that were watching me intently.

" The blood of a vampire can heal any wound once it's ingested andwhy did you enjoy it so much? " I can hear the enjoyment in his voice atthe second statement.

"1-1 didn't. " I deny, but I know it's clear I'm lying.

" It's okay that you loved it my darling. Blood sharing between belovedsis a very common, intimate thing. You're supposed to enjoy tasting me." He runs his thumb along the blood that had ran from my lips, earningmy full attention. His eyes shine with lust as he watches me, my lips partslightly as I take him in and he takes this opportunity to slip his bloodcovered thumb into my mouth.

The taste of his blood bursts across my tongue again and I know myeyes are glowing lilac, presenting the eye colour belonging to my wolf.Before I had been reunited with my gifts, my grey eyes would changeto silver in wolf form but now they glow purple announcing my statusas an outcast to the world.

" Beautiful. " He mumbles, removing his finger from my mouth so hecan cup my cheek. " I've never seen a wolf with that eye colour.

The statement snaps me from whatever moment we were having, Iinstantly move from his hold before he can cage me in again. " Youshould probably go to your girlfriend, lover, whatever the hell she is. " Itell him, my voice is cold.

"You are my beloved Cori, there is no one I need to go to because youare here. " He tells me, then I can literally see the flash of question in hiseyes as he realises something. " Who told you about Josie and 1? I hadmade it clear that I was to be the one to tell you. "

My heart rate accelerates and I gulp as I think back to the hateful glarein her eyes as she held me beneath the water. Obviously not answeringhim quickly enough, Malakai demands me to tell him but his voice isfaded as I feel like I'm back under the water.

"I can't be in this house, I need to leave. " I croak out when I come backto reality, only realising now that I am on my feet pressed against thewall in a panic.

* Corinna, what's wrong? " Malakai steps toward me slowly, his handsheld up as if to tell me he will not harm me.

"1 need to get out of here Kai! " I scream, flashes of all the times I'dbeen attacked in the last three years take over my vision and mybreathing starts coming out in sharp pants.

"Just tell me what's going on.. " I hear his voice in the background.Images of all the times I'd harmed or killed someone to protect myselfcome tumbling forward, one after the other. " PLEASE KAI! " I sob. Thenext thing I process is him holding me in his arms and the coldness ofthe fresh air hitting me.