My Hunted Mate
Chapter Nineteen

Corinna

Letting out a pained scream, my eyes fall onto the toddler who stillgrips one of my hands her eyes are now glowing with orange flecks,making them look like flames. Helena cries out her daughters name,ripping her away from me, leaving me sitting frozen in shock.

" Oh Corinna! I'm so sorry! * Helena gasps, she sits her daughter on thefloor away from me, running into the kitchen, returning with a jar ofmushed herbs.

She kneels in front of me, taking a gentle hold of my burnt hands. Sheapplies the herbs that come out like a paste on my skin, she chantsquietly under her breath, her words rushed and panicked as she healsthe burns.

As she does this, I look over at the little girl who sits on the floorwatching us, her eyes have now returned to their normal ruby colour.Helena eventually removes the paste on my hands, that were nowalmost completely healed, they'd heal quicker due to me being halfwolf either way but the magic sped up the process dramatically.

" Helena, I think you have some explaining to do. " I mumble.

She glances up at me, giving me a singular nod before taking her seatand picking Dyna up onto her lap.

" As you know, witches don't have mates or beloveds, but they can bebonded to another supernatural and feel that bond. * She begins, I nodat this but stay silent allowing her to continue. * One day I was outpicking some plants I needed, I bumped into a man, he was bare and atfirst I'd assumed he was a wolf who had just shifted back, he claimedthat I was his mate and I found out that he.. Well he's a dragon. Heclaimed me as his and we - well you know how they process goes, afew weeks later I discovered I was with child. *

During this explanation she had pulled her shirt to the side, exposingher neck where her mark was. * Dyna is a hybrid, like you, just adifferent type of hybrid. That's why when I found you, it didn’t botherme that you were one because I knew my child would be like you andthat is also why I had to send you away. You were being hunted by yourown pack, your own

family, imagine what they'd do to someone they had no connection toif they'd found out? Especially someone who's half dragon . "

"I understand. " I nod.

" You're not upset? About what she just did to you? " Helena looksshocked.

" Of course not, I know what it's like to not be able to control your gifts,to control yourself and I was much older than her without having anycontrol. " I say.

A grateful smile graces Helena's face, but it drops when I ask my nextquestion. " Where is her father? Your mate. "

" Dragons they, they're much different to us, to any supernaturalcreature really. Especially male dragons, he wouldn't be able to live inthis type of environment. I wasn't willing to uproot my entire life. Hedoes come to visit us, all the time. " She tells me, I can see how upsetthe situation makes her and the sympathy I feel for her washes over me.We catch up for another while until I realise it's gotten pretty late, Ipack away Malakai's ring with my clothes into my bag pack and Helenawalks me out of her house, I say goodbye to her and Dyna, promisingI'll visit again when Helena tells me to come back sometime to meet hermate.

Thanking her for helping me with Malakai's ring one final time, I turnaway shifting into my wolf and sprinting back towards the mansion. Bytime I reach the gate leading up to the back patio, it's been dark for awhile. I shift back before entering the gate, getting the ring from mybag, lacing it through a long silver chain, I hold it in my hand as I stepover the pathway across the stream and up to the patio.

Kai is outside wrapping his navy shirt around me in a flash, covering mefrom any and all eyes near by. He leads me up to his room, stayingcompletely silent until we're in his room and the door is closed behindus.

He wraps me in his arms, hugging me tightly to him. " I thought youleft me again.

The tone of his voice makes my heart break and guilt course throughme. I return his embrace just as tightly. " I'm not going anywhere Kai,I'm so sorry. I should have left you a note. " I whisper into his collarbone, pressing my lips to his skin.

" Where were you? " He mumbles, still holding onto me, breathing inmy scent.

"1 went to visit my friend. One of the witches I was talking about. " I tellhim.

Kai sighs. * Cori, you don't have to do that. I know that there isn't a wayfor me to walk in the sun."

Lifting my head so I can look into his eyes, I give him a grin. * Actually,now there is. "

His expression changes to complete confusion. I hold up the chain withhis ring on the end of it. " Is that my family ring from the 1800s? *

I nibble on my lip. " Okay, don't be mad but I went through your things.I needed a personal item for it to work. "

" What to work? " He still looks confused.

" There's a protection spell bound to this ring, so as long as you'rewearing it you can be out when it's daytime. I needed a personal itemfor it to work. " I explain.

He looks at me in shock. * are you serious? "

I nod

"I can walk in the sun? *

* as long as you're wearing this, yes. * I confirm.

He grins at me, pulling me to him and placing a sweet kiss on my lips. *I can't believe it, thank you. "

Pulling the chain around his neck, I give him a grin then lace my fingersin his hair. " you are more than welcome.

Mal.... will finally work in the sun