My Hunted Mate
Chapter Twenty One

Corinna

Malakai stands in front of me, watching me carefully with narrowedeyes, anger and confusion are clear in them, making me gulp. I chew onmy lip trying to figure out if there's a way to get myself out of this,when I realise there's not I hang my head. This is not the way this wassupposed to happen.

" Okay listen Kai, I can explain- "

"1 sure hope you can Corinna, I'd love to hear your explanation becauseI have no fucking idea what's going on anymore. What the hell areyou?! " He cuts me off.

"1. Have you ever heard about the hybrid? " I ask him.

His eyebrows furrow but he nods his head. " Of course I have, nearlyeveryone has at this point, I don't know much just like everyone else.What has that got to do with anything? "

"I'm the hybrid Kai, I'm half witch, half wolf. My father found his mate,my mum, who was a witch but she had masked her scent so she didn'tsmell like a witch, she just smelt human. They mated and had me. WhenI was a kid she suppressed my gifts after she'd gotten discovered,hoping that it would save my life, it did until my gifts were awakenedon my eighteenth birthday, I exposed myself straight away becausewhen they were awakened my gifts caused me to release a largeamount of energy that sent my father, and my uncle who is also myalpha flying across the “Main Street’ as we call it, of our land.

I ran from them to save myself, they told me I was an abomination, thatthey should've killed me when I was a child. They've been hunting meever since. That's why I have scars all over my body, that's why I tried torun when we met because they're one of the largest packs in thecountry and they've ripped apart anyone who they knew helped meover the years. " I tell him, an unexpected feeling of relief overwhelmsme.

" When were you going to tell me? " Kai frowns. " Were you even goingto tell me? "

"Yes, I just I didn't know when. " I sigh, running a hand through myhair.

Kai shakes his head, turning away from me. " Where are you going? " Icall, he ignores me walking further away.

" Kai! Where are you going! " I shout, running after him.

When I take hold of his arm he shrugs me off and whips around. * No!You lied to me Corinna. "

"1-1 didn't lie Kai, you have to understand it's hard to trust people inmy situation. " I try to make him understand.

" You lied! You lied to everyone, including your beloved. You could'vetrusted me Cori. " Sadness fills his eyes and guilt rises in me.

"I'm sorry. " I whisper, my eyes begin to tear up. " Can you pleaseforgive me? "

"1 just need time to process this Corinna. " He mumbles, walking awayfrom me again, this time I don't chase after him.

Instead I go back to the house, wrapping my arms around myself as Iwalk, not paying anyone any attention as I walk through the living roomand up to my room. Immediately shutting the door behind me, crawlinginto the bed wrapping myself in the blankets as tears crowd in my eyes.Had I completely messed everything up? Would Kai not want me nowthat he knows?

Sighing, I pull the blanket wrapping myself in it as much as I can, soonly my eyes and nose are peaking out. I turn on my side to stare outthe window, as my anxiety takes over all of my thoughts speedingthrough my mind, all of my worries start to seem like reality.

It takes me hours but eventually I exhaust myself to the point ofpassing out. When I wake up it's dark out, I can hear crowds peoplechatting to each other inside and outside of the house. I screw my eyesshut, I'd almost forgotten about Dahlia's party.

Forcing myself out of bed, I take a quick shower. After blow drying mywet hair, I leave it to fall down to my waist in it's natural blonde waves. Iapply a little makeup, then slide on a light blue silk backless body-condress with thin straps. I step into white pump heels, then wander overto my clothes from earlier to get Dahlia's bracelet.

Once I've placed it in a small black box and wrapped red ribbon aroundit to make a bow, I sit it down on my pillow so I can give it to her laterwhen the sun starts to rise.

Walking over to the door, I pause when I reach for the handle. Nervousthoughts attack my mind, but I push open the door in spite of themand make my way downstairs into the living room, pushing past crowdsof people when I'm off mine and Malakai's floor.