My Hunted Mate

Corinna

My emotions threaten to overwhelm me as I take in the scene in front of me, instinctively holding Elias closer to my body, as my eyes land on his blood covered father who is laughing manically while Mateo and Rhys pin him down against the grey wall by his arms.

On the floor lay eight dead and decapitated clan members, blood is splattered cross the walls, floor and the metal chair that has been twisted, bent and ripped from the place in the floor where it was bolted down, and had been tossed against the wall the amount of rubble that used to be a part of the wall but is now covering the floor making that clear to me.

" What the hell happened? " I growl.

" A little help over here! " Rhys calls out, Darius and Phoenix both run over to help keep Kai pinned against the wall.

Growling in frustration, I hold my palm upright then flip it in Kai's direction whispering in Latin, his body instantly falls slack against the four vampires, who all turn to me with wide eyes.

"I asked what happened? " I raise my eyebrows and shake my head.

" Uh, the first two came in to check on him. He must have gotten his hands free somehow, he killed them both, another seen, shouted that Mal killed them but that he was still half bound, I came up to get you guys, obviously thinking that the six of them would manage but I'm guessing he got free and then obviously killed them too. " Darius explains, gesturing to the bodies as he does.

Looking away from the dead, I turn to Phoenix. " Could you find some type of urns for them to be kept in, I don't feel right about their loved ones seeming them like this. Find their loved ones by the way, let them know we'll hold some kind of post cremation ceremony so they can say their goodbyes, please? *

He agrees, giving me a small smile before leaving the room. " Do you guys mind checking if Atticus would be able to come help? You two can handle taking care of Dyna and Elias right? " I direct my question toward Dahlia and Lila, who both nod as an answer, Lila takes Elias into her arms carefully then the pair of them run off, seeming grateful to be getting out of here.

It doesn't take long for Atticus to enter the room, looking around with a blank expression but his eyes are letting me know exactly how upset he is about the sight in front of him.

" You needed me? " He clears his throat, shifting from one foot to the other.

" Yeah uh, could you guys help move the bodies somewhere outside so we can cremate them? " I say to Mateo, Rhys and Darius, who all instantly start doing as I've asked.

" Cremate them? " Atticus questions. " You want me to burn them? * This gains the attention of the three vampires who are in the middle of lifting the dead. " Yes, Phoenix is out getting urns to put them in, I think this will be hard enough for anyone who cares for them without having to see that they have had their heads separated from their bodies. *

" That is a fair point, I'll get on it. " He purses his lips as his eyes fall on Kai's unconscious body on the ground, but doesn't address it instead he turns toward the door. " Are you coming? "

" I'll follow you out, start without me. " I give him a weak smile, he returns the gesture then leaves me alone with my insane mate.

I inch over to him cautiously, dropping to my knees beside him and placing a hand on his forehead and the other over his chest. As I begin to chant quietly, his pitch black eyes flick open, he immediately starts to fight to get to his feet, but I use my strength to push him back down with the hand that's on his chest, making him shout profanities.

The same as before everything I try to do seems to fail and only send him further into insanity. Feeling completely defeated, I knock him back out, only now noticing Phoenix who is leaning against the doorway, watching me.

Standing up, I move toward him. * What were you doing to him? " He questions.

"I was trying to reverse the damage done to his psyche from coming back from the dead, everything I do just doesn't work, it's rooted too deep. " I mumble.

" So he's definitely lost then? " Phoenix asks, gesturing towards his brother.

I nod, my eyes watering as I look over my shoulder at the body on the floor. " He is officially just a body who looks like the man I love. "

" We should probably go outside, I just need to figure out how to securely lock him up so he can't break out and do any more damage because I have no idea what else to do with him. * He sighs, moving around me to walk over to his brother's body.

Everything seems to move in slow motion as I turn around to offer my help only to see Kai springing to his feet, a murderous look in his eyes as he charges toward Phoenix.

Kai sends a full force kick into his brother's chest, knocking him across the room and landing on the floor on his back with a wince. Horror overwhelms me as he marches over to Phoenix, ready to kill.

"No! " I scream, holding my palms toward him, the energy emitted from my scream sends Kai flying backward and directly into the wall, causing further damage to the room as the brick cracks and bits of cement and dust fall to the floor.

Running to Phoenix, I grab his hand pulling him to his feet. * Are you okay? " I question, giving him a look over to check for any injuries I hadn't noticed before but I find none.

* Cori move! " He grunts out, harshly pushing me behind him in time for me to see Kai coming at us.

Phoenix grabs Kai's hand that had been aimed to lodge itself into Phoenix's or my chest, forcing it all the way back to the point of a loud snap echoing off the four walls. Instinctually, Phoenix does exactly what Kai had attempted to do, plunging his hand into his brother's chest and ripping his heart out of it.

A loud cry passes my lips at the same moment that Phoenix begins to pant in shock, his eyes are wide as they fall onto the heart in his fist, he drops it to the floor, stumbling backwards.

"1 didn't. I didn't mean to.. " He gasps, tears pouring down his face rapidly. " In life or death fights you just do- I. No no no. "

He continues to mutter to himself in denial, shaking his head back and forth as he does so, jumping when I place a trembling hand onto his shoulder. " It.. It was life or death. " I confirm

"1 just killed him. * Phoenix cries.

" He was already gone. " I whisper. " He died when Cain killed him, this was just his body. "

"1 just murdered my brother. " He sobs, falling to his knees.

What do you think will happen next?2222?