My Hunted Mate

Corinna

" You're half witch! Chant and wave your hands around and bring my brother back! " Dahlia screams, her eyes bloodshot from the tears rushing down her face.

By now the clan have gone back to their homes to mourn their leader, Dahlia, Lila, Atticus, Sabine and Phoenix, who hands Elias in his arms, are all sitting in the living room along with me.

" That type of magic has consequences Dahlia! " I shout back, taking a breath and tugging at the sweater belonging to Kai that covers my body as I attempt to compose myself. * I could try bring him back and it might not work at all and I could die in the process, or if it does work it could cost someone else's life, he could come back half mad or only come back temporarily. *

" Do you love him at all?! Don't you think it's worth the risk? * Dahlia narrows her eyes.

Something inside me snaps, a rough loud growl erupts from my chest and my eyes glow brightly. " Of course I love him! He is my mate. But I have never risked this type of magic before, I watched endless amounts of my friends die, I held my mother on my lap as she bled to death and the first person who ever showed me any kindness after my family turned on me, got her throat slit before my eyes! *

Atticus’ head snaps up at the mention of his mate's death, his eyes filled with grief but they also hold sympathy. " I know your loss Corinna and I know if I had the power to bring my love back to me, I would do it without a thought, consequences be damned. " He confesses.

"You don't care for him, you never did! Otherwise you would do something! " Dahlia roars, her eyes turn pitch black as her fangs extend, Lila moves to place a hand on her arm but she gets shrugged off straight away.

" Dahlia! " Phoenix shouts. " That's enough. Corinna is grieving too and you are just being cruel. I understand you want our brother back, I want him back too, but it is up to Cori if she is willing to go that far. *

My eyes snap over to Phoenix, sending him a thankful look, only when my gaze falls on my son laying in his arms, my heart aches. I want him to know who his dad is.

“I'll do it. " I mutter, never looking away from my son.

" What do you need us to do? " Phoenix questions.

"1 need you to look after my son and give me space. " I say, standing to my feet, wandering off to gather what I need.

As I wander through the grass beside the lake, my stomach churns and my body feels as though it is being weighed down with each step I take.

Tears rapidly pool in my eyes as I reach the spot that Kai was murdered, taking a breath, I try to calm my overwhelming emotions as I place three small stone bowls in the shape of a triangle around the place of his death.

With shaking hands, I gather a handful of dirt from the ground, filling the first bowl with it. * Earth. " I mumble.

Moving over to the next bowl, I crouch down, holding my palm over it muttering in Latin until a flame ignites, contained to the bowl. * Fire. " The flame continues to burn bright as I move around to the next bowl, looking toward the lake, I hold my hand out, chanting softly as a small amount of the water lifts from the lake and fills the bowl. " Water. * Standing to my feet again, I take a few steps backward from the triangle surrounded by the three elements. Forcing myself to push my grief and tears away, I turn my palms up to the sky as I being to chant. The wind whips through the air aggressively, until it forms a miniature tornado inside the triangle in front of me, the ashes belonging to my mate lift from the forest floor twisting and swirling around in the wind. Blood gushes from my nose and my mouth as the ashes being to form into a clear silhouette, I choke on the blood as I chant but I force myself to keep going regardless.

My chanting turn into struggled chokes of words and coughs due to the blood pouring from my body, by now the figure in front of me looks like a mummy without the wrapping but is slowly forming into something more.

My legs give out from under me, I drop to my knees, weakly chanting through my coughing fits. I feel any energy within me quickly begin to fade, but just as I think I might have to stop, the figure fully forms into my mate, who now stands completely bare inside the triangle with a blank look on his face as he scans his surroundings.

Leaning over onto my hands and knees, no longer choking on my own blood, I gasp for breath, finally able to properly breathe in the air around me.

Shakily I bring myself back to my feet, looking at my blurry vision of Kai standing before me with pitch black vein covered eyes and extended fangs, confusion pulses through me.

" Kai? " I call, hoping to see this gorgeous blue eyes that I so admire, only when his eyes snap to mine, they remain black.

Out of nowhere, Kai lunges toward me, sinking his fangs into my neck. A loud, strangled and pained scream releases from my throat as I struggle against him, trying to use my gifts only to find that I am too weak to do so.

" Please, Kai. " I choke out, tears rushing down my cheeks. * Stop this. * My words are only answers with him growling hungrily and feeding on me more furiously, draining the life from me with each mouthful of my blood that he drinks.

My hands uselessly brush against his body, in a pathetic attempt to push him away from me as my heart beat slows and continues to do so as the seconds pass. My body falls slack against his as he drains the last bit of life from me, until finally my heart stops completely.