My Hunted Mate novel Chapter 24

Corinna

Anger and disappointment boil through me as I march across the garden to the gazebo, when I reach it I plop down onto the swing holding the blanket Phoenix gave me up to my chin as I lay on the cushions, the wind is strong enough that the bench swings a little without me having to push it. I can't believe him. I can't believe he would just walk off and allow innocents to be slaughtered like cattle. What the hell was wrong with him? I grit my teeth as I sit up, too agitated to stay laying down. Jumping to my feet I begin to pace back and forth in front of the bench that continues to swing and squeak as it does. I had to do something. What the hell was I doing? I couldn't turn my back on those people too. Huffing I turn to walk back into the house, but I pause in shock when I find Maria standing in front of me with a smirk on her blood covered face. " Hello little mutt. " • Leave me the hell alone. " I grumble, attempting to move past her but she pushes my shoulder back with such a force that I stumble and fall onto the bench behind me. Maria laughs at me. " Look at you, so weak. " her smile quickly fades. " and yet somehow you managed to jam a branch into my brother's heart. • Her eyes turn black as she strides toward me, she takes a handful of my hair dragging me to stand up. " But don't worry, I'm going to make you pay for what you did. • I bite down roughly on the inside of my cheek when she jams her fangs into my neck, not wanting to cry out and give her any kind of satisfaction, this only seems to anger her and she shakes her head back and forth, causing her fangs to tear into my neck further a deep searing pain splits through me and I cannot control the loud whimper that slips past my lips. Screwing my eyes shut tightly, I press my hands against her chest and begin to chant. Maria begins to cough and gag on my blood, she pushes me away from her as she begins to cough up any blood she consumed that belongs in my body. " This is what I did to your brother. " I tell her, my voice hoarse. • I made the blood he feasted feel like acid, burning through his organs until he all he could do was simply puke it back up. " she pushes me away from her as she begins to cough up any blood she consumed that belongs in my body. • This is what I did to your brother. • I tell her, my voice hoarse. • I made the blood he feasted feel like acid, burning through his organs until he all he could do was simply puke it back up. • She struggles to breathe as she continues to cough up any blood she consumed tonight. I twist my wrist. Immediately her bones begin to snap, her screams fill the night air as I watch her emotionless. I rub my fingers together and chant, watching as she falls to her knees and her skin begins to wrinkle. • What-what are you doing to me! • she screams, looking at her hands in horror. • I'm making you age. The way those humans would have if you didn't murder them. • I mumble, not breaking eye contact with her. At this moment any type of feeling I had was gone. any emotion was gone. I didn't care. I just felt nothing. I didn't feel guilty as I watch the pain I was inflicting, I was just doing what I wanted to do. I wave both of my hands, chanting once more, chanting louder when her body erupts into flames and she screams and begs for me to stop. body erupts into flames and she screams and begs for me to stop. " Cori! " Kai's voice calls out. " Go away. • I tell him, not looking forward him. "Cori, please listen to me. " He tries to reason. " No! " I shout, the flames covering Maria's body rise higher and burn more intensely at my anger. " I will not listen to you because you didn't listen to me! And then she came out here and she attacked me! She was going to kill me! " " Cori.. Look at me. " Kai speaks lowly, his tone calm. My head whips to the side and the second my eyes fall on his, tears burn in my eyes. " How could you just leave them to die Kai? Like they were nothing? THEY WERE PEOPLE. " • It's okay my darling, it's okay. • He tells me, grabbing hold of me and pulling me to his body. By now Maria lays on the floor panting, the effects of my magic wearing off quickly as she heals. I look away from her, burying my face into Kai's chest. " What did I do? This isn't me! • I cry. Kai shushes me. '' It's alright my darling, everything is alright. Just breathe. " " Why didn't you help me?" I sob, grasping the material of his shirt, by now the blanket I was wearing is on the floor covered in blood from the wound on my neck which is healing slowly but surely. " I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. • Kai mumbles into my hair, pressing a kiss to my head. " I was being an ass, I'm sorry. " " People died Kai. " I sniffle. " None of the people you tried to save. I stopped them from being harmed after I realised how much of a dick I was being " He sighs. A sigh of relief passes my lips. " Thank you. " Maria cries out in anger as she sprints towards my mate's back, in an attempt to catch him off guard. I push him to the side, holding my palms out and screaming loudly. A large burst of energy courses through the air, making the trees shake and Maria fly through the air. I fall to the ground, gasping for breath. all I hear is Kai cursing as the world around me turns black.