My Hunted Mate

Corinna

" Gia! It's so good to see you, how have you been getting on? " I greet her, returning her tight embrace with one to match hers.

" I've been good, I've been getting settled in, getting to know the pack, changing a few things. " she giggles, pulling away from me to send me a sly wink. " And you? I heard you've found your mate! When can I meet him? "

" Uh Malakai is going to be attending a meeting with your mate in the morning, it's too late to be getting into all of that right now. " I inform her. " Is Jack treating you right? "

" Yes, he is. I know you two don't exactly see eye to eye, but he's a wonderful man. " She grins at me.

Instead of keeping the conversation on Jack, I muster up a smile and change the subject, not wanting to get into ' not seeing eye to eye ' being an understatement and a cover up for the fact he tried to get me murdered.

Gia leads me into the kitchen, a couple of warriors who were swapping with night guards pass by us, bowing their head in a respectful manner toward their Luna. " It's good that they have accepted you so well. " I smile at her, but she frowns at me.

" What's that supposed to mean? " She crosses her arms over her chest, leaning back against the counter top while water boils for our cups of tea.

Furrowing my eyebrows, I hold my hands up in mock surrender. " It doesn't mean anything Gia, I'm just glad that no one is treating you differently because you're human. I'm happy for you. "

top, she tosses two tea bags into a pot nearby. " I'm sorry, It's a

ask her curiously, leaning

problem with it really, there's just been a few concerns from some of the pack warriors and honestly, there's been some coming from me too. I'm their Luna, I'm supposed to be strong, to help lead them, protect them, but our weakest omega has more of a chance

" I tell her, watching as she pours the tea into the mugs, then

Sugar? " She mutters, I quickly decline and move over to her to take my cup into my hands as she continues to speak. " But I could be.

You could be what? " I question, very nervous

If Jack bites me, I could be a wolf too. I could be strong and a good Luna to this pack-

you know how dangerous that is? Humans rarely survive the bite, not to mention how painful the bite is, let

survival go up when you're mated. " She protests, angrily

Your chances go up, but it's not guaranteed, what does Jack have to say about all of this? Was this his

me down every time I've brought it up, he doesn't want to risk

Good. He's right. " I say, calmly taking a sip from my mug

to bed. I booked an appointment with the healer for you tomorrow afternoon. " She huffs out, tossing her untouched tea into the sink before leaving me standing alone in

door, swinging it open. I notice a patio table and chairs on the decking in their back yard, so

is already fast asleep, but as exhausted as I am, all I can do is lay awake staring at the ceiling, unable to shut off my anxious thoughts about Gia's want for the bite and if there's something truly wrong with me and that's why I can't shift, my thoughts consume me that I barely notice the sun rising and peaking through the curtains into the

Kai is up and moving around the room, getting ready for his meeting with Jack, that I find myself drifting asleep. He sets an alarm on my phone so I can sleep until my doctor's appointment, planting a kiss on my forehead before wandering out