My Hunted Mate

Corinna

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As I lay on the dirty mattress, fading in and out of the world around me due to the wolfsbane being pumped into my system in a regular basis, I find myself losing track of the hours and days that go by.

Each time that the wolfsbane starts to wear off, Olive appears bringing me water and small amount of bread and fruit before Josephine barges in to stick another needle in my neck.

Groggily, I push myself into a sitting position on the mattress. My entire body feels weak, too weak to fight back or attempt another escape, not that my mind has been clear enough to plan one.

Tears begin to rush out of my eyes as I place a hand on my bump. " It's okay baby, I'll get you out of here somehow. " I whisper.

A hopeless sob escapes my lips, as I peal my sweat covered hoodie from my body, folding it and placing it beside me. The side of my neck feels swollen and bruised from the constant injections, my mind begins to wander as I think about the moments of my life that have led up to this.

From being a happy, naive child, to finding out my mother was a witch, watching her slaughter members of my pack to escape my uncle and father and judging her for it, even though years later, I would find myself also killing for my survival.

to properly learn things about my own kind, being hated and only finding comfort in my father until the day his love for his own blood,

I made along the way, only to feel

endure in my life, the anxiety and fear of my child having to go through

a set of footsteps walking down the wooden stairs, I lift my head up to see Olive making her way over to me with a bowl, glass of water and an orange all set on

in front of me. As

I don't understand why you're bringing me food, if you want me dead. "

to me, she just hands me the glass of water which I gulp down straight away. When the empty bowl and glass are back on the tray, she places the orange into

of fruit, her eyes are hard and hateful as they fall on me, but when I flinch at the sight of the needle in her hand, a small satisfied smirk

you know. I just found my mate. " I remind her, the smirk on her face drops and is

he knew for a handful of hours over me, the person who stood beside him for centuries! You're the reason I can't see my family without sneaking around to do it, you're the reason my friends turned

to take your home from you, or your family and friends. But Josephine, you didn't just act petty and jealous, you tried to

" She hisses, coming at me