My Hunted Mate novel Chapter 43

Corinna

The clouds in the sky that burst with colour, fade much too quickly into darkness for the liking of anyone here before I knew it, I find myself standing out in the back of the pack house with Alpha Jack, Gia, Cameron, Garrett, Kai and our group from the clan.

We all stand around in silence, waiting for what's about to happen to Gia, the only sounds around us are crickets chirping, owls hooting and the wind rustling the leaves on the tall trees beyond the clearing.

Everyone flinches when Gia lets out a loud pitched scream, falling to the ground on her hands and knees with a thud, staying as calm as possible, I kneel down in front of her, whispering to her, reminding her that she has support around her and the strength to get through this.

As the minutes pass Gia's body temperature starts to go up, showing through the sweat marking her shirt and lining her forehead. She lets out another scream of pain, unable to hold herself up as she falls onto her side, the panic rolls off of Jack in waves in response to this.

" Jack, you need to remain calm. " I remind him, grabbing a cloth from a bowl of ice water we have brought outside with a couple of other supplies, dabbing it across Gia's flushed face. " She doesn't need to be feeling any strong emotions that aren't hers as her senses heighten. "

Again, another ear numbing scream is released from Gia as she begins to twist around on the ground, trying to fight the pain. I hear Jack let out a curse as his mate, starts to cry, begging for someone to make the pain stop.

" Jack, listen to me, you need to go inside and get your shit together. " I say, although my words are harsh, my tone remains level and calm. The entire time, I keep my eyes only on Gia, but I hear the struggle between Phoenix, Mateo and Garrett to get Jack inside until he's calm enough to be here.

" It's too much Rina. " Gia cries, hugging her arms around herself as she begins to shake. " I'm too hot, everything hurts. "

" You're okay, just breathe. " I mumble, grabbing a bottle of cold water and unscrewing the lid.

Lifting the bottle over Gia's head, I shield her eyes with my free hand, pouring the water onto her forehead and allow it to fall over her hair, wetting it in hopes the cool air and water will help with her temperature.

I bring the bottle to her lips afterward, letting her take a huge gulp from it before I put the lid back on. A loud crack cuts through the air, followed by Gia screaming once again, her voice breaks as she does. She screws her eyes shut taking deep pants of breath, when she reopens her eyes the flick from a glowing pastel green, to her normal hazel colour and continue to do so as more of her bones break.

" I'm too hot! " She screams, I frantically turn to the others who are all standing around watching with either pained or freaked out expressions.

Realising they won't be much help, I lean over, gripping the hem of Gia's shirt and yoga pants, tearing them off of her body. Moving as quickly as I can, I grab the bowl of ice water throwing it over her half naked form.