My Name is NOT Cupcake novel Chapter 33

"Nova, please wake up," I heard Elias beg quietly. His thumb rubbed soothing circles over my hand. I pulled my hand out of his and kept my eyes closed.

"Go away," I said hoarsely.

"Nova?" he asked. I sighed and blinked my eyes open. I groaned as I tried to move. My shoulder and collar hurt from where Kendra scratched me.

"This is your fault, Elias. Just leave me alone. I don't want to see you. I don't want to be with you," I said. Some was a lie, but I wanted all of it to be true. I wish I didn't care about him like I did. I felt tears prick my eyes so I looked away from him. Darius was still a wolf. He whined and put his head in my lap. Elias growled at him, making him move away from me. I glared at Elias.

"Stop it! You have no claim over me. I don't even want you here right now," I yelled at him. I winced as my mark started burning. I took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"Who did this?" he asked softly. I rolled my eyes.

"Who do you think? You wanted to keep her around after I specifically asked you to get rid of her. But I guess the mate bond wasn't strong enough for that. You didn't care about me enough to let Kendra go and look what happened. This is your fault," I answered. Elias immediately started shaking his head.

Mate or not.

Elias would check on me every now and then but we didn't talk much. It hurt more than I was willing to admit. My wound eventually healed, leaving four claw-line scars that started on my shoulder and ended right before my breast.

I looked myself over in the bathroom mirror of the hospital room. My copper red hair was tangled in curls. My normally tan and vibrant skin was dull and paler than normal, making my freckles pop out even more. My hazel eyes were red from crying. I was sickly thin from not eating as much and I just looked terrible. I took a long, hot shower before I ran a brush through my hair and untangled it. I changed into the clothes Minnie brought for me. It was a simple white blouse and jeans. The jeans were a bit baggy on the waist but I would just have to deal. I left my, now untangled, hair down before I walked back into the hospital room. Elias was already standing there with a bouquet of roses, but all I felt was disappointment in him.