The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate novel Chapter 52

Third Person POV

Nicolette let out a growl as she tried to freeze the silver off of her hands and feet but nothing seemed to work. She looked down at the chains holding the silver restraints to the wall. Every time she used magic, the chains engravings showed and shined green. The chains were suppressing her magic.

"It's a wonder what my leader's power can do," Henry chuckled as he watched Nicolette test her magic on the chains. She strained against them and continued to pull on them.

The silver restraints seared Nicolette's skin and move made her arms and feet burn. "Who's your leader?"

"She'll join us soon enough," he grinned. He picked up a knife and tossed it at Nicolette's face using his werewolf strength. It clipped her check and wedged itself right next to her ear.

The burn of the silver cutting her skin made her wince. He let out a laugh as he grabbed another knife.

"You know, your parents were one of my favorite people to kill. They were so fun and feisty. Now I get to torture their all mighty and powerful daughter. This is the peak of my killing days," he laughs. Henry walked toward Nicolette. He span the knife around his finger until he caught it and held it up to Nicolette's neck.

She blacked out as she felt the knife press against her neck. She felt a tapping against the mental wall she put up between the mate bond. Nicolette tried to take it down but there was something preventing her from taking it down.

"Now, now Nicolette. If you could reach Malcom, then that would defeat the purpose of why we brought you here," an unknown voice says from the staircase behind Henry.

Henry stairs into my eyes and smirks, "she's here." Nicolette's eyes widen as she sees a familiar face walk down that stairs and turn around to face her.

"Hello darling," she smiled wickedly.

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Royal guards and every trained wolf was sent to search every inch of Malcom's pack lands. Malcom didn't feel her presence leave the border so she still had to be on pack lands.

He slammed his hand on his deck as he tried to push against the wall between the mate bond. Malcom grabbed his coffee mug and threw it into the wall.

"So let me get this straight. When we were attacked buy the witches, Malcom was affected?" Seth asked Lucas. Lucas nodded and Seth ran his hand through his hair.

"And I remember nothing," Malcom growls. "All I know is that Nicolette got caught in the crossfire of the magic and was hurt. I would have done nothing to hurt her."

"You said you saw glimpses right?" Lucas asked him. Malcom nodded. It was like Malcom was shoved back into his own mind while the black magic took over his actions.

He managed to break out of the darkness a few times to see Nicolette. Every time, he was unaware of the damage that he'd done to her. All he knew was that they were mates and he wanted her desperately. There was never a chance to tell anyone about this black magic because Malcom couldn't even tell.

"How bad?" Malcom asked. He replayed all the short, happy moments they shared over and over. Malcom realized that there was a look of hurt every time she looked at him.

"What?" Lucas asked looking at him. Malcom sighed and turned around to look outside. The guards were scattered out throughout the woods. Nicolette's scent was always hidden so there's no way that they were going to instantly find her.

"How bad did I hurt her?" Malcom repeated without turning around. The room fell silent for a few seconds before someone finally said something.

Malcom braced himself for the answer. He knew it was bad but not to the extent that was told to him.