My Hunted Mate novel Chapter 53

Corinna

The moment that the car pulls up in front of the familiar house, my heart aches and tears cloud in my eyes, as I unbuckle my seat belt, I do my best to pull myself together. Kai remains quiet as he shuts off the engine, we both sit, unmoving, in silence for a couple of minutes until finally I push open the handle on the door and exit the car.

Just as my shaky legs reach the front of the house, the door swings open revealing a tall, bulky pale man with long dirty blonde hair, matching the colour of his overgrown beard covering his jaw, the man's glowing red eyes narrow as they fall on me.

" Who are you? " His voice is strong, gruff and extremely intimidating as he speaks.

" I.. My name is Corinna, I was a friend of Helena's. " I tell him, watching as his eyes flick to my mate who remains a few steps away from us. " And this is my mate, Malakai. "

" Corinna? The hybrid? " The man questions, his hard features softening slightly when I nod my head. " Helena spoke of you, come in. "

He steps out of the way, swinging the door open wider as he does so. I turn to look at Kai, who immediately wanders up to me, when he's at my side, I walk past the threshold of the house, finding my way to the living room with ease.

My eyes instantly find the small white haired child, holding onto the edge of the sofa, as she uses it for support as she walks along the length of it, blabbing to herself as she picks up a small purple dragon plushie. Her ruby eyes snap up to meet mine, a small smile making it's way onto her face.

As if she remembers me, she abandons her toy and waddles her way over to me, holding her arms out. " Up! " she calls, her small body lifting in an attempt to jump, only for her to land on the floor on her bottom.

Leaning down, I scoop her up into my arms, settling her on my right hip. Turning to find Kai and the man already in the room, watching me. " I assume you're Helena's mate? " I ask the red eyed man.

" Yes, My name is Atticus. " He responds, pausing for a moment to glance down Dyna. " Do you know where she is? "

My eyebrows furrow together in confusion. " Who? " I ask.

" Helena. " He shakes his head, as if it's obvious.

I feel my face completely drop. " You don't know? "

" Where she is? No, of course not, otherwise I wouldn't be asking you. " He says, clearly becoming irritated.

" Dada! " Dyna shouts from my arms, Atticus' irritation fades as he looks down at his daughter, who is holding her arms out toward him.

He immediately stalks across the room, taking her from me. In the large man's arms, she looks even smaller than she is. My eyes find Kai, who is standing in the door way watching the scene unfold in front of him, he sends me a short nod.