The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 66

I felt the sharp prick of Kai’s canines piercing into my skin, before excrutiating pain ripped through my entire body. I’ve never heard of such a thing happening before, whenever I’d heard of someone being marked by their mate, it had always sounded pleasureable and painless. Why did it hurt so bad? The pain is so bad, that I feel my body beginning to stiffen and before I know it. I’m collapsing towards the ground and then there’s only darkness surrounding me. What the hell has he done to me?

I don’t know where I am, only that I feel like I’m wrapped in a cocoon as time slowly passes by, like I’m awake but asleep at the same time and its surreal, like an out of body experience. It gives me time to think. I don’t know how to feel about the marking. It came out of nowhere. I hadn’t been expecting it at all and I don’t know what suddenly possessed Kai to do it all of a sudden. It made me angry but confused at the same time. Isn’t this what I wanted? To be fully claimed by my mate and marked?

A small voice in my head pipes up. You wanted it to be special, didn’t you Winter? Yes I did and he’d taken that from me.

You wanted to do it back to him at the same time, mark each other when you were more in tune to each other’s needs and wants.

That was true. But was there any sense in staying angry about it? It couldn’t make Kai take it back could it? My throat feels like it’s on fire, heat spreading all around it, as I lay wherever I am, my hands gripping my throat in a futile attempt at getting whatever is happening to stop. Instead it gets worse.

Then just as quickly it’s gone and I hear voices above my head. “Is she going to be alright?” That was Kai’s voice.

“She should be. It’s a miracle what’s going on right now. I can only speculate as to why, but it appears that the mixture of your Alpha blood and her blood has caused this sudden reaction.”

Caused what? I wonder rather stupidly. What reaction? Damnit, tell me!

“She’s going to be so surprised” Kai’s voice again, this time with a tinge of excitement. How dare he sound so damn nonchalant after what he did to me! Bastard!

. “I think she’s coming out of it” Dr James’ voice is distant, like he’s far away and I struggle, my eyes suddenly shooting open of their own accord, blinking against the sudden harsh white light coming from the hospital ceilings.

to me jovially as I frown up at

realising with a gasp that he’s holding my hand tightly, as though he never wants to let go. I might be angry, but not enough for him to look so damn miserable. Although,

as I try again. “Sore” I repeat and then look at the doctor confused. Why

listens from his position by my bed. “I think that Kai’s blood mixed in with yours, when he marked you, sped up the healing process of your damaged vocal chords” he answers my

I had thought that they were damaged beyond repair. Isn’t that what the first doctor

their own. It might have taken another year, but you would have eventually been able to speak, Kai just sped up the process,

can speak again, it’s a miracle and I feel like crying in my joy. “Thank you” | rasp as he

have every right to be pissed at me” he murmurs back but I shake

It was more than worth it. We would have a discussion on boundaries and consent later. But now I could talk! I want to shriek

you are still pretty pissed at him, even if you’re happy to have your voice back. Step

anymore. Sigh. That’s the problem with you being nice

is on Kai who’s still holding my hand and looking

home as soon as you feel ready to, but would it be impertinant to ask if I can take an x-ray of your neck and vocal chords again? I

Dr James scurries out of the room, presumably to set that

you happy about that Winter? I swear I didn’t know it would happen, but

like I’d just retreated with the loss of my voice and now that I have it back, I’m wondering if it’s time to find my voice for real, instead of hiding in

Kai. “What you did was wrong” I whispered and his face falls. He looks at me with remorse on his face. “I know” he says looking away, “Why?’ I

I rationalised marking you would keep you safe from unwanted attention but that doesn’t excuse the

tried to reassure him. I hadn’t been interested in the other Alpha one bit,

on his