Katherine Pov"I got it!" I dashed back to where they were.The boy was still stuck in his form and position and I felt more pity for him when I realised that he would have to suffer a little wolfsbane as a child."What's your name?" I squatted in front of the little child."Sean," he replied, squeaking. "You know what wolfsbane is right?" I asked, not being able to bring myself into giving it to him without his permission. He nodded his head and I smiled."I do," Sean whispered."I'll have to inject it into your vein, along with some other medicine, the pain will only last for a few seconds," I paused to look at him with a reassuring smile.His eyes never left mine as he thought well about his next decision. We could always wait till he got really tired and turned back to human but no one knew how long it was going to take. He was a child, he was full of energy, so it could be hours before he wore off. And with the look of things, he still had no idea on how to control his wolf, mea
Katherine Pov"You know, I think I'm getting used to this your quarantine free days," Brenda said, breaking our silence. We were at a porch, across the pack house and enjoying the sunset. This time, I wasn't trying to escape, I was just enjoying the company beside me and how much she understood me. "I know, I'm the best," I chuckled and eventually we both stumbled into an impromptu laughter. "Tell me though," Brenda whispered as soon as the laughs died down. "You and your mates, how're things coming along with them? From my angle, it doesn't seem like the three of you acknowledge one another."I took a pause, contemplating on how to respond to her in a way that she might understand. "Well, I won't say I haven't acknowledged that we're mates. I just haven't accepted it yet and we're all willing to wait. You know, no rush," I shrugged, hoping she understood where I was coming from. I partly lied, the only and main reason I hadn't accepted them was because I was afraid of being hurt
Katherine pov "Do you ever wake up early?" I frowned at the voice that spoke."Leave me alone, it's still too early," I shuffled around my bed. I knew who the person was. Jade had been trying to wake me up for the past ten minutes but sleep was getting the best of me. Then the bed sheet that was cuddling my body close was pulled down from me and I whimpered as the cold atmosphere met my skin."Jade, will you please leave me alone?" I pouted, still refusing to open my eyes. I feared that if I did open it even for the slightest time, I was going to lose the sleep and nice dream I was having.I heard the curtains being dragged open but I didn't flinch until the brightness of the sun came in contact with my eyelids."Jade!" I finally opened my eyes to shoot him a glare but he just laughed at my attitude."You have exactly ten minutes to get yourself ready for breakfast since you’re part of the cooking crew today, else you'll be extremely late. I mean you're already late, but you'll be
Katherine Pov"Must I wake you up everyday?" Jade whispered to my ear. I was glad he whispered, imagine he yelled like he used to. That would have doubled whatever I was feeling. "Oh, it's morning already," I mumbled, putting the pillow over my head. "Yes and you need to get up," he urged me. "I will, I just need you to help me close that freaking window that is opened, it's so cold right now," I begged. Jade looked at me, turning his head to the side, to watch my moves. "Okay," he said slowly, then he walked down to the window and shut it closed. The wind stopped blowing right immediately, I muttered a thank you to him and he nodded, still watching me closely. Sniffing from the running nose I have had since last night, I walked down to the bathroom. I was nowhere near okay and it was not any better this morning. Jade had his suspicions but I could not afford to let him clarify it. He won't let me out of the house or room again. Turning on the steamer, I let the water steam
Jade PovJust after one hit, she passed out. I watched Katherine stagger backwards, holding her nose that was hit before landing on the ground.At first I thought it was an act, so I moved closer to her to raise her hand up, but it fell to the ground instead. That was when I began to panic.She was really unconscious. The thought of me killing my own mate crossed my mind and I shuddered. Lifting her up, I began to run to the pack hospital. The sun was already rising and people were already beginning to wake up. I rushed into the hospital and took her to an empty wardroom. "Someone give me some attention!" I boomed when I realised no one followed me into the ward. Soon two nurses rushed in, checking her up. "Sir you need to go–""I'm staying here," I demanded. I was the one in charge and she could not object as much as she wanted to. I watched them do their stuff and I could barely understand what they were doing. My ears focused on her heartbeat to make sure they were still pump
Katherine pov Slowly, I opened my eyes, greeted by the harsh, sterile light of the hospital room. Tubes and wires surrounded me, leading to an unfamiliar bed. My head throbbed with a dull ache as I tried to piece together the events that led me here.Jade, the intense training session, and then nothing. Darkness.A soft voice disrupted my thoughts as a nurse entered. "Good morning, Katherine. I'm Nurse Carter. You've been unconscious for a while."Unconscious, again? Questions swirled in my mind. "What happened?"Nurse Carter approached, her gaze serious. "During your training with Jade, you suffered a significant blow that made you go unconscious. But that's not the only issue. You were infected by a parasite from a previous encounter with a stray wolf."A parasite? My eyes widened with disbelief. "But I felt fine before the training session."The nurse sighed, "These parasites often remain dormant until triggered. The trauma from the recent fight awakened it. However, Jade testifie
Jade pov"Katherine," I said as softly as I could when I noticed she hadn't seen me come in. She jerked up in fear, abruptly turning to the sound of my voice. "Woah, are you okay?"Her eyes became really glassy and I watched a tear slip down from her eyes. "No."I hated that she cried, so instinctively, I rushed to her. "You'll be okay. I promise," I assured, collecting her into my arms for a hug, hoping that it helped. "No. It's deeper than that. It's not okay," Katherine argued, shaking my head but I didn't care if she thought of her situation as too bad to fix, I was going to help her through it. "What's wrong, Katherine? Did the doctor do or say anything to you—""I don't have a wolf form, Jade." She interrupted. I stood still, processing the information properly before trying to say anything. "What?" I questioned in confusion. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you it Jude all this while. I wanted to, I swear, I was just scared that you both would reject me and I'd have to leave the
Katherine pov Her eyes were piercing, as if she saw through me at first sight. The smirk and amusement that grew on her expression was known to just me and I believed I was not imagining it. She knew everything. "Yes, I know everything," she muttered."Leave!" I yelled out, knowing the boys still stood around to listen to what Dorcas and I had to say. "I'm talking to the both of you."I listened carefully as their footsteps receded into the distance. "Don't worry. They wouldn't even hear the right things we say unless I let them," Dorcas shrugged. I narrowed my gaze at her, wondering if I would consider her a friend or a foe. "Katherine, that's a lot of backstory. We could write a novel and make a hit," she joked, picking a flower pot and playing around with it.Dorcas's eyes traced my every detail, and unease crept through me like a shadow in the dimly lit wardroom. "How do you know so much about me with just a g?" I questioned, my gaze fixated on her.A cryptic smile played on