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
Katherine pov “What the hell is wrong with me?” I asked rhetorically. “Are you sure you are alright?” Jude asked again. “What, no. I can’t feel my legs. Why can’t I feel my legs?!” I panicked. Oh shit I could not move them. “What the hell is this?!” I screamed at him, not caring if I caused unnecessary attention or not. “Calm down Katherine,” he said to me. “Grey go and call Dorcas, she’s in the library. Sonia get Mr Jones, he’s in the hospital. Tell them to meet us in my room. Now.”They both nodded and sped right past us after Jude ordered. He held me by my waist and lifted me up bridal style, walking to my room.When we reached the room, he placed me gently on the bed. Brushing my hair to the side, he whispered soothing words to me. “Why can’t I feel my legs?” I asked for the umpteenth time. “Will I be able to walk again?”“Shh, that is how it is. Your body is trying to adjust to the illness. With the help of a witch and a doctor, you will be alright,” he placed a kiss on my
Katherine pov“Oh no,” I gasped. The name Casto brought shivers down my spine immediately. If Talia’s mom finds out about me and spills it to Casto’s wife, everything I’ve tried to protect will crumble. Casto, my nemesis, will have ammunition to destroy me. I can’t afford that. Talia says she’ll beg her dad, but can I really trust that? The stakes are too high. I need to find a way to prevent this revelation, or my carefully constructed world will unravel before my eyes.“Don’t worry, I’ll tell dad not to spill anything to her. We all know she is a blabber mouth. Dad will listen to me,” Talia shrugged. “You believe he won’t tell her?” “I mean there has to be a good reason for you to do this and we’re faithful to you and your family. So yes, dad will listen to me. If he doesn’t, I have this potion I took from the shelf down the hallway. It makes you forget what happened a few hours ago.”“Did you steal from Dorcas?” I asked with wide eyes. “Borrowed.” She corrected me. “So can we
Katherine pov "Katherine no!" Dorcas rushed in and slapped the tea away from my hand.I watched the tea pour down to the ground and the cup shattered into bits. “Hey, what gives?!” I yelled at her. “Luna spent money and time on that!”“I’m sorry but you cannot drink that tea, Jude told me you were going to make it and I had to stop you,” she gasped out like she had just ran a hundred miles. Why not?” I frowned at her as she tried to catch her breath. “It worked for other patients doesn’t mean it’ll work for you. You’re cursed, not ill. That tea would only make it worse,” she explained, rolling her eyes. “I came across a spell book in the library. If the curse is transferred than vervain may just not work, instead it will add more issues to what you already have,” she said. “That is ridiculous,” I laughed, shaking my head at what she was saying as a means of disapproval. “You have to trust me in this one. The only drugs you are allowed to take are the ones we prescribe to you. I