Chapter 6: Mine!

Kahlan pov

It’s semi-dark here but it felt like my life was in total darkness. I felt a huge headache set in and the tears won’t stop flowing down my face.

I was the only one in the prison and even around. There was no one to talk to and somehow, it suited my purpose. I seriously didn’t want to talk to anyone. 

I couldn’t stop crying, I couldn’t stop blaming myself. Maybe my parent would have been alive if I hadn’t left home angrily. Maybe, I would have been able to rescue the whole park. 

The thought of it made me want to go raving mad.

There was suddenly a twist in the lock. “Get out,” one of the guards ordered.

I heard alright but it seemed like half of my brain was dead. I stared into the space and somehow, it seemed like I was out of the world and still in it at the same time.

“Did you hear me? I said you should get out!” The guard repeated, a little angrier. 

I didn’t turn to look at him, as I was still lost in my thoughts even though I could hear him vividly.

There was a groan and a pull at the door. It was so fast and so violent that the door threatened to break.

The guard entered the cell and pulled me up violently. “You heard me,  didn’t you?” He snarled and held my chin together, hurting my cheekbone.

I struggled with him. “Leave me alone, you bastard!”

Suddenly, he pulled apart. It was so fast that I didn’t see him move. I thought my mind was playing a trick on me in the first place.

A familiar scent hinted in quickly and I looked up. I saw Eric holding the guard so high by the neck that the guard struggled to breathe. 

Eric's back was facing me, so I couldn’t really behold his expression.

“A_alpha_,” the guard struggled to breathe.

“How dare you hold her like that?” Eric thundered and my heart made a jolt. “Do you fucking know who she is?” He sounded upset.

“I-I’m sorry,” the guard forced the word out.

“Never lay your hand on her again! Understood?” He demanded thickly.

The guard nodded quickly and severally. 

Eric finally let go of him. He fell to the floor and coughed several times.

“Leave! Before I change my mind!” He sneered and the man rushed out of the cell. He was so frightened, I could see it.

Though, I wondered why Eric would do something like that. It almost looked like he was protecting me from the guard. Well, that would never happen. This man was the one that killed my pack, why would he treat me differently?

Well, because I’m his mate. I’m sure he realized that too late. Maybe he wouldn’t have killed my pack if he realized it earlier. All the same, it still shows how wicked he was.

Eric turned to look at me now, a different expression on his face. The anger was still vivid but that aside, he looked too handsome to be true.

When he took a step closer to me, I felt my heart skip thousands of beats and the heat rushed into me. I wondered however if he was feeling the same way.

“You shouldn’t be here,” he muttered. “This isn’t your place, your place is beside me,” he revealed softly, still moving close to me.

My heart almost stopped moving. How am I going to do my life if I can’t even be so close to him without having the mate bond doing its work?

I proceeded backward slowly.

“Back off!” I said alarmingly.

His eyes went wide but he didn’t comply.” Do you hear me, Kahlan?”

I love the way he pronounced my name. It looked like he was destined to say my name.

“Back off! Don’t move any closer or I will kill you!” I warned through my teeth. 

As if I would do it. I mean I would need an intelligent plan if I want to get rid of him. He’s just too strong for that kind of thing. It looked like I was fighting with my destiny. What the fuck am I saying? He’s my mate, he’s my destiny but I’m fighting with him already.

“Do you feel it,” his thick voice made me swallow harder, as he backed me to the wall.

I turned around to flee but just like before, his arms were suddenly by my side, thwarting my plan of escaping.

My breath got caught in my throat as I watched him.

“I will kill you, Eric if you don’t move back!”

“You can’t,” he laughed. “There’s no way you would do that. I have the upper hand, and the earlier for you to accept it, the better.”

“Let me go!” I yelled to his face.

His face moved too close to mine for comfort. “Do you feel it? I’m sure you do. The mate bond is too strong for you to resist,” he said charmingly. I sincerely pray that he felt the same way. I wouldn’t be the only one feeling like I would go crazy at any moment. 

“Move back!” I screamed again, ignoring his remark. “And I would advise you, Eric. The best for you is to reject me or kill me because I would surely kill you if I get out of here! I will surely avenge my parent’s death, my pack massacre. I’m going to give it back!” I swore. “A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye!”

He raised his brows. “You are not seeing it clear.”

“Seriously?” I arched my brows. “You must be so stupid if you think I would get mated to a man that killed my entire existence. If you sincerely think I would submit my body to you, then you must be daydreaming. Or if you think I would turn a blind eye to what you did or you think I would be as senseless_” I was pulled to a sudden stop when Eric's lips touched mine.

It felt like a fire started in me and it looked like I needed more for it to be quenchable.