All Chapters of The Healer's Betrayal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

My eyes fluttered open, and I winced as bright light almost blinded my vision. I closed my eyes immediately, raising my hands over my face.I heard a faint sigh and the sound of someone pulling the curtains down. I dropped my hand slowly as I observed my surroundings. The room looked expensive. It was furnished with things that probably cost more than anything I owned. The sweet scent of something hit me immediately.It was a delicious scent of rain, earth, and forest. I finally realized where it was coming from. It was Reid's scent. I've never been near a werewolf whose scent was this overwhelming, not even my dad.I tried to sit up, and I immediately winced at the sharp pain. Reid was at my bedside in seconds.“Easy there, you broke a few ribs from your impact with the tree.” My eyes almost fell out of their socket.Broken ribs?Those fools were paid to give me a few injuries, not totally kill me off. I gritted my teeth as I tried to sit up. Reid's hands gently found mine. My breath

“He's not going to make it, right?” Reid said the instant we walked out of his dad's room. I looked up at his sad face, and the urge to ruthlessly tell him that his dad wasn't going to make it came over me, but I pushed it down. Maybe I can go on with it in a nicer way.“I saw the way you looked at him…there's no hope,” he said and let out a sad laugh. I was quiet.“The medicine I gave him can only make sure he doesn't go through much pain and sustain his life for a little more time, but it can't do more than that,” I said, and I was surprised when I actually reached out and patted his shoulder. He seemed equally surprised as he looked down at me. I realized at that instant that he really was tall, as I always found myself looking up anytime I had to look at his face.I didn't know how long I stood there, my hands on his shoulder as I kept staring at his eyes. There was something about them that felt... If I stared at it for way too long, I was going to disappear in their swirling dept

I held onto my bag tightly, my heart threatening to beat out of my chest. I tried thinking of whatever I might have possibly left behind on that table, but with the panic in me, I couldn't think straight.Reid turned, and I was speechless for a few seconds when he held up a dead flower that piqued my curiosity a few days back. I was trying to see if it had any medicinal benefits, but I had abandoned it on the table when I couldn't find anything.I was starting to worry that I got busted. I muttered under my breath as I explained what it was. He looked like he didn't understand what I was saying, so I just impatiently glanced at the door. He probably noticed because he dropped the flower back on the table and walked forward, offering to help me with my bag. I was surprised at the kind gesture, but I still let him carry it anyway without uttering a single word. I walked behind him, shutting the door as I took a last glance at the house that was starting to feel familiar despite spending

Reid seemed to read my mind as the next thing he said made my head spin for a few seconds. Different trains of thought kept running through my mind as I tried to think of the possibilities. Then he finally voiced it out.“I'm mated to you, Val. I don't know how you didn’t manage to find out since our first encounter, probably because you might hold a lower position in your own pack or perhaps because you're from a different pack, but honestly, I don't mind. I don't care if you're an outcast or a werewolf that can shift forms or an oracle or an omega. All I care about is that you're my mate and I'm not going to let anyone walk over you just like that…”I stopped focusing on his words as the reality of the situation crashed into me. I have a mate and that mate was Reid. It sounded so ridiculous I didn't know when I scoffed out loudly.I was mated to the son of the person that killed my parents. How cruel can the moon goddess be? Eternally bound to someone I literally hate with every livi

I stared in surprise as the wolf sank its fangs into the wolf's neck and tore into it. I watched in horror as the rogue whined, dying in a pool of its own blood. The black wolf stood upright and shook its head as if trying to get rid of blood from its snout.It took less than 10 seconds to finish off the rogue. I couldn't tell if I should be scared or not. The wolf transformed immediately as if sensing my fear. He stood naked and tall before me, and I couldn't recognize his face. The adrenaline rush I had from the jump scare was starting to make the effects of the drug wear off. I could feel my human instincts kicking in and trying to dominate my wolf.I was changing back. But I couldn't change in front of this random dude. I glanced around in panic and hid behind a tree. About 15 seconds later, my bones started to shift positions, and I howled in pain. The black wolf guy was beside me in seconds, his eyes clouded with worry as he stared at me in panic. My howls turned into screams un