Page 41 of Wrong Mate

Rose keptsending flames and attacking her with the vines on her body. He saw that Leah was cut in several places. The vines were not only slicing at her flesh, but cutting at her. The magic she possessed struggled.

What the fuck had he done?

“You know what you have to do,” Rose said. “To destroy me, youmust succumb to the dark. Join me, Leah. You and I can make your mate wish he had never been born. We can torture him together. Turn him into our little dog.”

Killian had heard enough.He charged, shoving Rose to the ground, and as he went for the kill shot, she threw him away. He sensed that she tried to turn him back into his wolf form, but she was no match for him. No one could take his alpha away, not even a witch.

“That is not a nice way to treat the witch who’s going to help you,” Rose said, turning her attention to him.

Leah was on the ground. He felt how weak she was.

Fuck.

Shit.

Fuck.

Killian growled.

“Do you think you can defeat me? Poor little alpha,” she tutted. “Your only problem is you suck at understanding prophecies. You see, Leah is your salvation. I am your curse.”

“Hey!” Leah shouted and he turned. Rose went flying.

Leah was surrounding by green leaves, branches, life, Mother Nature. With every second that passed, he felt the earth beneath him spread. The dead ground came alive, fruitful, and full of grass. The scent filled his senses, and he felt the power coming from Leah. The very power that was also draining her.

“This is not his fight,” Leah said. “I’m what you want, come and get me.”

Rose charged forward, and a wall of leaves covered her. Something struck Rose from the back, and he turned to see Lucinda, Vivian, and Ryan, as well as many other witches within the coven. They were coming out of the forest. Lucinda was taking the helm, and he watched as the wall surrounding Leah faded, and his mate stepped out, came forward, and joined the coven.

Rose screamed and he watched as the darkness was stripped from her. Every single particle, every soul she had taken fled her body, and then a burst of light pierced her body, and her ashes fell to the ground. The land she had corrupted began to shake as Mother Nature came forth once again, no longer pushed aside.

As it did, Leah sunk to the ground and collapsed into a heap.Killian ran toward her.

“Leah, baby, Leah. What’s going on?” he asked, turning to Lucinda.

“She’s weak. What she just did, facing Rose without turning to dark magic, I have never seen such strength before in my life.”

“She is going to wake up?” he asked.

“Yes, she will wake up, but right now, we need to take her back to our coven, Killian,” Lucinda said.

Ryan stepped forward and took Leah from his arms.

“What are you doing?” Killian said. “She is my mate.”

Lucinda stepped forward and held out a single vial. “If you take this, your ability to cease as mates will take place.”

“You could have given me this?”

“Take it. Leah will be protected, Killian. Of that, you haveno doubt.”

They took Leah, leaving him alone in the bright forest surrounded by earth, andKillian couldn’t have felt more lost.

Chapter Ten

Leah knew she didn’t look her best. Nearly dying at the hands of one of the evilest witches alive would have that affect on you.

She had survived, with the help of the coven. And now, she was alone. Tears filled her eyes as she rubbed at her chest.

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