My Name is NOT Cupcake

Chapter 33

"Nova, please wake up," I heard Elias beg quietly. His thumb rubbed soothing circles over my hand. I

pulled my hand out of his and kept my eyes closed.

"Go away," I said hoarsely.

"Nova?" he asked. I sighed and blinked my eyes open. I groaned as I tried to move. My shoulder and All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

collar hurt from where Kendra scratched me.

"This is your fault, Elias. Just leave me alone. I don't want to see you. I don't want to be with you," I

said. Some was a lie, but I wanted all of it to be true. I wish I didn't care about him like I did. I felt tears

prick my eyes so I looked away from him. Darius was still a wolf. He whined and put his head in my lap.

Elias growled at him, making him move away from me. I glared at Elias.

"Stop it! You have no claim over me. I don't even want you here right now," I yelled at him. I winced as

my mark started burning. I took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"Who did this?" he asked softly. I rolled my eyes.

"Who do you think? You wanted to keep her around after I specifically asked you to get rid of her. But I

guess the mate bond wasn't strong enough for that. You didn't care about me enough to let Kendra go

and look what happened. This is your fault," I answered. Elias immediately started shaking his head.

"No... she wouldn't do this," he denied. Of course he didn't believe me. I felt so defeated and tired.

"Of course you wouldn't believe me over your precious Kendra. How could you take her side? She did

this to me and you don't even believe me. There's no way that we're mates because if the roles were

reversed, I would believe you. I would believe you even if you were lying. You know what... just leave

me alone. After I heal, I'm going home to my dad and my brother. And you're not going to stop me," I

said calmly.

"You're not leaving me," he growled.

"You've lost all say, Elias. Get... out..." I glared at him. He hesitated but eventually he left. The doctor

came in and checked on me.

Over the next few days, I was stuck on that hospital bed, but I swore that as soon as I was well

enough, I was getting the hell out of dodge. I couldn't take this anymore...

Mate or not.

Elias would check on me every now and then but we didn't talk much. It hurt more than I was willing to

admit. My wound eventually healed, leaving four claw-line scars that started on my shoulder and ended

right before my breast.

I looked myself over in the bathroom mirror of the hospital room. My copper red hair was tangled in

curls. My normally tan and vibrant skin was dull and paler than normal, making my freckles pop out

even more. My hazel eyes were red from crying. I was sickly thin from not eating as much and I just

looked terrible. I took a long, hot shower before I ran a brush through my hair and untangled it. I

changed into the clothes Minnie brought for me. It was a simple white blouse and jeans. The jeans

were a bit baggy on the waist but I would just have to deal. I left my, now untangled, hair down before I

walked back into the hospital room. Elias was already standing there with a bouquet of roses, but all I

felt was disappointment in him.