The Alpha's Hybrid Luna

He's Our Mate

-- Michaela 

I felt a little better after my afternoon conquest but I was still pissed that Todd accepted my rejection. He was madly in love with me but still a bit too sweet for my taste. I like a bit of a challenge, someone rough around the edges. Todd had been perfect for me honestly but he lost his pack and was technically a rogue. Sepia and I are way too prissy to be a rogue, so my rejection was necessary. 

I did however have another boy toy that was fun to play with. He reminded me of Todd in a lot of ways. There was always an angry fire behind his eyes. There was one problem though, he was human. He'd probably be much too rough for most human women but as a wolf, I could take all that he gave. His aggression felt mild to me because of my supernatural strength and healing, so it was honestly kind of a turn-on. My love life is just in utter shambles honestly. It's depressing how much I have to do just for simple satisfaction. The goddess could've done much better for me. Oh well, I barely believed she existed anymore anyway. 

Sepia scoffed in my head at that thought but she honestly doesn't trust the goddess fully anymore either. She wouldn't have allowed me to reject Todd if she did. 

A text message came through with the two words I need to hear. 

"Come over."

"Say less."

Darren lived in another state but was actually in town visiting a family member. He'd already dropped off his hotel room key when he first got here. I showered and put on my favorite blue stilettos and fixed my hair and makeup. I wasn't planning on being back anytime soon but I was sure I wouldn't need much else. I'm sure this would be a very purposeful visit and I couldn't wait. 

-- Laya

This whole werewolf thing is weird as hell. I have no idea how it came to be and I'm too freaked to mention it to my parents. Dr. Roberts seems to think that one of them is a werewolf or possibly a hybrid,  most likely my mom. If my dad's genes were stronger and she was only a hybrid, it would make sense that they would assume I was just human. Especially if they didn't see any signs of change in me around the time I should've gotten my wolf. I guess they just decided to leave it alone. 

We definitely don't live in a pack and I can't think of anyone in our lives that would possibly be a wolf but here I am with a freaking wolf spirit thing living in me and only responding when it comes near the stormy eyed Adonis so I guess I can't rule anything out in good faith. When Dr. Roberts first asked me about being a werewolf. 

I definitely passed out in her office a couple of times that day, especially when she actually shifted into a wolf right in front of me. She has been my therapist forever it seems and I never would have guessed. She said that she doesn't belong to a pack nearby but actually one closer to where we both used to live. I was grateful to her then for uprooting and moving with me when I switched schools but I felt an even greater appreciation now. She physically left her pack with her alpha's permission but hasn't found another one to connect with. 

That was also unfortunate because the name of the guy who's supposedly my mate didn't ring a bell to her at all. She said that he could be from a pack near here or possibly even something she called a rogue since he goes to a human school. 

This whole world seems to have so many layers and it's driving me nuts trying to figure it all out. Dr. Roberts gave me a ton of books to read up on the history of how the canis lupis came to be and the moon goddess they believe gave wolves the ability to live within a human body. It's all a bit much but intriguing at the same time. 

I told Dr. Roberts about how being near Landon made me feel and she seems to think I should try to find him and talk to him. Apparently, being mated to him is what began to awaken my wolf so it could possibly fully awaken my wolf the more time I spend with him. I'm just not sure if I want that to happen. It's freaky enough having the random experiences when she speaks but it's only ever in relation to Landon. I tried to communicate with her like Dr. Roberts told me but it gives me a massive headache. 

As I'm still thinking about rather I should even be trying to awaken this wolf spirit that's apparently living in me, I actually hear her again. This time is different though, it's like I feel her hair standing up on ends. It was a similar feeling to how I feel when I saw Landon up close but there's something different this time, almost agitating or creepy mixed in. 

"Hi Laya!"

It was mailroom cutie with green eyes. Or at least he had been mailroom cutie. Now, there was something strange going on. I felt attracted to him but grossed out at the same time. Wait, hold on. Was I growling? I still didn't know what my wolf's name was because she only came out when we were close to Landon but I definitely felt her growl and feel annoyed as mailroom cutie got close. He had a smell that was somewhat intriguing but I didn't want to inhale too much, almost as if it would be harmful to sniff harder, like wasabi. This was definitely an interaction to log in my mind and ask Dr. Roberts about. 

"Umm, hi ..."

"Todd."

"Yea, Todd. Sorry, I'm bad with names."

"No worries beautiful. You can call me whatever comes to your mind. I'll be whatever you want me to be."

I was definitely going to gag. Me and my wolf.  "Sure. Todd is just fine. I'll remember it."

He gave me possibly the creepiest smile ever and he almost looks turned on. Ugh. Whatever my wolf didn't like about this guy was definitely rubbing off on me because I didn't like him either. Before I could officially haul tail away from him towards my next class, my wolf felt almost like her ears perked up and got excited. I heard the faintest growl and without even turning around, I knew that it had to be Landon coming up behind me. I swear, since I've been introduced to the whole wolf thing, I've been so much more conscious of myself and what feels like a separate part of me and its reactions. It's nuts!

"Todd. I'd back away if I were you."

"Tsk tsk, little alpha. You scared of a little friendly competition? If you forgot, I have just right to her now too. If she's going to be luna, I need to know her. Isn't that right?"

"Over my dead body."

"I'm planning on it."

Landon had walked past me, slowly meeting Todd in the most intense face-off I've ever seen. It ended pretty quickly though with Todd seeming like he pretty much bared his neck, which he didn't seem too happy about. Once he huffed off, my Adonis turned to face me. Just as I was about to get lost in those eyes and my wolf feelings were going nuts, it hit me what they'd been saying just now. 

"Wait. So, you're for sure a wolf then, huh?" I whispered. 

"Yea."

"And, the mailroom ... I mean, Todd. He's a wolf too?"

"Yea."

"Ok and he called you an alpha? Are you the alpha, like alpha alpha? And luna's are alpha mates, right? Did he call me future luna? Wait, am I his mate or yours?"

He's our mate.

"Not now wolf lady. But ok, so we're your mate. But you know that already don't you? What did he mean then?"

"Slow down Laya." Landon chuckled at me. "You've got a ton of questions and I'd like to try and give you answers but I think we should go somewhere else. There are too many human ears around. Wait, did you say wolf lady? So you have a wolf that you can hear in your head?"

"Umm, kinda. But aren't we supposed to be going somewhere else for this talk?"

He chuckled again and I promised to remember that sound in my head forever. That and the dimple on his right cheek that came out when he did. Ugh, this dude was freaking gorgeous. 

"Okay, so my car is just over here. We can go back to my place. Is that okay?"

"As in your ... pack?"

"Well, no. I have a condo off-campus. I'd rather us talk somewhere more private first. Then we can go to the packhouse."

"Just so you know, I have taken self-defense classes and if you try anything I will do my best to kill you or die trying."

He smiled that dangerous smile at me again. 

"I'll remember not to underestimate you then." He laughed but then his face took a very serious tone and I swear he stared past my eyes and into my freaking soul when he said, "I could never hurt you Laya. You're mine."

Talk about freaking shivers down my spine. So as much as my parents warned me about getting in cars with strangers, this man spoke to my very soul and my black behind was going to follow him pretty much blindly to the freaking moon if he asked. This had to be some wolf bs because I would never do something this crazy. 

But I knew what he said was true. I can't explain it but I really felt it. I know that he couldn't hurt me. The small fear that I had when I first saw him that day on the field was gone. I could still see the raw emotion captured in those stormy eyes but it wasn't the anger that I'd thought before. It was pain. It was fear. Those eyes told a story of vulnerability that I wanted to be the one to read. 

So call me little red riding hood, but I was following the big bad wolf to his car and heading off to his apartment. I just hope to God that he didn't live in a freaking cottage in the woods or something. I'd probably pass out again, which I was seeming to be doing a lot of lately.