The Hybrid

Chapter 6

Ryder was already up and dressed when Gregory knocked on his door. Ryder wore a fitted, dark charcoal tweed vest with buttoned flap pockets, paired with a textured dark denim shirt. Dark denim boot cut jeans that were complemented by a brown leather belt for a touch of warmth and a pair of black steel toe boots.

Gregory wore a blue and green button up shirt and light blue jeans with sneakers,

“Why to do you always have to out dress me? We’re just going to the High School to see how the Future Guards program is doing.”

Ryder chuckled as he started rolling up his sleeves just above his elbows,

“I’m the Alpha, I always have to look professional and clean.”

Gregory shook his head,

“And you wonder why all the girls keep chasing your tail. You’re such a tease, come on let’s go.”

They walked out the front door and down to the garage,

“Let’s take the Shelby.”

Ryder said grabbing the keys out of a box.

They walked up to a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Its had a sleek black body, muscular stance, and iconic dual racing stripes showcase a blend of brute strength and refined style. With bold round headlights and chrome accents, it was Ryders father’s car.

Gregory jumped in the passenger seat rolling down the window.

They pulled out of the drive way and down the road, the High School was only ten minutes away from the pack house. They pulled into the school, they saw the Future Guard class doing drills in the front field.

As Ryder was walking up to get a closer look at the guards he stopped dead in his tracks. He lifted his head a sniffed the air, vanilla and roses. The smell was intoxicating, a low growl echoed in Ryders chest.

“Ryder, you ok? Is something wrong?”

Gregory asked concerned.

Ryder was to consumed by the scent to answer him, the smell was faint but still had a strong hold of him. He had to find the source, he started walking in the direction it was coming from. He started walking to the back of the school towards the football field, the scent was getting stronger. Ryder looked at the field, the boys were practicing football. One boy threw the football while another shifted into a wolf chasing the ball, one wolf tackle another wolf. Course they were all naked, thats why all the girls skip first and second period on Thursdays to “watch” them practice.

Ryder scanned the bleachers trying to find the source of the scent, he stopped his sights on Kyra.

A ball of fire was radiating in his chest,

Is the scent coming from her?

He thought to himself.

A cool light breeze rolled by carrying the scent, it hit Ryder like a fright train. His eyes darkened, the fire in his chest exploded rippling through his body.

There’s no way she could be my second mate, she’s just a child.

“Ryder what are you doing?”

Gregory lightly pulled at his shoulder snapping him out of it.

Ryder looked at him with dark glossy eyes, taking deep breaths,

“I think I found her.”

He said through his teeth.

Gregory looked at him confused,

“Found who?”

Ryder went to look back at Kyra but the bleachers were empty, the scent disappeared.

“What are you?..”

Gregory was about to finish his sentence when it hit him, he realized what Ryder was saying.

“You think one of the girls is your second mate?!”

Ryder shook his head and started walking back to the front field. Now that his heads was clear he felt foolish, Kyra was just a child and he’s an old man. Old enough to be her grand father almost, the thought turned his stomach.

“Which one do you think it is?”

Gregory said getting excited.

“It don’t matter, their just kids. I’m not a pedo, they’re 18 and I’m 50 it’s not right.”

Ryder said stopping to watch the Future Guard run their drills.

Gregory stood in front of Ryder with a serious look,

“Stop living in the past, in the old days yes it would have been frowned upon to be mated to an 18 year old at your age. BUT!!! We’re in 2024 now, times have changed significantly. No one cares as long as their the legal age and their parents approve, your the f*****g alpha, any parent would be proud to know that their daughter is mated to you. Get with the times man, you also deserve to be happy again, Kari would have wanted you too.”

Ryders chest went cold when he mentioned her name, Ryder thought about for a while. Gregory did have a few good points, times have changed. Ryder remembered some news from a while back about an old alpha in his 70s finding his second mate who was 20, no one batted an eye to it.

Ryder grunted, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“You know it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but I’ll consider it. You need to give me time to get use to the fact that my second mate is young.”

Gregory smiled and clapped his hands together,

“I’ll take it, now who’s the lucky lady.”

Ryder didn’t feel comfortable telling him until he was certain it was Kyra,

“Not sure they cleared the bleachers before I could find out which one it was.”

Gregory raised an eyebrow and smirked,

“My moneys on Kyra, I remember the way you looked at her the other day. But the poor kid has Lycanthexia, is there a way to cure that?”

Ryder thought about it,

“Not sure, I’ll have to look at the books and see. Right now let’s do what we came here to do, watch the Future Guards drills.”

They watched the students run their drills and exercise their skills, Ryder was a little impressed with this year’s candidates.

The bell rang and some of the kids started leaving outside, the faint scent of vanilla and roses caught Ryder again.

Ryder walked inside the building trying to follow the scent, stronger and stronger it got. It lead him to the Dance Studio, a big room with floor to ceiling mirrors all along one side of the room. There was a balcony in the back where all the equipment was stored, Ryder went through the back door and up the stairs to see who was in the studio without being seen.

His heart raced, the scent was strong, now he can finally know for sure who it was. He quietly walked up to the railing and saw Kyra, she was stretching. She took off her sweater, she was wearing a black sports bra and skin tight leggings. Ryders mouth watered at her perfect body, very smooth and well toned.

Kyra was very flexible, she was stretching her leg straight up in the air effortlessly causing the fire in Ryders chest to radiate down to his stomach.

Kyra finished stretching and turned on the music, Cassie Me & You filled the room.

Kyra started dancing to the beat, her moves were flawless and on point. She rolled her hips seductively making Ryders body tingle, he was fighting the urge to jump over the balcony and dance with her. The thought of her perfect body rubbing against his was starting to make him hard, he took a deep breath to try and control himself. Kyra flawlessly and effortlessly glided across the room, she did a mix of ballet and hip hop.

The door to the studio opened and little Allie poked her head in,

“There you are, come on it’s lunch time.”

Kyra stopped dancing and turned off the music, she grabbed her sweater and threw it back on.

She ran to the door and left taking her scent with her. Ryder took a deep breath, he looked down at his hands, he didn’t realize he was gripping the railing so hard he was cracking the wood.

He cleared his throat ran his hands through his hair and straightened his vest. He walked down the stairs and out the side door into the hallway, it was empty.

Ryder started heading to the outside doors, he had to get out of there before he caught her scent again.

“There you are! Where have you been, I’ve been looking all over for you.”

Gregory yelled walking towards him.

“Uh, no where just checking in on some classes. We should get going we have other things to do, lots of paperwork.”

Ryder tried ducking out till he heard yelling coming from the cafeteria.

“What the f**k?!”

Gregory said heading towards the cafeteria doors.

Ryder looked at the exit and was going to just leave and let Gregory handle whatever it was that was going on. Until he felt something pulling him to the cafeteria, he felt like he had to go in there.

Ryder closed his eyes and growled, he turned to follow Gregory.

They pushed open the doors to pure chaos, the kids were throwing food at each other. A group of kids pinned in a corner were trying to use their trays as a shields from the jocks, who were pelting them with food.

Ryder looked around and saw two girls wrestling on the ground covered in food, he looked closely and saw one of the girls was Kyra.

Ryder took a deep breath and pushed his Alpha energy into the room,

“ENOUGH!”

Everyone stopped dead in their tracks and dropped to their knees, bowing their heads.

All except Kyra, Kyra tried picking out some food that was in her ponytail. Allie nudged her in the side, she looked around and saw what everyone was doing and looked over at Ryder. Realizing what he was doing she quickly dropped to her knees and bowed her head.

“Who’s responsible for this mess!”

Ryder demanded.

The whole cafe looked and pointed at Kyra.