The Alpha's Hybrid Luna

CHAPTER 4

*Aphrodite’s P.O.V.*

    He continues to trail kisses down my body, across my breasts, sucking my n*****s into his mouth as he does. I gasp and arch my back as my insides clench in anticipation. His free hand roams down my body and lands between my legs, rubbing circles on my c**t as I pant and cry out in pleasure.

    He slips two fingers inside me and uses his thumb to continue rubbing circles on my c**t. I can feel something building inside me and I begin to move my hips each time he thrusts his fingers inside me.

    The pressure increases before I fall over the edge, waves of pleasure filling my body as I cry out his name. The euphoria subsides and I find that I need him inside me.

    “Zyaire, please… I need you,” I beg.

    He moves so he’s looking into my eyes. “You’re a virgin, yes?”

    I nod without saying anything.

    “Are you sure? We can wait until you’re more ready.”

    “Please, I need you. I want to be yours fully,” I say, and his eyes widen for a split second. He pushes himself up and holds his c**k in one hand at my entrance while holding himself up with the other.

    “You’re sure? It’s going to hurt at first. It’s going to be painful, but it’ll subside.”

    “I’m sure.”

    He pushes himself in and I wince as I feel the skin of my virginity break but don’t cry out. He pushes himself in a little more before stopping. The pain slowly turns to pleasure, and I find myself trying to get him deeper inside.

    He pushes himself all the way in and begins to thrust slowly, his lips connecting to mine. I meet him thrust for thrust as another wave of pleasure overtakes me and I cry out.

    “f**k, you feel so good, Aphrodite,” he pants as he moves his mouth to my breasts. He begins to suck, lick, and nip them, causing me to cry out his name once more as another wave of pleasure overtakes me again.

    He begins to thrust faster, and his mouth moves to the junction of my neck and my shoulder, and I prop myself up to reach his. He Thrusts hard a few more times, causing me to slip into complete bliss as another wave of euphoria takes me, and he cries out my name as he finds his release before biting my neck. I extend my canines and bite his neck, extending our orgasms before licking his mark closed as he licks mine.

    He collapses on top of me, panting. I wrap my arms around him, breathing heavily. He slips out of me and lays next to me, pulling me to him as he spoons me from behind. He reaches down and pulls the covers over us before we fall into a deep, peaceful sleep.

    The following day, Zyaire, Zaydon, and Zayne go down to interrogate the captured rogue, only to find him dead. They are puzzled and have an autopsy scheduled for him. The pack medical examiner says it could take a few days for the final report to be complete.

*FOUR DAYS LATER*

*Aphrodite’s P.O.V.*

    I had been training the past four days every morning with the rest of the pack. In those three short days, I had managed to gain quite a bit of muscle.

    Eros now had furniture in one of the bedrooms in the Alpha suite and was sleeping in there every night. He also has continued training and confided in me that he thinks River is his mate, and he is ecstatic about it.

    Zyaire, Zaydon, and Zayne’s moms have been planning the Luna ceremony. They allowed me to pick out my dress, and I chose a deep red dress with a sweetheart neckline that hugs my body in the right places and has a short train. The Luna ceremony is set to take place in three days.

    Today, though, my former pack members are arriving and being sworn in as Blood Moon pack members. Living arrangements have been made for everyone already; Aunt Cora and Uncle Maverick will be staying in the unoccupied retired Alpha suite since Zyaire’s parents had decided to move into a cottage. The former Gammas (now Betas) will be staying on the Beta floor, and the Gammas on the Gamma floor.

    The rest of the pack will have their own cottages, unless the younger members happen to find mates among the pack.

    Zyaire and I along with Zaydon and his mate, Freya, and Zayne and his mate, Teagan, and Eros are standing on the front porch of the packhouse awaiting the arrival of the bus. They pull up a few minutes later, and Zyaire motions for them to climb off the bus.

    The doors open and three men climb off first; I assume they are the trackers. Then the rest file off behind them. They follow the three men up to the porch and follow suit as they bow at us.

    I recognize Aunt Cora and Uncle Maverick immediately; they stand in the front of the group flanked by Bryson and Nova and Soren and Brynlee, then the rest of the pack.

    Blood Moon members stand around observing, some muttering the word ‘mate’ as they spot them in the crowd, but the new members don’t move to acknowledge them yet, although some now sport smiles on their faces.

    “Blue Lake pack, welcome to Blood Moon, your new home. I’m going to swear you in with our oath and then have each of you state your name and ‘I do’ if you agree with the oath,” Zyaire tells them. They all nod.

    “Do you hereby swear your loyalty to the Blood Moon pack. Do you swear to serve and protect this pack until your last breath?”

    “Maverick Wulfric, I do.”

    “Cora Wulfric, I do.”

    “Bryson Gela, I do.”

    “Nova Gela, I do.”

    They continue down the line and each gasps as the pack links fall into place and their new pack mark appears.

    “Those that have newfound mates may move to them. The rest of you will be shown to your new homes throughout the territory by assigned omegas. Maverick, Cora, Bryson, Nova, Soren, and Brynlee will be following myself and Aphrodite and Eros. The warriors are expected to be at training in the courtyard behind the packhouse every morning at 5. Those that just wish to train may join as well.”

    Aunt Cora and Uncle Maverick run up to Eros and I and hug us, with Bryson, Nova, Soren, and Brynlee right behind them. They sob as they hug us.

    “Alright, let’s get you to your new homes,” Zyaire says as they finish hugging us.

    They nod and Zyaire, Eros, and I lead them up to the third floor to the Gammas quarters. “Soren and Brynlee, you’ll be staying in the room to the left,” Zyaire says, and they gasp and start to protest, but Zyaire stops them. “All the retired ranked members chose to stay around the territory, and you are formerly ranked members, so all of you will be staying on the ranked floors,” he tells them before going over what each floor is.

    They nod and Zyaire enters override code for them to enter their own. We leave them to settle in and lead the other two couples to their rooms as well.

    A couple hours later, lunch is served, and the new members join us in the large common dining room. Zyaire announces that they are allotted a certain amount to decorate their respective homes in the way they like, but they cannot go over the budget. There are cheers all around.

    After dinner, Zyaire and I take the new members to his office to allow them to pick out jobs around the pack or in his businesses. He owns several hotels, business offices, and mechanic shops. Most of the women choose pack duties but a few choose to be receptionists for businesses. Some even decide to be teachers for the pack school. Zyaire allots them another amount to buy work-appropriate clothes.

    Aunt Cora consults with Zyaire, Zaydon, and Zayne’s mothers to plan the Luna ceremony. She decides to throw in her ideas based on my mom’s Luna dress and surprise me with it, while still keeping the same color of my dress.

    The new members head out in groups with the warriors in work vans to pick out furniture and décor for their new homes.

    Soon, all the new members have finished shopping and furniture is being delivered in a constant flow for several hours, through dinner, and into the evening.

*THREE DAYS LATER*

*Aphrodite’s P.O.V.*

    It is early evening and Teagan has been working on an updo for my hair for an hour. She finally finishes and my hair is piled neatly on my head with a few strands falling to frame my face.

    Now it’s time for Freya to do my makeup. She spends about 45 minutes doing it and when I look at myself in the mirror, I can hardly tell I’m wearing makeup. I can tell have eyeliner, mascara, lip gloss to accentuate my lip shape, and a smoky eye effect to make my amethyst eyes pop.

    Aunt Cora and Sage come in with my dress in a gown bag. They instruct me to close my eyes as they pull it out. Once I open my eyes, I gasp. It’s an off the shoulder, mermaid style, open lace-up back, floor length deep red dress with a train. Aunt Cora shows me a picture of my mom’s Luna dress, and everything is the same except for the color.

    I fight back tears as I look at it. It’s everything I dreamed of and more. I hug Aunt Cora tightly until Freya and Teagan pull me off her, scolding me not to ruin their masterpieces.

    The women help me climb into it and pair it with black strappy one-inch heels, because I don’t think I can walk in more than one-inch heels. Sage hands me a jewelry box and I open it to find a white gold necklace with an obsidian stone with a matching bracelet and earrings. (Thankfully they had me get my ears pierced a couple days ago, probably for this reason.)

    “I wore these at my Luna ceremony, and I want you to wear them, and to pass them on to the next Luna and so on,” Sage tells me. I hug her tightly, thanking her over and over as tears once again threaten to spill from my eyes. Then, since Aunt Cora and Uncle Maverick are the closest I have to parents, Uncle Maverick comes in the room to escort me down.

    The women leave to make their way down to the courtyard where the ceremony will be taking place. After a few minutes, Uncle Maverick holds his arm out and I wrap my arm around his and we walk down the stairs to the open French doors. He leads me through the doors and down the tea light and tiki torch patch to the stage. He lets go of my arm at the stage and I climb the stairs as I feel all eyes on me.

    Zyaire is standing there in a black fitted tuxedo and a deep red tie to match my dress and wolf cuff links. Behind him are Zaydon and Frey and Zayne and Teagan, all smiling broadly at me. Zyaire turns to face the pack.

    “Tonight, we are gathered for the welcoming of our new Luna with the Luna ceremony,” he turns to me. “Aphrodite, I have waited three long years to find you. I have waited to find my other half, my soulmate, and I have found her in you. Do you, Aphrodite Blakesley, swear to uphold to laws of our pack, to love and cherish each member of this pack, and to protect and serve this pack until your last breath?”

    “I do,” I say confidently.

    He motions with his hand and an omega pushes a cart with a golden chalice and golden dagger. Zyaire takes the dagger and slices his left palm, then passes me the dagger. I copy his motion, and he grabs my left hand in his over the chalice as blood drips into it as our blood combines in our palms. Deep red light swirls and flashes before disappearing.

    I gasp as I feel my new pack mark appear and grimace and want to grab my head as the pack links fall into place, but I manage not to. Zyaire grins at me as cheers and howls fill the air. He releases my left hand and I notice the cut has already healed.

    “Time to eat!” Zyaire booms, and kitchen staff begin brining out plates of food to every table while we make our way to the head table hand-in-hand with the Betas and Gammas following behind us.

    Everyone eats and talks away, and I find myself talking to Freya and Teagan more and more as we get to know each other.

    We are just finishing dinner when a howl fills the air. Everyone jumps up, and some run towards the packhouse while others run towards the direction of the howl.

    Western border! Rogues! Comes Cassius’s voice through the link.

    “Be careful,” I tell Zyaire as he jumps up.

    “I will,” he tells me, giving me a light kiss before running off.

    I follow those heading towards the packhouse and into the bunker. After the door slams shut, I grab the list of pack members and begin calling names. Once I finish, I find Kaleigh and her parents and begin talking to the young pups who are surrounding me, terrified.

*Zyaire/Blaze’s P.O.V.*

    After kissing my sweet Aphrodite, I take off running towards the western border. I can already hear the sound of fighting wolves in the distance. I pushed myself harder before shifting and landing on four paws.

    Everything becomes clearer, sounds become louder, my vision becomes sharper, and my speed increases. Don’t forget these rogues could be enhanced by dark magic, I remind my team.

    I reach the fight within minutes with the rest of my pack not far behind me.

    Cassius is surrounded by five rogues and I growl loudly, gaining their attention. Two spring towards me, but only one makes it as the rest of my warriors arrive. Zaydon jumps and knocks the second one down in midair, and I lunge, meeting the other one in the middle.

    He snarls at me and snaps his large jaws in my direction. I dodge and swipe a huge paw at him. He jumps back so my claws barely clip his side. I growl and we both rear up on our hind legs, muzzles clashing and biting each other as we do. I use my large head to headbutt him, sending him back down on all fours as he shakes his head, dazed. In his dazed state, he fails to see me lunge at him and grab his neck, snapping it instantly. I release him and he falls to the ground lifeless.

    I stalk towards another foul-smelling rogue who is unaware of being in my sights, before jumping into her, sending her flying into the tree. She lands with a thud and shakily gets back up. I give a wolfish smirk and stalk towards her again, lunging and grabbing her neck in my jaws before she can take a step. I snap it easily and allow her body to fall to the ground.

    Another she-wolf tries to sneak up behind me but I whip around and lunge, catching her off-guard. I swipe a paw at her side, taking layers of skin and muscle with the swipe. She whimpers and takes a step back, howling a signal for retreat. I lunge and grab her front leg in my jaws, snapping it, doing the same with her left hind legs. She falls to the ground unconscious from pain.

    I look around and notice the few retreating rogues leaving the territory and then look around and assess our pack members. A few are injured, but none dead.

    Get this she-wolf to the dungeon and keep eyes on her at all times. Get the injured to the pack hospital, and dispose of the dead, I order.

    Yes, Alpha.

    Deacon, Braylen, Cooper, and Zion grab the she-wolf rogue and drag her to the dungeon. Others shift and two carry each of the five injured to the hospital.

    All clear, I link Aphrodite.

    Okay, she replies, and I know she is releasing the members from the safe room. I run as fast as I can back to the packhouse. I meet Aphrodite in the hall, and she pulls me into a hug, breathing in my scent.

    “How many were there this time?”

    “About 60. Ten retreated, and we captured a she-wolf who will have guards watching her at all times. Five injured, but nothing serious.”

    “Did they seem stronger than normal rogues?”

    “Yes, but not as strong as us still. As soon as the rogue wakes up, I’m going to interrogate her.”

    “Okay.”

    “I’m going to get dressed to interrogate the she-wolf. She’s awake.”

    “Okay. Be safe,” she says, kissing me.

    I kiss her back briefly before walking away.

    Alpha, I have the autopsy report on the rogue, Calvin tells me.

    I’ll be right there, I linked back. I made my way to the medical examiner’s office and entered. Calvin bowed before sliding out the body of the she-wolf from the cold storage.

    “What strikes me is, despite her injuries, she was perfectly healthy, unlike normal rogues who are usually malnourished. She didn’t have any obvious causes of death. She didn’t use her claws to slit her own throat or anything like that.

    “Then I noticed this sort of tattoo on her skin, between her pinkie and ring finger on her left hand,” he pointed it out. It was a dark grey dagger symbol. “I consulted with Amanda, our witch, and she informed me it’s from a death spell. The holder of the symbol simply has to touch it with their right index finger, chant a few simple words, and boom, they die instantly and painlessly. With no noticeable cause of death.”

    Chain the rogue up! Whatever you do, do not let her touch between her left ring and pinkie fingers! I shouted in the link to the Zaydon and Zayne, who were watching the rogue.

    Yes, Alpha! They replied, but I could hear their confusion.

    “Thank you, Calvin. Time to go interrogate this new rogue,” I told him. He bowed and I left the room, heading towards the dungeon.