The Alpha's Hybrid Luna

CHAPTER 3

*Aphrodite’s P.O.V.*

    My eyesight went completely dark.

    And then I was standing in the same clearing as before. Wolves were fighting all around me, and I was using my powers to take out some of the rogue army that was attacking us. I could feel Zyaire’s presence next to me.

    Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the slightest movement. I turned in that direction to see Aurora standing there with an evil grin on her face. Khonsu’s large grey wolf was standing in front of her, fighting off anyone who dared come close to her.

    I summoned my magic, chanted a few words, and he fell lifeless to the ground. I took a few steps in her direction before stopping. She turned to face me, her grin turning into a grimace.

    I summoned my powers once again and used a binding spell to hold her in place. She fought it with all her might and even tried to undo it using her own magic, but I had frozen her mouth in her grimace; she was unable to move her mouth to chant the spell she needed.

    I nodded once: Zyaire’s cue to shift into his huge midnight wolf. He ran full speed at her, and her eyes widened as he tore her apart, one limb at a time as I slowly made my way to her.

    She was weak from blood loss, and wouldn’t last much longer, so I undid the binding spell and let her collapse to the ground.

    “This is for mom and dad. It’s for Eros and me. It’s for my unborn child. It’s for all the rogues you turned into your minions to do your bidding. They were innocent! Maybe not all of them were, but most of them!”

    I took the silver dagger from her hip, the one I knew was meant to disintegrate as soon as it was used. I held it a few feet away from her heart before slamming it down, stabbing her in her heart. I smiled as it disintegrated, leaving her to bleed out.

    She cried out in pain briefly before her cries turned to gurgles as blood poured out of her mouth and nose. I looked around and the rogues all dropped dead. Our pack howled with victory, though I knew we had some casualties and injuries.

    Zyaire shifted back and grabbed my hand, bringing my mouth to his and kissing me with wild abandon.

    My vision went dark again and then I was back in the hospital room. I shook my head to clear it before looking at Zyaire.

    “What…” he began to ask, but I stopped him.

    “It appears we will win no matter what… as long as I practice my spells. But I need a witch to teach me.”

    “We have a witch that lives in the pack,” he told me.

    “What?! When were you going to tell me this?” I asked.

    “When you were released from the hospital… speaking of…” he paused as the door opened. “Dr. Viotto, how are the injured wolves doing?”

    “Alpha, they are doing fine. Minor injuries that are already healing. As for you, Luna, your bloodwork came back fairly normal, and everything checks out. As long as you eat three full meals and healthy snacks in between, you can be discharged.”

    “I will,” I told him, and he nodded.

    “Let me get your discharge papers ready. Alpha Zyaire, River may be the closest to her size wise. She could borrow an outfit and go shopping for clothes.”

    “No need, she has clothes already,” Zyaire said. I turned and gaped at him, and he laughed. “I’m not letting you out of the territory when that witch is trying to get her hands on you again.”

    I nodded, conceding. “I guess you’re right.”

    “Alright, I’ll be back with the papers,” Dr. Viotto said before leaving the room.

    “I know I’m right,” he snickered. I slapped at him playfully, and he caught my hands in his, looking into my eyes.

    He began to lean in slowly, and his lips brushed against mine. I kissed him back, my eyes sliding closed. He deepened the kiss and I sighed. He used the opportunity to delve his tongue into my mouth. Our tongues began dancing together, dueling. He only pulled back when we both needed breath.

    I panted, trying to catch my breath. There was a knock at the door, and Dr. Viotto came in with papers in his hands.

    He smiled knowingly before handing me the discharge papers as he talked through each point. After he finished, I signed them quickly and handed them back.

    “You are discharged, Luna,” he says before bowing and leaving.

    I jumped up excitedly, but realized I had no clothes down here.

    “Don’t worry, River is bringing something down from our room.”

    “Our room?” I squeaked, surprised.

    “Yes, you are my mate and Luna. We share a room,” Zyaire said matter-of-factly.

    “I… I…” I stammered.

    “Aphrodite… do you not want to accept the mate bond?” he asked, his voice laced with pain.

    “I… I do… I just… this is all new to me.”

    “Well, as the Luna of the Pack, you share a room with me, the Alpha. Just as the Beta couple shares a room, and so does the Gamma couple.”

    I nod and sigh just as the door opens. A girl who looks only a year younger than me with brown hair and green eyes comes in the room with a stack of clothes. She sets them on the bed and bows before leaving. Her striking green eyes remind me of the sea.

    “That was River?”

    “Yes, and she tells me she feels an unexplainable connection to your brother. She is the second child of the former Betas, and she is our top trainee for the Deltas. She’s been training your brother, and he’s catching on fairly quick.”

    “How old is she?”

    “She’s 17; she’ll be 18 in a few months. Get dressed, dinner is in about 30 minutes, and I want to introduce you to the pack as my mate, if that’s okay with you.”

    I nod and pick up the clothes before going to the bathroom to change. I find a hairbrush and toothbrush in there, and River included a fancy hair tie for me. I shower and get dressed quickly and brush my hair, pulling it up into a high ponytail before brushing my teeth.

    After I finish, I go back into the room to find Zyaire has changed into black slacks and a black button down with the top two buttons left undone.

    He holds his hand out and I take it. He leads me through the hospital to the packhouse and into the dining room where many pack members are gathered, waiting to be served.

    We stand for a few more minutes before I see Eros, who runs up to me and hugs me.

    “I’m so glad you’re okay, sis!” he exclaims, pulling me into a hug. I give him a one-arm hug back as Zyaire won’t let my other hand go. I breathe in Eros’s sandalwood scent, letting it soothe me.

    He finally pulls away and goes to sit with who I assume to be River and the rest of the Junior Deltas. Zaydon comes up to us with who I assume is Zayne. They start talking with Zyaire who looks at me.

    “Aphrodite, this is my Beta, Zaydon, and my Gamma, Zayne. Their mates are already seated, so why don’t we go join them?” Zyaire asks, and they nod.

    Zyaire leads me to the head of the table and pulls out a chair to the left for me. I sit down and he pushes it in before taking the head chair. Kitchen staff began bringing food out and serving everyone.

    As soon as everyone was served, Zyaire stood up and cleared his throat. The room became silent, and he motioned for me to stand up, so I did.

    “Blood Moon pack members, I want to introduce you to Aphrodite, my mate and your future Luna!”

    Everyone began clapping and someone rose a toast to us, and everyone followed suit. The noise of glasses clinking together filled the air. As people finished eating, they would come up and congratulate us before bowing and leaving.

    After we finish eating, Zyaire take me to meet his parents personally. We find them in their cottage on the territory. The cottage is small but suits them perfectly. Zyaire knocks on the door and a woman in her 40s answers it.

    “Zyaire!” she exclaims, pulling him into a hug. “And who is this lovely lady?” she asks as she lets him go, and a man in his early 40s appears too.

    “Mom, Dad, this is Aphrodite, my mate.”

    His mom gasps and grins before pulling me into a hug, catching me by surprise, but I hug her back.

    “Aphrodite, this is Sage, my mom, and Sylas, my dad.”

    “Nice to meet you,” I say.

    “Well, come on in. Let’s talk,” Sage says.

    Zyaire takes my hand and leads me into a cozy living room. We sit together on the loveseat while his parents sit across from us on the couch. I lean into Zyaire and sigh in contentment.

    Zyaire goes on to explain how I came to his territory, and that I was in a coma for 5 days and how today is my birthday. He explains about Eros, too, and how we’re hybrids and how our dark witch aunt is after us to get us back.

    His parents ask questions about what pack we’re from, about Aurora, and more. Zyaire tells them and me that a few days ago, he sent trackers to find the survivors of Blue Lake and welcome them to our pack if they wish or offer resources if they don’t.

    His phone rings and he answers it, putting it on speaker.

    “Alpha Zyaire and Future Luna Aphrodite speaking.”

    “Alpha, we… we found them. They’re in Alaska. They… they want proof that Aphrodite is alive.”

    “Put their Alpha on the phone.”

    There’s silence and then, “Alpha Maverick and Luna Cora speaking.”

    A sob escapes me before I can stop it.

    “Alpha Maverick, Luna Cora, you want proof that your former Alpha and Luna’s children are alive, is that correct?”

    “Yes, Alpha Zyaire.”

    “This is future Luna Aphrodite Blakesley. Eros is not with me at the moment, but I can assure you he is alive and well,” I tell them.

    “A… Aphrodite? You’re alive? She didn’t kill you two?” Luna Cora speaks.

    “No, Aunt Cora. She was keeping us to turn into her puppets when we escaped. We ran into the Blood Moon territory, and it turns out the Alpha is my mate.”

    “I’m so sorry for everything you two went through,” she sobs. “We should have… we could have…” she rambles.

    “Aunt Cora, there is nothing you could have done. Don’t blame yourself. But please, listen to Zyaire’s offer.”

    “Okay,” she whispers.

    “I’m offering you all asylum in my pack. You can join the largest pack in North America and be protected. I understand it could be hard, saying as you two have been running a pack as Alpha and Luna, but we can work it out, I’m sure –” Zyaire is cut off.

    “Yes! As long as the rest of our little pack agrees, yes. We are of Beta blood, and we’re not meant to run a pack. It’s not been easy. We’ve done our best, but we lose members during every rogue attack. We’re failing. And we should be retiring,” Uncle Mav says quickly. “Let me consult the rest of the pack,” there’s a few minutes of silence, before, “They agree. They want safety. There’s only fifty of us left now, including the ranked members. We can travel back with your trackers on a bus tomorrow. We should be there in three days after.”

    “Sounds good. I look forward to meeting all of you,” Zyaire says.

    “You, too,” Uncle Maverick says, and the line clicks dead.

    I sigh, relieved some of my birth pack is okay. “Thank you,” I say to Zyaire. He looks at me and smiles.

    “Anything for you, angel.” He turns to his parents. “Anything else? I need to get her home to rest.”

    “No, nothing else. Welcome to the family,” Sage says to me as we stand up. She comes over to hug me once more before they walk us to the door.

    After we make it back to the packhouse, Zyaire and I take the elevator up to the fifth floor. He explains that the first floor is the dining rooms, the offices, rec rooms, and workout rooms. The second floor is guest rooms and conference rooms, the third floor is the Gamma quarters, the fourth floor is the Beta quarters, and the fifth floor is the Alpha Quarters.

    We walked a few feet to the left where there was a door, and he entered a code on a keypad and opened the door. Inside it’s more like an apartment.

    Directly in front of the door was a full-size modernized kitchen with a glass tabletop with black wrought iron base. Further back was a dining room with a dark wooden table with 8 chairs. Dividing the two was a hallway.

    To the left was the den which took the entire left side. There was a door that turned out to be a coat closet, then there was a sitting area closer to the door with silver and gray chairs. Then there was another hallway, then couches arranged to face the wall where a large TV was hanging. There was a glass and black wrought iron coffee table as well. Behind the couches was a reading nook in the bay window.

    I walked down the hallway between the kitchen and dining room and found four bedrooms connected by two jack and jill bathrooms and a linen closet. The bathrooms were modernized and the bedrooms bare.

    I turned and walked back to the other hallway and found a single door: the master suite. I looked in to find a huge bed with dark red bedding and a black duvet. I found the door to the left led to a huge walk-in closet and the door to the right led to a huge master bathroom with a jacuzzi tub, a walk-in shower with two shower heads and jets coming from the walls. The floor was black marble as was the countertop with two sinks.

    “I’ll let you take a proper bath or shower,” Zyaire told me.

    “Where is Eros staying?” I asked.

    “He’s in a guest room downstairs.”

    “Can he stay in one of the bedrooms here for now? We could let him pick out his furniture and everything…”

    “Sure. But it’s going to have to wait until tomorrow. It’s late, and time for bed. He’s probably already asleep.”

    I nod. “Okay.”

    “Now shower, I’ll bring you some night clothes while you do.”

    “You’re not going to join me?” I ask.

    “I… I didn’t think you’d want me to.”

    “Why? You’re my mate.”

    He shrugs and we both begin to strip. I stop, unable to stop myself from ogling him. He has an 8 pack, a v-line with hair trailing down to his… manhood. His biceps are huge and he’s tall, at least 6’6”, compared to my 5’9”.

    When he finishes, he turns the shower on and waits while I get undressed. I begin to feel self-conscious, but I know I shouldn’t. Other than my malnourishment, I know I have a built body. My muscles are still well-defined, and I have a 6-pack. Aurora made sure we trained to build muscle so we would be able to fight properly.

    I climb in the shower first and Zyaire gets in right behind me. I’m surprised to find shampoos and body washes I like. I lather up a loofah, but Zyaire takes it from me and begins to wash my body. I shiver at the sparks everywhere his fingers brush against my body.

    Once he finishes and I rinse off, I grab the other loofah and wash his body, paying slightly more attention than necessary to his manhood. He shivers as I trail my hand over his body, too. When he rinses off, I begin to wash my hair and then rinse it off while he lathers his own hair.

    Once we’re finished, he takes a few steps towards me, pressing me against the shower wall. He leans down and kisses me roughly. Our lips move in sync, and I can feel myself becoming aroused. He growls lowly, sensing my arousal. When I sigh, he slips his tongue into my mouth and our tongues move together, dueling.

    We break apart to catch our breath and he reaches towards the towel rack and grabs two towels. We dry ourselves off and he picks me up bridal style, carrying me to the bed, pulling the covers down, and laying me on it. He climbs over me, his erection brushing against my leg as he does, and begins to kiss me again.

    When we need breath this time, he moves to my neck, trailing kisses down my chin, to my neck, to the junction between my neck and shoulder where he’ll mark me, and to my shoulder.