Nicole

17

The doorbell rang and Logan went to go get it and a few seconds later Gabe walked in with a tall blonde woman at his side. Introductions were made and I found out that the woman’s name was Regan and that she was his mate.

We took our seats and no one said a word. After the silence became unbearable Regan looked at me and smiled and I of course returned it because she seemed really nice. Gabe then sighed loudly before saying “We all thought you were dead. ”

"Gabe!" Regan gasped, "You could have said it better than you did."

I cringed “Wha-what?” Logan took my hand in his and his touch calmed me.

“I'm sorry, twelve years ago our pack was attacked by some hunters and a rival pack, a lot of blood was shed but the reason the pack and hunters attacked us was because they wanted something we were not willing to give freely.”

“What was it?” Logan asked on my behalf as I was still trying to process this madness.

I always thought that I was just a random human girl abandoned by her parents in the woods but apparently there was more to the story.

Gabe looked him dead in the eyes and said “Nicole” a chill ran down my spine and I asked “Why would they want me?” Not really being prepared for the answer.

“I’ll get to that in a minute. So you see, your mother Ayesha was a powerful witch and your dad, my brother Mike was the Alpha of the most powerful pack at the time.

So when the attack happened we were all prepared but then it got out of hand and in order to protect you, Mike and I took you into the woods and told you to run, which you did. Ayesha had done an amnesia spell on you” He paused, then “When we got back to the house we found her dead on the kitchen floor, that had spurred Mike’s anger and we had fought the hunters and the rival pack” He finished off with a pained expression.

Everyone was silent as I tried processing everything he had said then a gasp flew out of my mouth as I remembered the dream I had in Miami of the woman who looked like me being killed in a kitchen.

“What’s wrong Nikki?” Logan asked looking concerned. “I-I had a dream in Miami about what Gabe just told me about my mother being killed” I ended off as my voice cracked. Gabe’s face scrunched up deep in thought and Logan took me in his arms comforting me.

The silence that had fallen upon the room was broken by Logan asking what had also been running through my mind. “If her parents were supernatural beings then how is she human?”

Gabe then pointed at my locket “That."

I looked at my locket confused, is that why it had kept lighting up, so I hadn't imagined that, he must have sensed my confusion because he elaborated.

“Before you left, Ayesha performed a masking spell that helped mask your scent as well as keep your magic suppressed .”

“Suppress her magic ?” Logan asked confusion laced in his words “Isn’t she supposed to be a wolf? If her dad was one and her mom a witch she would be a wolf right?”

Gabe nodded “Correct. ”

“Then what magic are you talking about?” Logan asked becoming exasperated.

“That brings me back to the question that was asked earlier of why they wanted Nicole in the first place. She’s a witch and a wolf, she’s a hybrid.” Gabe stated with a small smile on his face.

I sat there completely stunned, opening and closing my mouth like a fish out of water, I went to speak but Logan beat me to it “That’s impossible! Hybrids don’t exist”

Gabe nodded solemnly “And that’s why they wanted her, to conduct experiments and use her DNA to make more hybrids.”

Logan then stood up and started pacing, “I guess it also explains how she could be my mate, because she’s a supernatural being.”

I wanted to laugh at that, I’m not human. After believing that I was my entire life. I really wasn’t sure on how I should feel about this.

I mean when Viv and Noah told me that they were wolves and so was everyone living around us in the pack territory I said “Cool” and went and played ball with Jake.

Now here I am and someone’s telling me that I’m a hybrid which is something that shouldn’t exist by the way and I’m scared out of my mind.

“You know, we tried looking for you for years but came up empty, then after a visit to the great witch she said that you were dead” Gabe chocked out, Regan took his hand in hers in a comforting manner.

“What happens if I take the locket off?” I asked Gabe, he shrugged and Regan who has been quiet the entire time was the one to answer me “Given that the locket has kept your wolf and magic contained I’m guessing that they’ll both get out of control”

“What exactly does out of control mean?” Logan asked as he sat back down. “It means that she’ll shift for the first time and her magic could go haywire because she hasn’t learned how to control it.” Reagan answered.

We sat silently till and Logan seemed to read my mind as shook his head "Hell no." he said ferociously.

“I want to take it off” I said softly. After a few words and arguing, Logan finally relented and I took the locket off and instantly felt a rush of power come over me.

“Whoa” I whispered amazed, then was suddenly hit by an amazing scent of fresh rain. I looked to Logan and he grinned at me. “Your wolf smells of potpourri and lavender” he said.

“So my scent has changed from human to that of a wolf?” I asked puzzled. “Sort of. See, different supernatural beings have different scents take for example Rogues, they smell of molded bread whereas she-wolves smell of lavender while male wolves smell of fresh rain but your mate smells more intoxicating than the rest. A witch’s scent is that of potpourri, so you being a hybrid you got both scents.” Gabe answered with a small smile.

Just as I was about to put the locket back on, the door swung open and in walked Dave and Jake whose faces scrunched as they sniffed the air and looked at me wide eyed.

“What the hell?” Jake questioned and I put the locket back on.

“What’s going on here?” Dave sat on the couch and looked at us questioningly.

Regan went out of the room to answer a call then came back “That was the babysitter, we need to get home now.” She said apologetically.

She then came over and hugged me and I hugged her back, Gabe came and hugged me too causing Logan to growl “I’m going to call my brother to let him know that you’re alive.” He said as he let me go. I nodded and he and Regan left.

“Well?” Dave prompted.

Logan and I launched into the whole story and by the time we were done Jake and Dave sat there on the couch looking lost for words which was really a shocking thing for the both of them, they always have something to say.

“Well damn” Jake breathed out after a few moments of silence.

“You two need to keep your mouths shut about this, no one can know or else Nicole will be in a whole lot of danger” Logan barked in that same Alpha tone his dad used occasionally.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum nodded instantly then looked at me as if I was crazy when I started laughing.

I just found out that I’m a hybrid, my birth mother got murdered and I had a dream about it, I may be in a lot of danger if the wrong people hear about what I am and I’m possibly going to meet my biological dad.

Logan soon used that same Alpha tone he used minutes ago and yelled at Dave and Gabe to get the hell out as soon as my laughter had turned to hysterical sobbing.

He took me into his arms and murmured soothing words in my ear as I cried, soon I let the darkness take me and I felt myself being lifted and later being placed in a bed and I snuggled closer to the warm body laying next to mine and went back to sleep.