The Hybrid and The Prince

Chapter 9

Ashtons POV

I'm glad I agreed to come on this trip with Alex even if I don't find my mate. I spent most of my life pissed at Alex for something he had no control over, and I know I'm an i***t, but I couldn't help it. He had everything I wanted, mom and dad, not the Alpha and Luna. With me it was all business, but with Alex it wasn't, it was about making sure he knew he was loved no matter what people said or thought, because he was human. I don't know the real reason why we are taking this trip because Alex only says he wants to find his mate, but as a human, even one born to a werewolf, it's rare to have a mate, even more so one willing to accept having a human mate, yet he seems to think- no he knows he has a mate which means there is something he hasn't told me.

"Alex, we're here" I shook his shoulder, waking him up.

"Where are we?" he asks, his voice groggy, and eyes still laced with sleep.

"The hotel, remember, we're in Italy" I answered him. We literally went to every pack in the United States and still had no luck finding either of our mates, so we decided to expand our search, which led us to Italy since Alex's always wanted to come here, so we made it our first stop outside of the United States. There are a lot of packs, and I am honestly not sure if we can travel to all of them before my succession, which is why I'm really hoping to find my mate soon if I even have one. I know I shouldn't think like this, especially about what Alex is going to have to face when he meets his mate being human. I'm an Alpha. There are werewolves lining up to be my mate, but I can't help but be worried, because even Alphas get rejected. It's rare but happens and I can't help but think of the worst-case scenario.

"We get to sleep, right? Because I cannot go anywhere else right now, I'm so tired" Alex's voice took me out of my thoughts and back to the present. He's right. We do need sleep. Like Alex, I'm exhausted, but more so because I do all of the driving, since Alex doesn't have his license. That's one thing I don't envy him for. Mom and dad refused to let Alex learn how to drive or be independent at all because they feared letting him out of their sight since he was human, but now, I'm not so sure it was because he was human. This trip feels like there is something more going on here. I'm not going to force Alex to tell me because I know we're not there yet, but I hope he will tell me himself.

"Yes, we get to sleep. We will go to the first pack in the morning" I chuckle at how sleepy he looks, barely being able to keep his eyes open and leaning all his weight on me. I leaned down and lifted him up, afraid he was going to end up collapsing, continuing our way to the check-in desk.

"Why'd you pick me up Ash, put me down", Alex complains with little conviction, choosing instead to draw closer and curl himself into me, making me chuckle as I stop in front of the receptionist's desk.

"Evening sir, what can I do for you?" the receptionist asked.

"We have reservations for Johnson", I answered the man behind the desk.

"Yes, of course, here's your key. Have a goodnight sir", the receptionist said as I walked with Alex to the elevator.

Unknown POV

"MATE, I SMELL MATE! GO TO MATE!" I looked around to see who my wolf was talking about, but the only people in the lobby were the receptionist, me, and two males. One is definitely a werewolf while the other is human and they seem like lovers. "So my mate is not only a man but has found a lover", I thought as I continued to watch them walk into the elevator.

"Find out who those two are and why they are in my territory", I tell my Beta, walking out of the lobby still thinking about the two men I just saw. One was not only a werewolf but an Alpha, a powerful one at that, not as powerful as me but still powerful all the same, but what I couldn't understand was why take a human as his mate? Not only are they weaker than us, but it's rare to be mated to a human, especially being an Alpha, since we have the most enemies. But also, why would the moon goddess mate me to a man and an Alpha as well? He can't bear me an heir and I need an heir.

"Who cares, he's our mate, he's the only one for me!" my wolf says, breaking me from my thoughts.

"But you know it's not possible for Alphas to be mated because we both need heirs and, besides, I'm not gay, so the moon goddess clearly made a mistake" I argued back.

"The moon goddess doesn't make mistakes. You know that better than anyone."

"Exactly, which is why I know she has made a mistake more than once!" I screamed at him, not able to stop myself from remembering everything the moon goddess took from me and, because of that, I will always hate her and I'll never mate with him, regardless if he's my mate or not. I'M NOT GAY! I block my wolf and drive to the nearest bar wanting to blow some steam off. Humans may be significantly weaker than us, but that doesn't mean they aren't good for something. I think as I walk into the bar and already see several pairs of eyes set on me but one sticks out more than the rest. It's a guy sitting alone but there's something about him that draws me in like I've seen him somewhere before. The dream from before pops into my head again along with the most deep murky sea green eyes I've ever seen in my life, but it's not just the eyes I remember, it's the full lips that pulled into the widest grin the moment we laid eyes on each other and the smoothest beautiful caramel skin that looks like not a hair has touched it and brown ring tight curls that look like a mop on top of their head but on them looked perfect, I wouldn't change a single thing. But that person doesn't exist. It was only a dream. I remind myself again, coming back to the present, finding that the eyes from earlier never looked away and as much as I want to I can't look away either, but I'm not gay, right? Ahh! Now this stupid mate bond has me questioning my sexuality. I've always been with women. I love women, but ever since I turned eighteen I can't deny that the same s*x has attracted me, but it's only green eyes. Why? I came here to blow off steam. But it's not working. I rolled my eyes walking to the bar. I need a drink or four. I ordered a glass of whisky and put my head in my hands whilst I waited, trying to get that man from my dreams out of my head, but I cannot something about his eyes was calling to me even when he was smiling. I could see in his eyes something was wrong and I wanted to know more than anything right now.

"H-Hi", a voice said, startling me out of my thoughts as I looked over my eyes locked with green ones again.

"Hi" I respond curtly. I can't have him thinking I'm interested. I remind myself while secretly looking him up and down. Not bad actually. A slim figure, a nice face knows how to dress but to pale.

"My name is Liam" he said, smiling while holding his hand out for me to shake, and I stared at it for a little longer than necessary and when I noticed him about to retract it, I grabbed a little disappointed at not feeling any tingles even though I knew where my mate was right now and with who I remember bitterly.

"I'm Xavier" I answered, giving him the smile every girl swoons over, and I saw him blush in return, giving me a shy smile. "What do you say we get out of here Liam?" I leaned over to whisper in his ear, even sitting down I tower over him it's kinda cute I think pulling back to look at him as he nods his head flushing even more. I grabbed my drink and downed it before standing to my full height of 6'4, and began to walk towards the entrance, looking back to make sure he was following. We got in my car and I drove back to the hotel. Since he's human, I can't take him to the packhouse, which is why I bought the hotel in the first place makes hooking up with humans that much easier, I think, chuckling. Hooking up with humans is easier either way, because with our genetics we age slower, work out harder, and we naturally look like models not to sound conceited, hah but now I wonder if that's what my mate was doing with that human just blowing off some steam, but then why didn't he sense me like I did him? I look over at Liam who's looking right at me and starts blushing the moment our eyes meet. I couldn't stop the smirk as I noticed his heartbeat increasing.

"Nervous?" I asked, looking back at the road.

"Is it that obvious?" he asked and I saw him shake his head out the corner of my eye.

"No, not at all," I laughed.

"Sorry" he apologizes, "I don't normally do this" he continues. Do what? I think.

"Do what?" I voiced out the question.

"Go home to have s*x with complete strangers" he says as I park the car, making me halt completely in shock.

"You're a virgin?" I looked at him intensely while listening to his heartbeat to see if he tried to lie to me.

"N-no I'm not. I promise, I have just only been with one p-person, m-my ex, but he cheated on me, which is how I ended up at the bar a-and met y-you" he stutters out "What about you? Why were you at the bar?" he questions me now and, honestly, I don't really know how to answer, so I just said the first thing that pops into my mind.

"I'm falling in love with a guy but I'm not gay", I tell him truthfully, not wanting to meet his eyes. I can't believe I just confessed that to a complete stranger. Not even my best friend knows about me questioning my sexuality.

"That kinda sounds like you're in denial" he says, looking out the window. "Does he know?" he asks, making me turn and look at him confusedly.

"Huh?"

"Does the guy you're in love with know?" he asks more clearly this time.

"No?" I answered in the form of a question because I still don't know if he sensed the mate bond and just ignored it or if he genuinely didn't feel it and if he didn't, how is that possible unless...did he mark that human? I feel Demon getting angry at just the thought.

"Maybe you should tell him" Liam's voice brought me back as I turned to face him.

"The truth is I've never been with a guy, so I don't really know what it is I'm feeling" I say, staring right at him so he can see I'm telling the truth.

"You've never been with a guy, you don't think you're gay, but you brought me here to what, talk?" he asks me.

"No, I don't know why I brought you here. I thought I did but now I don't know something about you just made me want to talk to you", I tell him, scratching my neck not because I'm nervous but because I'm uncomfortable talking about my feelings, it is not something I do at all, but something about Liam makes me want to open up to him.

"Then why don't we just talk, you seem like you could use it and I honestly don't feel right having s*x with you knowing you're in love with someone else, take it from someone who has been in love and lost their virginity to that person, it's a truly special thing and clearly you're no virgin at all with the you look hah but you've never been with another man so in that sense you kinda are and what if he is a virgin and he's waiting for you to be the one to give it to but you didn't think he was special enough to wait I think he'd be very hurt, don't you?" He says making me think but isn't he with someone already so doesn't that mean that he's not a virgin either but I can still keep mine like Liam said. After that thought, Liam and I just talked for a few more hours until I dropped him back off at his car and went back to the hotel to get a couple of hours of sleep before the visitors from a pack out of the country came in search of their mates.