Hybrids story

One step from the dark

Seems like all I do is run, but more can be done? The hunt for my type seemed to have become the new hobby of more than my team, which was expected but still odd, in the end, we had only one enemy-The King, and to be honest, it was enough.

I was hoping that what happened between Derek and I would remain a secret, but deep inside I knew that that would not be the case, hell I even had 2 guys pretend that they were falling off a random cliff to try to lure me in, stupid in my opinion, and even if you want to put up all that act, at least choose a higher cliff, make my conscience work or at least spare me the time of seeing your stupid face.

It has been a week, and Derek was nowhere to be seen, I have encountered each one of the team members, but not him. I guess bragging about me saving his life isn't good for a chaser.

You know it isn't, and I am pretty sure it wasn't him who spread the word.

"Then who? The others were preoccupied, and neither of us were able to sense a presence"

I know, but I also know that we can trust him, plus as you said having his life saved isn't good for the CV.

"Why do you trust him, why now? It's now the 1 st time you have seen him, he has been hunting us for months, were was this protective nature when my clone tied him to a tree and let him there to be discovered, he could have frozen to death, eaten, struck by lightning for all I know"

First of all you know that those are all aberrations, and that until now his life was not in any real danger, and stop asking questions that you know the answer to, there is a big difference between not knowing an not wanting to accept the reason that you already know.

"You know why I can't accept that, why I can't do what you ask me to, you know better than anyone the risks that would arise from that decision, and you know how sorry I am that I can't take your wish into consideration regarding this topic"

I understand, but sometimes, with everything that is happening around us, I fear that one day you will have no choice

And that was my discussion with Lex, I am lucky to have her, we are both powerful and learned early how to share control. I saw alphas that have been granted a powerful wolf, but had do fight for control at every small trigger. With great power comes great responsibility I guess, but the cost are great. No matter what, an alpha is a diplomatic position, every word and movement counts, everyone was feared, that emotion is easy to inflict, but few were truly respected. I crossed path with many, but grew to respect only 2. I learned from them that to be a good leader, you have to understand that you are nothing without a pack, Alphas and Lunas, as the werewolves call them, are to focus on self-improvement to create a proper environment for a healthy society.

And yes, I know exactly why Lex saved Derek, I know what she wants from me, it's in her nature to want it, but I cannot risk the safety of so many people, just to fulfill a proclaimed hierarchy.

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A month has passed, and still no signs of Derek, the rest of the team has become anxious as well, like they are gathering the courage to say something, wich is odd. They don't input the same effort as before, I have to use only 3 clones to make them go away in any direction I want, even Vlad would decide to follow a clone, in a path to nowhere. That saddened me, in a way, he was keeping me sane and mind ready.

Everything is interconnected.

"I know it is, but I can't just ask them, first-suspicious, second-possible trap"

I think they will approach you soon enough

"How can you say that? We might know their way of fighting, but we certainly don't know who they are"

I feel it, something is wrong and we don't know the half of it

I wish that she was wrong, but I felt it as well, their wolves were anxious, Lex was as well. Something will come and I fear that this time, what Lex said before will come true.

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It took them 2 days to make up their mind, and to finally illuminate me, they sent Tyler, unexpected but smart choice. He could approach me without me sensing him, or at least I had to put extra effort to, diplomacy was not his best shot, so I knew that he would speak the truth no matter what it is, I also knew that he will not lie to me, his heartbeat was easily detectable, even though quiet, you had to search for it, that's the extra effort that I had to put in to be able to sense him.

He approached me but I did not run, Lex told me to stay put and if something goes wrong she will intervene. No words were exchanged, only a paper, he was smarter than I give him credits for, if they thought the same about how the words o me saving Dereks life spread, even trees could have ears. I took the paper and jolted like no tomorrow, with no steps behind me.

After finding a safe place, I began reading the piece of paper that I was given:

They want to trap you, torture you, murder you, 

But now they are doing that to Derek, They think you are loyal to him, that you have a connection of more than hunter and prey . Dereks mate knows that you weren't involved, thanks to the mate bond , but for whatever reason, Derek decided to keep quiet. We don't know what are your implications, we don't know what you can do to help, but we are loyal to the man that is now in prison and if you will decide to, we can give you 3 days without hunting if we get our brother back.

They want me to save him, they want me to risk my life, my freedom, for this guy that I don't know, how dare they?!

And you will.

"You are wrong"

YOU WILL! WE ARE DONE RUNNING, OUR FAMILY IS DIRECTLY THREATENED, AND YOU WILL NOT SIT BACK AND WATCH, I DO NOT SHARE THIS SOULD WITH AN INCOPETENT, SCARED LITTLE GIRL.

 "Our family died Lex, 1 year ago, stop wishing of this uprising that will never come"

It will, right here, right now, you have a choice, die fighting for a cause you believe in, or run for the rest of your life

I knew I needed to run, but my instincts were stronger, Derek is suffering for the fact that I could not control what I so much tried to bury inside. I knew that he was my responsibility, and now it was time to accept it.

3 days.

3 days and I will be back, back into the world that my parents wanted to forget about.