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Chapter 3

Penulis: Raelyn Karson
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2022-12-02 11:59:17

Neaera-

After stopping by the school office, for Stryker to inform them he was pulling me out of school for the rest of the day, he led me outside. I thought we were headed home until he took a detour that would take us in a different direction. Afraid to say anything because I could tell he was extremely pissed right now; I kept my mouth shut.

Letting him drag me away, I did my best to keep up with him. His long legs were no match for my legs, which made it challenging to keep pace with him. Practically running, my legs and lungs burned, proving I was out of shape.

By the time we reached a secluded area in the forest, I had no choice but to pull my wrist from his grasp. Bending over, I placed my palms on my knees so I could take a couple of deep breaths. Once I felt a little better, I stood up straight and saw Stryker looking at me with a frown on his face.

“You should have told me right away when they started messing with you.” Stryker directed his anger at me.

I wanted to calm him down, but I also didn’t care for the way he was getting angry with me right now. Taking a step back, I studied him for a moment to try to understand why he was this upset with me. Even if it was just because he was being protective of me, it didn’t explain why he suddenly looked as if he was about to lose control of his wolf.

“You can’t fight all my battles for me.” I reminded him, hoping that was enough of an explanation.

He started pacing the small clearing we were standing in. Watching him. I could see his muscles tightening with every movement. As many times as I have seen him shift, I knew he was on the verge of shifting into wolf form if he didn’t get control over himself.

Knowing his wolf was a nightmare to deal with, I closed the distance between us and placed my hand on his arm. He immediately stopped pacing, but he was facing away from me. His flesh burned under my hand, meaning he was teetering on the edge of shifting.

“Calm down. I know you worry about me, but it isn’t like I haven’t been dealing with this for a long time. It isn’t that bad, and I can handle it.” I did my best to reassure him.

Not long after I finished talking, Stryker grabbed my wrist and pulled me in front of him, turning me at the same time, then pushing me a couple of steps back until my back was pressed against a tree. Caged between him and the tree, I sucked in a quick breath and my heart started beating erratically.

“All I want to do is protect you! I never want you to have to deal with all of this on your own. Do you seriously not understand anything?” He sounded desperate as he spoke, but I didn’t understand what he was trying to say.

It was like there was something more behind his words, but I wasn’t able to comprehend it. All I could think about was how close he was to me right now and that every inch of my body was on fire. My throat had this burning sensation as if I was extremely thirsty.

Licking my suddenly dry lips, my eyes fell to the large vein that was visible on his neck. I didn’t know why, but I was in a trance as I watched the pulse on his neck. My attention didn’t last on his neck for much longer, as my eyes traveled up to his mouth.

What the hell was going on with me? Tearing my gaze from his lips, I placed my hands on his chest and attempted to push him away. He didn’t budge, which I didn’t expect him to.

With no other choice, I looked up into his eyes again. The moment I did, the entire world melted away and it was only me and him standing here. Something was different about him, which made me think it wasn’t me that was acting strangely.

Human or not, I could feel the Alpha power he held inside of him. That had to be the reason I was feeling funny when I was around him. Thinking that was the reason, I relaxed a little and decided that I wasn’t losing my mind after all.

“You really don’t have to worry about me. Even when you aren’t with me, you still protect me. It is because of you that I found the strength to stand up to her today. As your sister, I know I have to be stronger.”

I had hoped that my words would have curbed his temper a little, but it seemed to only make it worse when he punched the tree next to my head. A growl escaped him, and he tensed up. If I didn’t figure out a way to get him under control, his wolf was going to come out.

Ever since he turned eighteen, his wolf has been acting strange around me. I didn’t understand what I did to his wolf, but he seemed pissed off toward me. Stryker has warned me countless times that I am not allowed near him when he is in wolf form because he is afraid his wolf with hurt me.

I didn’t understand why, but I didn’t dare ask. After all, I was just a human and if Stryker told me, it was dangerous, I believed him. It wasn’t like wolves were known for attacking humans, but it is different for Alpha wolves.

Alphas needed to find their mates before they turned twenty-six or they would die. Since it has been two years already since Stryker turned eighteen, that is two fewer years he had to find his mate. It isn’t until after completing the mating ritual that a wolf will calm down.

The only thing I didn’t understand was why his wolf was only difficult to deal with when I was around. He goes on pack runs all the time and his wolf is fine. Perhaps it is because I am human, and he is just worried about me getting hurt.

Unsure of what to do to calm him down, I reached up to touch my hand to the side of his face. Surprisingly, that did the trick as he noticeably calmed down. His forehead came to rest on mine, while he took a couple of calming breaths.

“I hate this.” He whispered.

His eyes were closed as he spoke, his warm breath spreading across my face. I wanted to ask him what he meant but knew it would anger him again. Bringing my hand down, I wrapped my arms around him.

Moving my head to rest on his chest, I hugged him. “I am sorry.” I whispered.

I felt him tense up slightly, thinking he was about to lose control again, instead his arms came around me and he hugged me close. Doing my best not to think about why hugging him now felt different, I kept my mind clear. His hold on me was a little tight, but I didn’t mind at all.

We stood there in silence, just hugging each other until he pulled away. Grabbing my wrist again, I expected him to drag me again, but was surprised when he lifted me effortlessly onto his back. Despite how heavy I was, he carried me back in the direction of our house.

It wasn’t until we reached the front porch that he put me down. Our father was waiting in the living room, with a scowl on his face. Thinking he heard about the incident at school, I quickly rushed up the stairs to my bedroom.

After what happened with Stryker nearly losing control, I didn’t want to deal with my father right now. It wasn’t that I was scared of him, but I also knew I didn’t want to get between my father and my brother. Once I was in my room, I closed the door behind me and ran to my bed to throw myself on it.

Burying my face in my pillow, I was overcome with a feeling of exhaustion. My emotions have been all over the place so far and I still have this burning sensation in my throat. Grabbing my water bottle from the bedside table, I turned over on my side to drink the water.

When the water didn’t help the feeling in my throat, I wondered if I was getting sick. Setting the bottle back on the table, I closed my eyes and wrapped myself in my blanket. It didn’t take long for me to fall asleep.

When I woke up, I pulled my phone out of my pocket and looked at the time. It was six at night, which meant it was almost supper time. Crawling out of bed, I dragged my feet as I walked to the bathroom. I didn’t know why I wasn’t feeling good right now.

After using the toilet, I looked at my reflection in the mirror and realized that I never put on the makeup I planned to put on when I was at school. I looked pale and there were dark circles under my eyes. Maybe after eating I will feel better, considering I didn’t eat much for lunch.

Making my way downstairs, I felt like each step took a lot of effort. My body felt heavier than usual, and I felt like I was coming down with a fever. Unlike werewolves, I did get sick. Slowly making my way toward the kitchen, I stopped when I heard Stryker and my parents arguing.

“We can’t hide this from her forever. You know what she means to me!” Stryker yelled at our parents.

“She isn’t ready to find out the truth. Do you think she could survive the mating process? Her body isn’t built like ours. It is better for her if she doesn’t learn the truth yet. Maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea to find someone else.” My father spoke.

Not sure what he was getting at, I watched the scene in front of me, doing my best not to alert them to my presence. I didn’t know if it was me, they were talking about or not. If it was me, what were they hiding from me?

“I will never accept anyone other than her!” Stryker yelled and I could tell he was losing control.

“She is important to us too. That is why we are concerned about her safety.” My mother spoke.

The more I listened, the less I understood what they were talking about. Then again, I didn't hear what they were talking about before. Hoping that the more I listened, I would be able to understand what was going on, I remained silent. 

“Nea deserves to know she is adopted!” Stryker lashed out, banging his fist on the counter. 

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    Neaera-“I can tell from the look on your face that you are in shock. Why don’t we go somewhere a little more secluded and I will tell you everything I know?” Zach said as he reached for my hand.While he didn’t seem threatening, there was no way I was going to go anywhere with him. Pulling out of his reach, I backed into the tree, ignoring the bark that was scratching at my back. For all I knew, he was going to take me somewhere and kill me.It didn’t matter that my world was spiraling out of control right now, I had no desire to die. Looking around at my surroundings, I noticed a total of six others with Zach. Other than that, the place looked secluded enough.“Just tell me now. I am not going anywhere with you.”His eyes moved from mine, and he released a sigh. Following his line of sight, I noticed he was looking at the man that was standing closest to him. Unlike the others surrounding us, Zach was the only one that didn’t have red eyes.“Create a perimeter and make sure there ar

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    Stryker-After an hour, Neaera still hadn’t returned. My parents tried convincing me to give her more time to calm down, yet I couldn’t do it. It was bad enough that I gave her an hour. I couldn’t believe my own stupidity for arguing with them where she could hear us.I knew she must be upset, which was why I needed to find her. She needed to know the truth about everything. I have been holding it in for two years because my parents thought she wasn’t ready. Now that she was eighteen, she needed to know we weren’t related and that I was her mate.Running around the territory like a madman, I checked out every hiding spot I knew about. Since we were children, we have always been close. I didn’t know she was adopted until I was older. My first instinct has always been to protect her, but I always thought it was because I was her older brother.After learning the truth, I realized my feelings for her were more than just brotherly love. Harboring my feelings for her has been difficult. Wh

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  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 7

    Neaera-“You have a new mission.” Alpha Zach said, not bothering to knock as he entered my office.Looking up from the paperwork I was working on, I raised my brows at him. For the five years I have been here, I figured he would be better at communicating with me. Not that I could really complain, considering I wouldn’t be who I am today without him.“Hey Neaera, how are you? I know you just returned from a mission, but I have another one for you if you’re up for it.” I said in a mocking tone, deepening my voice to make it sound similar to his.“I think you have known me long enough to know I don’t care for unnecessary pleasantries.” Zach moved from the door and came to lean on the edge of my desk.“As you should know by now, I don’t like being told what to do.”Leaning back in my chair, I crossed my arms over my chest. My eyes narrowed on him, as I silently challenged him to argue with me. He might be the Alpha, but I was done having others attempt to control my life.It wasn’t that

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  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 8

    Neaera- Seeing the name of the Alpha, I sat up straight in my chair. My hands tightened on the folder, as shock reverberated through me. I had to blink a few times to make sure I was reading it correctly and I wasn’t just imagining it. “No.” I stated simply before throwing the open folder on the table. My eyes remained glued to the folder, but my hands now felt as if they had been burned. It took me a year to come to terms with my past. Another year for me to let go of it fully, enough to move on completely. “This isn’t open for debate.” Zach said, picking up the folder from my desk. I wanted to throw something at him enough to knock him out cold. He knew about my past and for him to ask me to return there was beyond my understanding. Looking up at him, I noticed he was hiding his emotions well. “How can you stand there and ask me to go back?” Disbelief filled me as well as betrayal. “It isn’t like anyone would recognize you. You aren’t the same person you were when you left. As

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    Stryker-“The two we sent out, just returned. They report that they haven’t found anything yet. Shall I send the next two out?” Mathew, my Beta said as he entered my office.For the first time in five years, I felt utterly defeated. Every day I have been trying to find Neaera, but I keep coming up empty-handed. I knew everyone was getting tired of looking for her. I just wasn’t ready to give up.Every pack across the country that I was allied with, was helping me search for her. I kept getting complaints that I was wasting resources trying to find a human girl. It didn’t matter, until I found her, I wasn’t going to stop.“I need to find her.” I said through clenched teeth.My tolerance was getting low. I knew I should accept I was probably never going to find her, especially since she was possibly dead. I couldn’t understand how she could just vanish so easily.For all I know she was taken in by someone that found her or killed by the same vampires that murdered my parents. It has bee

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    Stryker-“Who?” Mathew shoved himself up against the window to get a better view.“Nea.” I breathed out as relief filled me.Before I could stop myself, my body reacted. Racing out of my office, I ran towards the front door, only to stop as my hand covered the door handle. Realization settled over me as I considered what would happen if I ran out to her right now.She has been gone for five years; I couldn’t run her off right away. Now that I knew she wasn’t dead, she must have had her reasons for staying gone for so long. I needed to play this by ear and find a way to make sure she doesn’t run off again.Taking a deep breath, I calmly opened the door and stepped out. It was difficult to keep my wolf in check as Nea came to stand in front of me. For a brief moment, I saw a flicker of recognition on her face before it was completely masked by indifference.“Hello, Alpha Stryker, I am Alpha Zach, and this is Slayer.” The unfamiliar male spoke while motioning towards Neaera.I did my bes

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    Neaera-Standing inside my old room, I was overwhelmed with many various emotions. Returning had proved to be more challenging than I had expected. From the moment I saw Stryker, to the moment I locked myself in my old room, I had nearly succumbed to the same girl I had once been.If there was one thing, I was good at doing, it was hiding what I was feeling, even though it was nothing more than a façade. I had thought I would be okay when I arrived, but that thought quickly vanished when I saw Stryker. Just like myself, he has changed a lot over the years, losing his boyish charm and becoming more rugged.I wasn’t sure what to feel regarding him. On one hand, he looked like the brother I once knew, while at the same time he didn’t. The only thing I knew was that my feelings for him weren’t simple. Hopefully, I can complete this mission before I have a chance to figure it out.Pulling out my phone, I looked at the screen to check the time. In about two hours the sun will be down. Once

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  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 78: Epilogue

    Neaera-Once everyone left, it was just Stryker and me, alone. I could feel his eyes on me, but he didn’t utter a word. Avoiding eye contact, I moved past him to go upstairs. It felt good to be back home and what I really wanted to do was take a long hot shower.Entering the bedroom I shared with Stryker, I went directly into the bathroom. I was about to close the door, but Stryker flattened his hand against the door, stopping it from closing. I guess I had been so focused on avoiding him, that I failed to notice he was following me.“Don’t think you are getting off the hook that easy. Things have settled down with everyone and everything else, but you and I still have something to discuss.” His deep voice sounded far too serious for my liking, almost causing me to cower in fear.“I know what you are going to say, and I am sorry. I won’t ever do what I did again.”“Do you know though? I don’t think you do. If you did, you wouldn’t have done it in the first place.”“I do.” I whispered,

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 77

    Neaera-Slowly I lowered Stryker to the ground, away from Dimitri’s corpse. Cradling him on my lap, I pressed my hand against the gaping hole in his chest. He was alive, but barely. With all the blood that was seeping out of his wound, I wasn’t sure for how long.I could hear his heartbeat getting slower with each beat. His werewolf healing wouldn’t be fast enough, and we were too far away from anyone to help. Tears welled up in my eyes. I was at a loss for what to do.“You can’t leave me.” I sobbed, not caring that I was full fledge crying right now. “I should have been faster.” I added with another sob.A smile spread over his face, and it looked serene. I wanted to yell at him for smiling, but I was only glad to be able to see his smile, even if it was going to be the last time. He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out.Leaning forward, I wondered if he had said something, but I hadn’t heard him. I swear if he says some snarky comment, I was going to yell at him. I felt

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 76

    Neaera-Dimitri went back and forth, each one gaining the upper hand and then losing it. If this kept up, I wasn’t sure how I would manage to keep going. I was throwing everything I had into trying to take him down.There needed to be a change and it needed to happen soon. With no other choice, I focused on blocking and dodging his attacks, so I could reach out to Leo. He hasn’t mentioned any weakness Dimitri has yet, so I doubt I would be able to get any new information.“Leo, please tell me you have something that will help me win against Dimitri.” I connected with him.It was still weird that I could connect with him, even though we were no longer in the same pack. When I decided to the Luna ceremony in Alaska, there had been so much going on that I spaced about losing my connection to Leo. To my surprise, I was still able to connect with him.The Alpha King mentioned that it was possible that even if he hadn’t been a part of the ceremony, our bond was strong enough to carry over.

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 75

    Neaera-“Why did you want me to meet you here?” I asked Dimitri, after a few seconds.I had no reason to respond to his last statement. I would much rather get down to the bottom of what had changed his mind about meeting with me to talk. I felt like he had alternative motives though, although, I did as well.“What? You don’t like this place? I thought it would add a bit of charm to our meeting.” He looked around with a look of nostalgia on his face.Narrowing my eyes at him, I tried to get a sense of what he was planning. He seemed far too calm and chill for someone who had made it clear that they wanted me to die. I wondered if Leo had gotten into his head at all.That was the only thing I could think of. Of all the hybrids Dimitri had in his possession, Leo was the best at mind games. I talked to Leo this morning, so I didn’t think I needed to worry about him. He hadn’t mentioned anything out of the ordinary.I was tempted to open my link to him, but to do that, I would need to let

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 74

    Stryker-Now that everyone was gathered near the front entrance, the only one left was Neaera. Glancing at my watch, I frowned at the time. I thought she would have been the first one at the entrance, due to it taking a bit longer than normal to get everyone off.I attempted to link with her, but I felt her mental block in place. The only reason for her to do that is if she was trying to keep me or anyone from connecting with her. I knew instantly that she was either in danger or about to be.“Stubborn woman.” I growled, not realizing until it was too late that I had spoken out loud.“What is it?” Zach asked, who was standing next to me.“Nothing.” I said in a rush.Until I knew what was going on, I didn’t want to alarm anyone. If something was going on, it was probably better to keep it lowkey for now. Knowing her the way I did; she was probably doing this to protect everyone.That in itself was reason enough to not involve anyone. I just wish I knew where to start looking for her. S

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 73

    Neaera-“What do you want?” I bit off with venom in my voice.“That is no way to talk to your father.” Dimitri laughed and the way he said father seemed as if he had a challenging time choking that word out.“You have never been that to me and you never will. I will ask again, what do you want?”“I just figured we could have a little chat.” Dimitri sighed.“What do we have to talk about? I have heard everything I needed to hear from you.” I tried to keep my voice low just in case someone was walking by. I didn’t want anyone to overhear who I was talking to.“I haven’t told you about your mother or how you were conceived.”That got my attention and as much as I wished I didn’t want to know, I did. Since knowing I was adopted and finding out I was a hybrid, as well as who my father was, I have wanted to know. I still hadn’t heard from Zach whether his test results returned, but I suspected I was his niece.With everything going on, I haven’t had a chance to learn anything about my mothe

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 72

    Neaera-We spent another couple of days at the resort, enjoying our time while we could. Everything remained relatively calm. The Alpha King stayed just an extra day, but then he had to return to his duties. We didn’t have any more surprise attacks, which was a good thing.Things were starting to fall into place, which was great for everyone. Zach was becoming eager by the minute though. He mentioned how when everything was over, he planned to take a long vacation and spend some quality time with his mate.I didn’t blame him because he was overdue for it. I didn’t understand how he managed to stay away from his mate for so long. Since becoming Stryker’s mate, I couldn’t imagine spending so much time away from him.“Hey.” Speaking of Stryker, he popped his head around the corner, from the bathroom, where he was packing up our stuff while I packed our clothes.“You about done?” I asked, giving him a teasing smile.“I am, but I was going to see if you wanted to take a quick shower with m

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 71

    Neaera-“What brings you here?” I asked the Alpha King the moment we were seated in the living area of the room that Stryker and I shared.“I had hoped to get here in time before anything happened, but I am sorry I hadn’t been fast enough. I am glad that you are okay though. When I found out that Benson escaped, I decided to follow him to Alaska and deal with him personally.” He was looking at me as he spoke until his attention moved to Stryker.“I am not surprised that you were able to take him out on your own. It just goes to show that some were born to be true Alpha.” The Alpha King added.“I can’t really take the credit. Nea had the situation handled before I got there, I just finished the job.” Stryker turned to smile at me as he reached over and grabbed my hand. “She is the true leader in all of this.”Shaking my head, I rolled my eyes at the pride in his voice. I could give a poor man food and he would think I solved world hunger. I did like how he admired me, but I was embarra

  • Hybrid Luna    Chapter 70

    Neaera-It took two days to get everything ready for the ceremony. I was nervous, but I wasn’t at the same time. It was helpful that I had a large support system around me. To think that before everything changed five years ago, I only had my brother to depend on and a few others.Now, I have them and so much more. A part of me wished that Stryker’s parents could be here because I would have loved to show them the woman I have become. I knew they had loved me like their own daughter and for the first time since learning of their death, it hurt knowing that they weren’t here anymore.“Are you ready?” The Alpha King asked through the door.I was in the room I shared with Stryker, but he was already downstairs, making sure everything was ready. The Alpha King was stepping in to make the Luna Ceremony official since we were uniquely going about this. It made me think of a wedding ceremony, that I have seen in movies.I was wearing a white dress, minus the veil, with a tiara covered in dia

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