Ryan
It's pouring down water when I walk into the old mansion that used to belong to some rich bastard. There is a pool emptied of water, cluttered with graffiti and letters. Human bones have been thrown there by my fellow hybrids, reminding me of our disgusting dinners that Amelia surely wouldn't appreciate.
I clench my jaw.
Amelia, beautiful, innocent Amelia, would she leave me if she knew the truth about what it means to be a hybrid?
Probably.
"Number two!"
Blinking, I lift my head and find Courtney waving at me from the porch. She has opened the glassed door and seems to be waiting for me. Her lips are cruel, and her eyes are no longer filled with emotion like they were back in her human days. Brown hair sticks to her rosy cheeks, framing her heart-shaped face.
She looks like an evil queen that could belong in an old Disney movie. Because while she is beautiful, I know better than anyone that only hatred exists within those
Ryan I haven't been fed anything for three days, and I'm now starting to give up hope of being saved. Hallucinations have repeatedly shown themselves—it's a given in my state. A layer of sweat is constantly covering my skin. I'm warm, possibly running a fever from not having eaten anything. The guards love mistreating me, slapping my back with rope, and shooting me in different places. It feels like I've been hit a hundred times. "Wake up trash." With tired eyes, I lift my head from the cold floor when I hear jingling keys. The fat hybrid guard dressed in a Hawaiian shirt is back with his shaved head and sunglasses. "Get up." I try to listen to him, push myself up on my shaking arms, but I'm too exhausted to move. The guard laughs at my pathetic attempts and finally opens the door without asking me to get up again. "Gosh, it stinks inside this prison cell," The guard comments as he pops his bubblegum. He is a large man, almost
AmeliaSomething is wrong—I can feel it in my bones. The skin on my back is burning as if someone had slapped me with a rope repeatedly. I can barely move, not without the area stinging like a bitch. It makes me wonder if Ryan is okay. Maybe we are connected in the universe, and I can feel his pain like my own.It must be something like that because I don't remember even touching my back."You're not saying much."Billy's voice makes my eyes flicker down to the ground. "Sorry, what did you say?" I ask. "I wasn't listening.""We don't have much dynamite left after that hybrid attack," Billy comments while looking through our inventory box. He looks tired. "I don't even understand why they attacked us. They have left us alone in the past—why charge now?"A pregnant Zoya is sitting on the ground, cleaning a rifle while looking thoughtful. Billy's hand is on her thigh. The two of them never leave each other's side anymore. They fell
AmeliaMaking up your mind to locate your freaky, hybrid boyfriend is one thing, but finding him is a whole other story.For hours, I've been trudging in the moss, gazing up at the faraway canopies. I've tried to whisper Ryan's name to the wind, but there has never been an answer.Not that I believed there to be one.I'm in the location where I last saw Ryan, where we kissed and had sex in the lake. And while deep inside of my heart, I knew Ryan wouldn't be standing here, waiting for me with open arms and a sweet smile, my heart still hoped."Hope is what makes us human..." I whisper.Quietly, I keep walking, stopping short when there are tremors beneath my feet. What was that? A vehicle? My eyes stick to the ground like glue. Something heavy or insanely oversized is moving towards me.In my experience, you hide from things that cause this trembling—even the birds have stopped singing. Something dangerous is coming.My fl
Amelia"This is a terrible idea," I tell Blue, my excellent companion with the disastrous ideas before releasing an arrow—within moments, I hit my target in the head. One of the hybrids drops dead without a sound, and I lift my bow, about to shoot the other hybrid.But this time, Blue is one step ahead of me.The zombie dog rushes into battle, growling at the peeing, unsuspecting hybrid before jumping over him like a vicious beast. I hear a scream as I stare down at the unrealistic scene.The hybrid is trying to kick off the dog from his chest, struggle to get away from Blue's teeth, but in the end, Blue winds up the winner after biting the hybrids' neck.I blink in shock and shout at the dog. "Remind me never to challenge you to a fight!""BOFF BOFF!"A smile latches onto my face. "Aw, I would never fight you either! You're a good dog and a formidable foe."Like a drunk, I hike down the hill with my eyes kept on the sadd
Ryan My body feels like it's dying, when in reality, I know I'm in perfect shape, but under the influence of Marcus's headache ability. Groaning, I hit the back of my skull against the wall. It's an attempt to get rid of the swarm of insects that seems to be buzzing inside my head. I'm not too fond of this situation. Marcus's ability is plain torture. My mind is caving to his song, giving in to his mind-control until I force myself to open my eyes, to stay in control of my own body. Laughter comes from the other side of my prison cell when I manage to stay in control—Courtney is watching me with mild interest. She is wearing bellydancer clothes for the occasion, watching me through her thick eyelashes. "You're strong," Courtney says from where she stands, leaning against one of the pillars with a glittering smile. "Of course, I already knew you were strong from our human life, but you don't remember anything, do you?" I glare u
Amelia I'm scanning the entrance to a rundown building with a pair of binoculars I found in the saddlebag. Hybrids walk in and out of a mansion that looks like it belonged to someone rich—before the bomb dropped. Cuddles munches on my hair while I try to figure out how to get inside the building. The giant lizard wouldn't leave my side at night either. I think he has bonded with me. That, or he was only trying to steal my body heat by pressing himself to my back. The big fellow seems to think he is the size of a tiny dog. "I think they hunt during nighttime; it would be our biggest chance of infiltrating their home. Hopefully, they are keeping Ryan prisoner at this location," I look over at Blue, who tilts his head at me. "You're sure that he is here?" The zombie dog nods at me. He seems intelligent enough to understand that barking here isn't a good idea. I think it's funny that my team members are all mutated animals. My male lizard is named Cuddles
Ryan Even covered in a layer of my coagulated blood, the world is still spinning. Quivering, I raise my eyes from the carcass on the floor into the ruthless front of Marcus. "Eat the meat," Marcus says. "Use it to recover so I can reshoot you." Unwinding on a chair, he gracefully lifts a glass of wine to his lips. Finely-tailored clothes are hugging his body; meanwhile, I resemble a savage with bloodied pants and nothing to cover my upper body. "And if I refuse?" I ask, smirking through the sweat and exhaustion draping over my body like a second skin. "It's not like you can kill me, or I wouldn't still be breathing!" Marcus glares at me. Ache clamps onto my head, prompting me to groan in anguish while keeping my hands locked on my skull. Blood gushing into my ears, and I can feel it trickling down my nose. I fall to my knees, unable to fight the ringing headache. "You're so annoying," Marcus steps into my prison cell, and soon
Amelia "My memories have been back for a while..." Ryan admits. "It was overwhelming at first. Imagine having the memories of a person who is no longer you." "That must be hard." "It is." I'm staring at Ryan, soaking in the sight of his tanned skin and flexing muscles as he tries to make himself comfortable. It seems like it's been forever since I last saw him. Part of me believes this man is a daydream or a cruel hallucination. It wouldn't surprise me. I can't peel my eyes away from him. His abs are almost dancing as he moves, and the fan service forces me to suck the drool back into my mouth. He looks over at me, and my eyes bounce to his blue in the nick of time. At least, that's what I hope they did. However, the curling corner of his mouth is telling me otherwise. Excellent. Just Excellent. He caught me staring. "Does me having my memories back change anything?" I shake my head at him. "No, I don't think so."
Ryan My memory is foggy. The last thing I remember is that uncomfortable hospital bed with my five grandkids crying and holding my hands. Maeve was smiling sadly from a chair in the far back, and Wyatt leaned in to whisper: "I love you, dad." Did I die? I glance down at my hands, oddly aware that I'm not dreaming. My wrinkles are there, but my back pain is gone. How peculiar. What is this place? I've never been here before, yet I feel at ease. And the air is so fresh, like apples, a rainy day, and the ocean breeze combined. Breathing it in is like experiencing a rebirth, and I look ahead, wondering what I might find if I keep walking. Carefully, I walk forward, lifting my head to be blown away by the waterfalls crashing down and landing nowhere. "This place sure is beautiful... Like a dream..." The sky is darker than black, but the flowers on the floor, growing on the walls of the mountain in clutches—they are glowing in these
Maeve We have spent one week in the hybrid village. I haven't recovered entirely yet, and I'm not sure if I ever will. We are giving the magical healing thing one more day before giving up and accepting that I'm blind. The world is scary when everything is dark, but things still feel light even if my vision is gone. Like my feet when I'm around Wyatt. We have talked things out and decided to become a couple. Even though I'm blind, he is still the sexiest man on earth. And me being blind isn't precisely a handicap—now I can freely grope him, squeeze his super-hero muscles, and blame it on being blind. It makes him laugh every time, especially when I was using that excuse when I was licking his abs yesterday. And fuck me. Wyatt seriously has the mightiest abs, like rocks inserted into his body and then draped over with human skin. He is seriously so gorgeous—a sex god sent to earth. Flames sear within me—merely thinking about having Wyatt to mys
Maeve Wyatt gently places me down on a bed. The innkeeper told us to get some rest before she attempts to heal my eyes. She used up most of her stamina, patching up my wounds and stopping the bleeding—it no longer feels like I'm leaking. "I shouldn't have brought you with me," Wyatt says as he crashes down behind me. "It's my fault that Bob and Garett died." His sheer weight got me tumbling into him, and his arm falls over me, holding me in place. It sounds like he is crying. It breaks my heart because I feel at ease with him, safe. He is like a giant teddy bear, but right now, he is vulnerable, and it tears me apart. I suck oxygen into my lungs, fully aware of my heartache. "Hey," I whisper at Wyatt, holding his shaking hand. "It's not your fault that they died—we didn't know Marcus had a bomb, and Bob made his own decision to save me." "I know, I'm just..." He is breathing into my neck with his curly locks brushing against me. It tickles. I
WyattI approach the hybrid town through the forest with my skin bleeding and pants leaving my body. My exhaustion is rising, and my thoughts are scattered, running wild with worry as I clutch Maeve to my body. She was so close to dying. Shit. I will never let her go again, never look away!"Wyatt..." Maeve chuckles a little. Her head slumps to my shoulder, where she rests with her eyes closed. It's beyond me how she can appear so peaceful after what we have survived. "You can slow down. No one is chasing us, and we are both alive.""But you are-..." I stop talking, confused about the growing smile on Maeve's lips. Why does she seem so entertained? It's annoying not to know!"I'm what?" Her hand strokes over my chest, and she digs her cheek into my naked skin, inhaling my scent. My heart swells. I care about her so much, and she is injured because of me. "Well… I'm alive, Wyatt. I'm grateful for that, and if I'm blind, then so what? At least you ca
WyattWhen I can see again, I crawl on all fours while my heart is aching with the knowledge Maeve is hurt. I'm a hybrid, and my skin is burning. One of my legs is hurting tremendously—nothing important. It will heal in mere minutes, but Maeve won't heal if she is injured.She is a human who might need a hospital—Shit, I shouldn't have taken her with me! I won't forgive myself if she is dead or injured! I'm already responsible for my mother's death, and now maybe I've also murdered Maeve.I'm such a monster!A fucking idiot!Maeve isn't a superhero—why the hell did I bring her here?!"Maeve!" I call her name through the smoke, making my way forward over rocks and debris from the mansion. White fragments are circling in the air like snow, and I cough as I crawl. My heart is beating a mile per minute. "Maeve?!""Fucking shit! That hurt!" Bob swears to the right of me, and I watch him stand up, entirely unscathed as if
WyattMy heart is in pieces, shattered, as I walk into the building where Marcus is supposed to live. I should plan on how to kill him, how to make Marcus suffer as he deserves. Instead, my entire focus is on what I told Maeve yesterday.I told her the thought that has plagued my mind for as long as I can remember—that I can't have children. If I could decide, I would have plenty of children, at least three, but I don't want my lover to die.I wouldn't be able to live with the grief of losing Maeve in childbirth. My father raised me and handled his sadness, but I don't want my life to be a repeat of his tragic one. He had Giovani and me by his side, but his gaze would always turn sad whenever we would pass a lake as if he could imagine my mother being there.Halting in my tracks, I glance over my shoulder, finding Maeve tilting her head at me with a weak smile. She is beautiful, like a gemstone in a place with rocks. Her soul is so pure. I love how
MaeveAs we drive through the woods, past ghostly trees, I hold on to Wyatt as if he is my lifeline. My guy tells us to turn around the car, but Marcus chasing our families and sending his men to kill us must end. I'm tired of running, and I don't want my children to fear him like I've done since I was a child.My mother, Zoya, taught me how to fight at the ripe age of four. It was when we started, and no child should be using guns that early.In the future, I want my children to enjoy their childhood. I want them to play with the other kids instead of teaching them how to use a flamethrower.I look out through the window, squeezing Wyatt's hand. "I hope us murdering Marcus will be easy. I have a bad feeling about visiting him, but we have to end this horror story.""I think it will be easy to get rid of the man," Wyatt replies. "Marcus is old, almost blind if you ask Bob. Victor was his strength, and he is dead."Bob meets my eyes in the re
MaeveMy breasts feel heavy when Wyatt carries me outside of the car. I'm wrapped around him but not able to circle his large torso entirely. He is too broad, too damn powerful, and the awareness makes my clit throb with hot, pulsating need.He is this ridiculously tall mountain of a man, while I'm the lucky woman allowed to touch him. My heart is beating double-time in my chest. I can't wait to fuck him, or get fucked by him, whichever is fine. I was drawn in hours ago, tricked to get turned on, when Wyatt let me touch his enormous pecs much more prominent than my boobs."I'm so hard for you," Wyatt speaks huskily; even his voice sounds like sexual frustration. His breath is warm, evaporating in the frozen air. "I wish you could touch me."Pure ecstasy hits me when I hear his deep, raw voice filled with desire. I can't confirm if his words are valid, but I'm dying to find out. I'm quivering with anticipation as Wyatt explores the surface of my clothes.
WyattHandshakes are special because some people only touch your skin, while others affect your soul.Maeve is sitting next to me in the middle seat of the car. I'm glancing out through the window, pretending Maeve's hand on my thigh doesn't reach deeper than the surface of my jeans. The truth is that she is under my skin, and I can't remove her from there.My eyes briefly glance down at Maeve. She is sleeping peacefully, and with a heavy sigh, I brush her hair with my hand."You're a pain in the ass..." A soft smile touches my face, and with warmth flooding my senses, I hug her to my chest. "But I wouldn't want you ever to change."Maeve snores in response, and I chuckle.When I was younger, I was always smiling and trying to make people like me. I feared being lonely, which surprise-surprise made everyone think I was annoying. Little Wyatt was too horny for attention, and I was bullied for it.As a child, I was small and motherless.