“The more you feed, the stronger you will become, but you also need to be careful about the Hunters.You may not hear of them, but they are still around.They find out about you, they will come for you.Your bloodline is old, rightfully you would be considered an original Hybrid.You can’t shift because you don’t have a wolf.Your Lycan blood means you aren’t a mutation, you’re something special.Your blood holds the past of when Lycans ruled when Lycans were considered Gods of Alphas.”
“We shouldn’t tell Lily, not yet I don’t want to confuse her or scare her,” I said, which Zoe agreed.
“So how is everything with Reid?” Changing the topic to a lighter, almost casual topic.Honestly, I was glad for the change in subject.I was having trouble wrapping my head around this whole Lycan stuff and the fact that I have a living relative not only connected to my mother but my father also.
“It’s okay.I thought he hated me when he found out I was a Hybrid, but he has come around.Now we are having a little ceremony tonight to introduce us to his Pack.”
“Go easy on him dear, he has his reasons for hating Hybrids.He has a pretty tragic background himself, but the mate bond will correct all faults.Trust in the Moon Goddess.”
“How do you know so much about him?”
“I have my ways; granny still has connections, and I have cameras all over the city.I have seen a lot over the years.”
“So does Marcus know about all this?”
Zoe nodded.“Marcus is also a Hybrid but just a normal Wolf and Vampire Hybrid.”
“How does he hide it?”
“Well for starters he drinks blood, so for the most part to the werewolves he smells human.After a while your eye colour will dim a bit, but he wears contacts mostly.His bloodline isn’t like yours, your eyes will probably stay like your fathers growing brighter with hunger and strong emotion, but you can try contacts if you’re that worried.Your father wore contacts before we discovered what he was.” Just as I was about to say something else, we heard a commotion upstairs racing up the steps.
I ran towards the entrance of the diner, where I could hear growling and things being smashed around.Stopping when I got to the counter, I saw Marcus had Lily pushed behind him.Zane was fighting with Alpha David and his Beta.Quickly racing forward, I grabbed Michael and threw him into a table.Alpha David turned.Knocking Zane out of the way, he stalked towards me.Lily screamed loudly, distracting me just as David punched me, knocking me to the ground.Zane and Marcus were quick to jump at him though, forcing him back before he could lunge at me.Getting to my feet, I grabbed Lily and pushed her towards the back of the diner.As I went to go help Zane and Marcus, I heard Zoe walk out from behind the counter, a shotgun in her hand pointed straight at the Alpha.She cocked the gun.David froze, a snarl on his face.His claws extended and his canines elongated.
“I won’t miss, mutt.Now get out of my diner.” David growled at her, and Michael got to his feet and moved to David’s side.
He went to take a step closer to Zoe, who had Lily behind her.She lifted the barrel, so it was directly pointed at his head.“You think you can take my daughter away, my heir.I’m her father?”
“Your daughter?How dare you?She isn’t your daughter.Being her father implies you cared for her and raised her.The only thing you ever did was push your responsibilities on to me.You are nothing but a coward.Lily is mine, I won’t let you take her,” I screamed, outraged that he thinks he can even give himself the title of being her father.
Michael gripped David’s arm, trying to pull him towards the door and out of sight of the gun that Zoe held.They reluctantly leave.
“This isn’t over you will pay for this; I will get her back.” David sneered from the door.
“Pfft, you can try, but you don’t scare me.You are delusional if you think I will just hand her over to the likes of you.Mum would be disgusted in you.You’re no Alpha, you’re weak and pathetic.”
David growled at me, trying to push past Michael.I must have hit a nerve.Fuck him, who does he think he his suddenly wanting to claim parental rights.The Alpha and Beta Michael left in a fit of rage; David smashed the glass doors, sending glass everywhere on his way out.
Zane came over, placing a hand on my shoulder.“We should get back before he sends for back up.Reid wants to come get you.”
“Tell him no.We are leaving anyway, we can meet him at home.”
“Yes, Luna.”
Picking up Lily, I turned back towards Zoe, who placed a kiss on Lily’s head.“You should come with us; it won’t be safe here.” Zoe shook her head.
“I have Marcus here, and I’m not some defenceless little old lady.I can hold my own, Ari.I refuse to be scared out of my home.”
Marcus got a broom and started cleaning up the broken glass with a broom.Embracing him in a hug, I said my goodbyes.As I was walking through the busted door, I heard a low growl from behind me.Reid was standing there, glaring at Marcus.Marcus growled back, shocking me.I always thought of him as human, so it was quite shocking to him growl at someone, especially an Alpha.He must feel comfortable being himself around me now that I knew.I sort of understand why he remained hidden.This city isn’t the safest for Hybrids.I’m his best friend, he shouldn’t have felt the need to hide it from me, but now I am seeing him in a totally new light.
Reid took a step forward, reached out his arm and grabbed Marcus.I stepped between the two of them and glared at Alpha Reid.
“Move Aria.”
“You are not going to touch him; he has done nothing wrong.”
“He is a Hybrid, fucking move.” He growled, shoving me to the side.Spinning around, I passed Lily to Zane before jerking Reid back by his jacket, who had tackled Marcus to the ground.
“I said no.If you want to kill him, you can go through me first.Marcus is my best friend.I won’t allow you to hurt him.”