Chapter 20 – Hybrid
••• Kyson’s POV •••
“Colton, what brings you here today?” I asked in surprise as I saw him in my study.
“I have information about the Black Heart Pack,” he said as I sat down on my seat behind the desk.
“Lucas went to the other three packs, and they seemed to have been brainwashed by Witch Rose,” he said thoughtfully.
“Haven’t they been brainwashed before? She planted fake memories on all werewolves,” I said in disgust.
“This time, it’s worse. She placed more fake memories, making them hate Lycans more… And also, your pack.” His last four words turned me rigid. Dammit! Now, we have more enemies during the war we have been planning.
“Did she do other things to them?” I asked, knowing the answer might even make it more difficult for us to win.
“Yeah… She seemed to train them against magic and placed protective spells on them, too, just like she did for the Black Heart Pack’s members.” His words nearly dashed all my hopes of winning the war.
“Where is Lucas?” I asked him.
“He’s been going around the other packs gathering information. If not for Witch Lily placing protection against his mind, he would have been brainwashed, too,” he said warily.
“You should ask your mate to stop. It wouldn’t be good if he turned to the other side,” I told him.
“Nahh… I believe in him and Witch Lily’s power. He was able to see the fake memories that Witch Rose planted but didn’t get affected,” he said in a dismissive manner, showing how much he trusted his mate.
“Do you think we can win?” I asked in all seriousness.
“Well… Witch Lily seemed to be stronger than Witch Rose. If she could do what Witch Rose could do, then we can still win,” Colton said with just a tinge of doubt in his voice.
“Witch Lily said she couldn’t do it alone. But with Aleena’s help, we can win,” I informed him.
“With your mate’s help?” he asked in shock. I didn’t try to correct him in the way he addressed Aleena.
I began telling him about Aleena’s birthmark and what happened during my training with her.
“I think you are right, Kyson. There is something special about her. And about her protective spells, either someone placed it on her, or…” he let his words trail off.
“She’s part witch,” we said at the same time as realization hit us.
“There’s no other explanation for it, isn’t there?” Colton let out a sigh.
I’d been thinking about the same thing, too.
“But why wouldn’t she know about it? Is she part human, part witch instead of werewolf? But she smells like a werewolf. And her reflexes are good, and her speed keeps increasing,” I pondered.
“Should we ask Witch Lily about it?” Night asked in my mind.
Before I could answer Night, there was a knock at the door. Colton and I looked at each other.
“Come in,” I said calmly, and the door opened, revealing Witch Lily, which surprised both Colton and me.
“Alpha, I’m here to answer your questions,” she said in her gentle voice.
We weren’t surprised by her words. We knew that a Witch would be able to understand what went on, so we welcomed her and asked her to sit down on the couch.
Colton began telling her about what Lucas saw, and I began telling her about my training with Aleena.
She stayed silent while listening to us. Colton and I shared a look, waiting patiently for whatever she was going to tell us.
“Yes… Aleena is the key,” she repeated the words she had said a few days ago after long minutes of silence.
“And you are the key too, Alpha Kyson,” she still repeated her words from a few days ago.
The key… Again!
How would I be…
“Could it be I’m the one who can unleash Aleena’s true potential?” I asked with realization.
She nodded with a blank look in her eyes.
“How?” I asked.
She just gave me an ambiguous smile.
“She’s part witch, isn’t she?” Colton asked the question we both wanted to know the answer to.
Witch Lily didn’t say anything again.
“She’s a hybrid…” I pointed it out hesitantly since I was not 100% sure about it.
This time, Witch Lily nodded.
“A hybrid between human and witch?” I asked.
“You’ve seen the way she fought. Do you think she’s a human, Alpha Kyson?” Witch Lily asked, still with an ambiguous smile on her lips.
Her answer confused me even more. I knew she was something, but I thought her witch power was the one helping her. After all, her stamina, power, and speed were still not up to par with those of a werewolf.
“Just keep training her, and you’ll see how she improves. And Alpha Kyson, don’t deny those pulls you feel toward her,” Witch Lily said and stood up.
“Witch Lily, you said before that she might be our greatest ally,” I repeated her words, stopping her from leaving the room.
“What if I keep training her, and she betrays us in the end?” I asked her the question that had been bugging me.
“It all depends on her and you, Alpha Kyson,” she smiled and left the room.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
“Well, that didn’t help at all,” Colton said with a sigh once he was sure Witch Lily was out of earshot.
“That’s not really the case. At least we now know she is indeed a hybrid,” I told Colton.
“A hybrid between which races that we do not know,” Colton heaved out a heavy sigh.
“But if she’s a witch, wouldn’t she need to cast a spell to activate the shield?” Colton kept throwing questions that we didn’t have the answers to.
“But no matter what, I still think she’s part witch, given the shape of her birthmark and the protective shield around her,” Colton continued saying as I kept quiet.
“I’m thinking the same thing as Colton,” Night said, a piece of his mind in my head, and I also agreed with both of them.
“Hey Kyson, Witch Lily said you are the key to Aleena’s true potential. Could it be that she began changing after she met you?” he asked suddenly, changing the subject, and his question drew my attention to him.
Her birthmark did glow a bit after her heat when I caressed it.
“And she also said for you not to reject the pull toward Aleena. You are obviously still in a rut, showing that she most definitely is your mate. Why don’t you mate with her?” Colton kept talking.
“I don’t feel the mate bond with her, and you know it,” I shrugged.
“But you feel it, just not the whole part. You know the chance of you finding your destined mate is nearly zero percent; why not make her your chosen mate?” Colton asked.
Yeah… Lycans were always destined to mate with other Lycans, and since I was the only Lycan in existence, the chance of me finding my destined mate was zero.
“See, Kyson, Colton thinks the same way as I do,” Night said smugly, shattering my thought of my destined mate.
“But she’s Andre’s daughter,” I said to both Night and Colton. This was the most important point for me.
“What if she still loves Andre and won’t allow us to kill him?” I was in a dilemma.
“You can ask her about it. Communication is the key. And Colton, don’t underestimate the mate bond, even though it might just be a chosen mate. It would be difficult for her to betray you,” Colton pointed out.
“Colton is right,” Night jumped into our conversation.
“Said someone who has just found his mate,” I ignored Night and snickered at Colton.
“You! I was going to reject him, but he never allowed me to!” Colton denied being happy with Lucas.
“Yeah, right,” I smirked at him.
“But in all seriousness, Kyson, having a mate is great. It’s like finding a piece of yourself that’s been gone for a long time. You’ll feel whole when you find your mate,” Colton turned serious.
I didn’t know what to say, so I kept quiet.
“Don’t you want to find someone who can share everything with you?” Colton asked as he leaned back, waiting for my reply.
“I don’t know, Colton. I feel that she’s not my mate, yet at the same time, I want to be with her. This is confusing for me,” I told him honestly.
“You are in a rut, meaning she’s your mate. An Alpha only experiences a rut when he’s near his mate. And I’m sure Night wants her too,” he said, and I felt Night nodding his head repeatedly in my mind, agreeing with Colton.
“Let’s just see about it,” I told him. I knew that sooner or later, I would give in to the pull. No matter how much I tried to hide it, my body felt very uncomfortable. My cock was so fucking hard; it was a wonder how I hadn’t got blue balls yet. I knew I needed to mate with Aleena soon, and Colton and Night’s reasoning of her not betraying me if she was my mate really wavered my will not to mate with her.
“Just think about it, Kyson. It’ll also be good for you to have a Luna during the war, especially someone as special as her,” Colton said and stood up to leave.
I sat there for some time, pondering about our conversations, until I decided to tell Aleena of our plan to kill Andre. With the way he heartlessly banished her, she should hate him as much as we did.
With that thought in mind, I made my way to her room and opened the door, only to be greeted with a view of Aleena, dripping wet and naked, coming out from her shower.