The Hybrid

Chapter 25

Grace continued to follow the smell of the fresh blood until she stumbled across a corpse of a man hanging from a tree, his throat had been slashed and he was strung up like some piece of meat at a butchers. Her eyes shimmered to a deep red as she collapsed to her knees before him. The puddle of blood calling to her like a siren.

Her hands instantly submerged themselves in the crimson liquid before lifting up and she smeared it across her face whilst taking a deep inhale. It had been so long since she fed and her throat ached, her gums throbbed as her fangs begun to descend, growing longer and sharper. Her tongue darted out to lick across her lips as the liquid ran down over them and begun to drip onto the shirt, staining the blue shirt before her hands went back into the puddle and she scooped some before taking a long sip from her palm.

Her body acted on instinct and she lunged at the neck of the dead man, normally she would avoid the dead as their blood tasted sour but he was recently killed. Fangs piercing his flesh Grace begun to take whatever she could until he was bled dry. Pushing herself off the body she gasped softly enjoying the rush of blood through her system, his fear still fresh and memories poured into her own making her lay down on the grass as she watched his life like a movie before grunting when she recognised a face, someone from a very long time ago.

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"Hello Grace, I must say... You were a lot easier to track than I thought"

Scrambling to turn around Grace looked to see Byron stood at the treeline, his arms folded across his chest as he stared at the raven haired beauty. A low rumbling growl escaped Grace before she bared her teeth.

"Byron..-" She snarled and he chuckled before walking closer to her. "Gracie, c'mon is there really any need for the hostility?" He asked before kneeling down pulling the white cloth from his chest pocket before holding it out to her. "You shouldn't look like this..-" He told her as he continued to watch her.

"Fuck you..- You put me in a damn freezer and made me revoke my mate!" She snapped at him shoving his hand away and he sighed before rising to his feet and put the cloth down next to her.

"You should of taken my offer, Grace..- We were to rule the world together, you were to be my bride and that fucking mutt came in and stole you! He messed with your mind!" He snapped at her before yanking her up onto her feet to which prompted Grace to shove him back, his body flying into the trees before landing on the ground. A huff of air escaping him. "You are a liar! You took me from my home! You didn't want me alive! I was a monster to you..- To everyone" She retorted and he stood up slowly brushing the dirt off his sleeves before flapping his jacket to remove it from his back.

"You are wrong, I took you in when the world wanted you dead, they didn't want a woman with power like you. Do you not remember how the world trembled at the whisper of your name? I showed you what you were..- What you could be..-" He stalked closer to her whilst she took steps back slowly.

"I don't want to remember what I did.. What you manipulated me into doi—" Her voice cut off as she felt crippling pain wash over her body and a choked gasp of air, her legs buckled under her, Byron chuckled as he kneeled down before her. "You are weak Grace, you didn't even notice the Nightshade in his blood..- The amount was enough to paralyse your body..- Did you really think I would let you get away again?" He said as her body fell to the side, she was unable to move any part of her body or even speak as one of his hands cupped her chin making her look at him.

"You will be coming back with me and will resume your role as my pet, if not? I'll have that Alpha wiped off this planet faster than you can blink..-" He said before allowing his thumb to brush over her lower lip shortly rising to his feet.

"Take her back to the car, I have some other matters to attend too..-" Byron said watching his men suddenly appearing from black mist and scoop up Grace who was glaring at Byron, in her mind screaming at him but her body unable to move or react. She had to lay there and be taken away.