The Hybrid

Chapter 32

Chapter 32

For the rest of the day, me and Sam stayed in the safe house with Liam and Olivia waiting for Markus to shift back.

At some point, Sam rang the hotel to speak with Will to let him know where we were, what happened and not to look for us. Turned out he was still in bed hangover from the night before and had no idea we left. They stayed until early morning hours drinking.

"So what's the deal with you and him," Olivia asked me quietly, pointing towards Sam with her head. We were sitting at the table drinking tea.

My eyes followed her direction, Sam sat lazily on the sofa, casually chatting with Liam and watching Markus's wolf. His deep dark eyes darted towards me, catching me in the act of staring at him. He smiled warmly and I returned it as a warm feeling spread in my chest.

Hearing Olivia clearing her throat I turned my attention back to her "Um...he is...sorta kinda my mate," I said awkwardly and cautiously, scratching the back of my neck.

Her eyebrows furrowed, a mixture of surprise and disappointment flashed in her sky blues "your mate? I thought you were with Alex"

I gulped nervously "I was, well technically we weren't officially anything." I let out a heavy sigh and shook my head as I lowered my eyes towards my steaming tea "I still have deep feelings for Alex. I...love him but meeting Sam made things very complicated."

"Is mate supposed to be something like a soulmate?" She asked perplexed.

I nodded

"Then how come you still love Alex if you have Sam? Shouldn't those feelings be out the window when you met him?" She said sipping her tea, her eyes bored into mine.

"I think it's because im hybrid, I don't feel the bond between me and Sam as I should. I mean, that's the only explanation I came up with. No one really knows since I am the only hybrid" I felt nervous explaining and talking about it with Olivia. Our friendship was rocky lately and she was so happy when me and Alex got together. I was afraid of her reaction.

"Right, because you don't have a wolf" she slightly raised an eyebrow.

I nodded

"I guess that's going to be bad news for Alex," she said bitterly, tearing her eyes away from me.

I let out a sigh "Olivia, I didn't plan any of this."

"I know, I'm sorry" she mumbled "I was just so happy for you and Alex."

In the next hour, Markus finally shifted back into a human. When he shifted it was slow but still painful and a lot faster than shifting into a wolf. Once he finished shifting he lied on the floor naked and his body shook slightly from the pain he just experienced. I averted my gaze while Liam grabbed the blanket that was draped over the sofa and gently covered Markus's naked body. Squatting next to him he helped him on his feet and sat him up on the sofa.

"How do you feel," Liam asked like a worried parent.

"Hungry and my whole body is killing me," Markus said, his eyes all over us.

"Right, I'll make you something to eat" stated Olivia as she scurried into the kitchen.

"Come on, let's get you dressed," said Liam to Markus as he slowly helped him into the bedroom.

I went to sit next to Sam and waited for Markus, there was an important matter to discuss. Now that Markus was a werewolf he needed a pack, seeing wolves are social creatures. He needed to be explained the laws and rules he had to follow, basically everything.