◇The Hybrid◆

chapter 26

Derek's POV.

"wait so.. she's.. "I search for the right words. "unstable?"

"Yes" Christopher nods. "very much so"

"how do we fix her?"

"she needs to behave like a normal wolf first. once all her senses kick in And once she's able to control her emotions, we'll Go from there"

"okay, so how do were get her to behave like a normal wolf?"

"what the first And foremost scent you recognise the second you smell it. no questioning it, you just know"

"your mate's"

"Yes! so you need to stay with me for a few days. in other words.. you need yo stay as far away from her as possible for an entire week"

"what? but wolves can't live without their mate once they've found them" I protest.

"correct, but she hasn't accepted you yet"

that's right. I completely forgot about that.

"okay, so when the week is over I can Go see her?"

"Yes, you can see her.. but you need her to hate you"

"what!?!"

~ ~ ~ THREE DAYS LATER ~ ~ ~

Layla's POV.

yawning, I stretch my arms And legs.

sitting up on the couch And sighing. I lay back down And turn on my side, wrapping the blanket tighter around me covering my face.

"Oh no no no" dany says. picking up the blanket, stripping it off my warm skin.

I shiver when a burst of cold air hits the exposed skin on my legs.

"dany" I whine "I'm cold" I reach out for the blanket. my eyes still closed.

"You're going to school. I suggest you get dressed And ready before I take you like that"

I open my eyes, looking down at my white tank top that shows off more of my breasts than comfortable And my plaid blue And black shorts that clings to my ass.

I shrug. "I'd just get laughed at" I get off the couch And strut away from him.

he follows me. "pft. more like a ton of wolf whistles" he snorts.

I stop walking And give him a smirk. "jealous?"

"don't flatter yourself. your like my sister, if I need to stab someone I would.. although Derek would probably beat me to it"

"don't bring him up" I shakes my head And narrow my eyes. "he hasn't been here for three days. And I can't help but say I'm glad he hasn't been here"

"but he's your m-"

"don't say it!"

"Layla" he sighs " you love him.. but you don't want to admit it. especially to yourself"

"why is everyone saying that?!"

"because it's true"

"you know what..--" I sigh. "I'll be down in twenty" I walk up the stairs And down the hallway. but stop at the door of mine And Derek's room.

staring at the door I sigh And run my hand through my hair.

I having been in this room for three days.

I press my back against the door And slide down to the floor.

"dany!"

he rushes up the stairs with wide eyes. when he sees me his eyes soften.

"You're right" I say, my voice cracking.

"come on" he holds his hands out And I grab them. he pulls me up And into a hug. "don't let him get to you. I know what he's doing is wrong, but he'll crack. he always does"

"what is he doing?" I ask.

"Oh..umm... "

I push my self away from him And he looks guilty. "ugh. I was never good at keeping secrets" he says.

"tell me"

"okay.. I guess you'll be late to school"

I shrug. "just get on with it"

he takes my hand And leads me back down stairs.

Derek's POV.

"why can't I Go to school?" I ask again.

"because Layla will be there" he scoffs "why are you taking so long to understand?"

"I need an education too"

"what's more important to you? school.. or my daughter?"

I roll my eyes.

"honestly" he says.

I sigh. "Layla"

"then you should understand why you need to do this"

I groan. "fine. I'm done losing these conversations"

I walk over to the coat rack next to the front door And slip my jacket on.

"didn't we just have this conversation?" christoper scoffs.

"Yep"

I ignore his next comment And walk outside, slamming the door.

I need to see her.. just once.