The Prophecy Of The Hybrid Heir (Book 2)

His Human Mate

*A Few Months Later*

*Roman*

It has been months since we visited the council to see Cesar before his execution. Symone has been training with Altair a few times a week, but recently the mystical travelling to his palace has been too much for Symone to handle. Her pregnancy has been relatively normal, and with that comes normal pain and aches. She's even started having Braxton Hicks contractions, which the doctor had to explain to me. 

I walked into our room to find her sitting on the edge of the bed staring out the patio door. "What's the matter baby?" I sat on the bed next to her. She says nothing at first, then turns to look at me. "This is a lot." she said. I look around for a moment, not exactly sure what she means. 

"What's a lot? What do you mean?" I asked. She stands and walks to the patio door, opening it and stepping out onto our private balcony. "This. This place. It's a lot." I walk to her side. "You mean you don't want to be Luna anymore?" I asked, worried. 

"No, that's not it. It's just that..." She stops a moment. "I just would love a big house with a backyard and no one living with us. I don't mean off pack grounds. But couldn't we have a house all our own? I mean, it's not like we couldn't come here to uphold our duties as Alpha and Luna, but couldn't we have a house to raise our little family in? One that doesn't have a ton of other people living in it?"

She placed her hands on my chest. I look over the pack territory and ponder her words. I never considered not living in the pack house. It's were I was raised and my father and his father before him. I never thought of living anywhere except here. "We don't have to if you don't want to. It was just a thought." she shrugged. 

I stared at her a moment and a grin crept across my lips. "We can do that." A smile came over her lips. "Are you serious? Really? You wouldn't mind?" I kissed her nose. "We could have a big house built right here on pack grounds. We can have it built from the ground up. There is plenty of room on the west side of the territory, about a 10 minute drive from here we could look at."

Her eyes lit up and she wrapped her arms around me neck. "We would only be a short drive from the main pack. That way we can always get here quickly when needed, but also have to kind of home you want." Tears filled her eyes as I looked down at my mate. "What is it sweetheart?" I wipe some tears from her beautiful face.

"You would really do that for me?" I laughed. "How many times do I have to tell you? Absolutely anything for you, my precious Luna." I pull her in for a passionate kiss. "How did I ever get so lucky?" she said, staring deep into me with her soulful brown eyes. "I'm definitely the lucky one." I jump slightly when I feel the baby kick. 

"I think the baby can tell you are trying to steal kisses from mama." she giggles. I lean down to speak into her now large baby bump. "Hey now! You listen to daddy. Mommy was mine first. You gotta learn how to share." She laughs and the baby kicks her again. 

"Alright, enough of that. I'll get another kidney shot if you keep messing with her." Symone walked back into our room. "You still think we're having a girl?" I asked as I leaned onto the door frame. She turns to me. "Well I would know for certain if you would just let the doctor tell us. What are you waiting for? A baby shower where we learn it them? I mean, are you really going to do this the human way?"

I chuckle at her. "Well I though that's what you wanted. To have all your human traditions." She rolled her eyes. "Well plenty of humans find out the s*x of the baby long before having it. So lets do it." She starts walking towards the door and I grab her by her arm. 

"Noooo no. Just wait. Please? I really want to be surprised when he or she comes out." She rolls her eyes again. "But I wanna go shopping and buy lots of dresses and frilly outfits!" She whines and stomps jokingly. "Well you can but you will also be taking it all back when she ends up being a he." I smile and she huffs. 

"Fine, fine. We will wait. Might as well. It's been 8 months already. What's a few more weeks?" I nodded. "Exactly. Now kiss me." I step towards her and press my lips against hers and a low growl escapes me. "Oh no you don't. Don't even think about it. I am as big as a house. I don't even think you'd be able to find my vagina." she exclaimed as she walked out the door. "Why don't you let me try?" I yell after her.

*Symone*

I am 8 months pregnant now and things as simple as breathing or holding in pee has become a feat. Still, I wouldn't trade this for anything in the world. I am pretty much over being pregnant though. I miss sparing and being in the thick of things. Now Roman treats me like a porcelain doll or fine china. He thinks I'm going to break. I love him, but it's driving me insane. I want my old body back with a small fraction of my old life back.

I walk out of our room with Roman not too far behind me and I am headed to the dining hall for something to eat. Master Altair has been spending a lot of time around here since his whole teleporting thing is just not agreeing with me. Last time on the way home, I vomited all over his bright white shoes. So instead of making me endure that, he has been coming here a few times a week to work with me in the gardens.

Things have been pretty quiet considering what Master Altair has said to us about our baby. No one has tried to come for him or her yet. I am grateful for that. It has allowed me time to practice calling these protective powers that were given to my by the Moon Goddess herself. 

As we reach the dining hall, all eyes fall on Roman and I, and everyone bows there heads and smiles at us. It has been very rewarding being the Luna of all these incredible people. I never had an issue with asserting my authority, and anyone who didn't like it certainly never made it known. Although I am sure that has less to do with the pregnant human and more to do with the big, strong Alpha. 

I walk to the buffet and see Angela waving at us from a table with Aja and Carlos. "Hey you three!" I waved as I passed them to reach the food. They have a taco bar today. My favorite! I make myself a plate of nachos with Doritos, ground beef, cheese sauce, tons of jalapenos, sour cream and scallions, then head to the table.

"Damn girl, that looks good!: Angela starts picking off my plate and I smack her hand away. "You crazy? You are never supposed to touch a pregnant woman's snacks!" I joked. Every one laughed. Roman finally made his way to the table with a plate of burritos. I thought I could eat a lot. But this man? He can eat 3 times my portion size and still get dessert. I laugh as he leans in for a kiss. 

"I grabbed you this lemonade baby." This man knows me so well. I take the lemonade and kiss him back. So what's on the agenda today?" Angela starts, then looks up at the direction of the door behind me with worry. I turn to see Darien storm in with a look of distain on his face. He comes straight at us. "Luna." he bows his head to me. "Alpha, I need to speak with you immediately."

Roman nods to Darien then looks to me. "I'll be right back sweetheart." I nodded and he kissed my lips before getting up and walking off with Darien. I watch them walk out of the dining hall and outside into the sunlight. "What was that about? Aja finally asked, breaking the silence. Angela and Carlos look between each other. "I know that face. I think my brother found his mate." 

I turned to look at Roman and Darien. They are in deep conversation and Darien is clearly distressed. Could he have really found his mate? And if so, why is he so upset about it?

*Darien*

I am headed to the human city to check on Symone's mother, Ms. Renee. I am not usually up for babysitting jobs, but I did not mind this one. I really like Ms. Renee a lot. She is the cool mom everyone wants. She reminds me a lot of my own mother. I haven't seen my parents in quite some time, so it was nice having Ms. Renee around. I hope in my car and drive to the mall where Ms. Renee has been running the store she owns with Symone. 

Symone hasn't been in much condition with the baby to work full time, so she doesn't come here as often as before. But there have been plenty of volunteers willing to help Ms. Renee out since she is such a great lady. She has quickly become quite popular in our pack. I am glad her and her other daughter, Aja decided to stay. 

I pulled up to the mall where the store is located, parked, then got out to go meet with Ms. Renee and the other staff. As I stepped into the mall, a scent fell on me like a ton of bricks. It was hypnotizing. It was a strong scent of cinnamon, only more invigorating. "What is that?" I thought to myself. Then I heard it. My wolf bellowed in my mind loudly that dreaded word- "MATE!" I stopped in my tracks. 

"No, Leo! Don't do this to me!" I begged my wolf. I never wanted to find my mate. I love my life as it is. I have beautiful girls throwing themselves at me constantly and I love it. I can have one or three girls a night if I want to. I enjoy my freedom. I don't wish to be tied down to one woman. I don't want this!

My wolf has other plans for us as he begins searching for the source of the powerful scent. I walk all around the mall until I reach Ms. Renee's shop on the second floor. She spots me and waves. "Hey baby! What took you so long? I need you to help me move these boxes into the back room." I look at her a moment, then realize the scent was coming from in here. 

I start searching for her, but it only takes one second before I spot her. My wolf yells again in my mind. "MATE!"  She is gorgeous! She is kind of short- maybe only about 5 feet tall, dark skin that reminds me of black satin, enchanting grey eyes and a beautiful body. She's not thin, but not thick either. Kind of in the middle with a small waist and flat stomach. She's got a small chest and a beautiful smile. I have never seen a smile more incredible in my life. 

She is speaking to one of Ms. Renee's shop helpers. I take a step towards her and inhale her scent. I want her. I need her. My resolve is dwindling fast. Then I realized something. "You're human." I accidently said out loud. She turned, finally laying her eyes on me. Everyone was looking at me now- all of them with perplexed looks on their faces. 

She stands there, now staring into me with those amazing grey eyes and I feel a magnetic pull from them. I realized I was walking closer and closer to her when I finally stopped only a few inches away from her. She stared at me with almost a fear in her eyes. I suppose it would be intimating having someone my size just walking towards you without saying a word. I'm sure I looked a little crazy to her. I tried to play it off and walk passed her to the boxes Ms. Renee had mentioned.

Ms. Renee followed me into the back room and closed the door. "Boy, what was that about?" She inquired. I drop myself into one of the chairs and bury my face into my hands. "That customer out there...that woman is my mate." I look up at her and her eyes grow wide. "Wow. Well that's a good thing, isn't it? She is very pretty, and she seems like a nice girl. She was inquiring about the cashier position I posted about. 

"What?! She can't work here!" I stood up, almost forgetting who I was talking to. "Hey! Watch your tone with me! Now you need to tell me why you think she can't work here. I looked over her resume and she seems like the perfect fit so far. I was going to give her references a call later today." I walked to Ms. Renee and gently grabbed her hands.

"Please, Ms. Renee. Not her. She's my mate. I can't be anywhere near her. She's human." The last part slipped out and I regretted the words almost instantly. She moved her hands and crossed her arms. 

"She's human AND? What of it? So am I. So is your Luna. You should know better than to reject your mate simply because she is human. Look at what it almost did to Roman. But he learned from his mistakes. Now you're about to make the same ones!"

I hear what Ms. Renee is saying. Part of me knows she's right. I accepted Symone as my Luna because Roman is my friend and Alpha, and I trust his judgement. But taking my own human mate is a different story. Its not even just because she's human. 

I just don't want a mate period. I love my life the way it is. Having a mate will change everything. It's not what I had planned for my life. I planned on being a bachelor and dying an old man with like 4 young women in the bed with me. 

Ms. Renee rolled her eyes. "If you really feel that way about her, just reject her and move forward." Ms. Renee stepped out of the room without another word. 

After a few minutes to collect my thoughts, I step out of the room and walk towards the beautiful girl with the intention of rejecting her when some guy walked up to her and kissed her lips. 

I froze in place when I saw she didn't pull back. In fact, she kissed him too! I felt a rage building up inside me. I wanted to rip out his intestines and strangle him with them. I try to calm myself. I was just about to reject her so who cares? He must be her boyfriend. "But she is our mate! Kill him and take her right here on the floor!"  my wolf Leo growls and howls at me. 

I stand there, my feet feel like they're glued to the floor. I watch as she leaves out hand in hand with this guy that is not me. But I was going to reject her. I can't do it now. I will reject her the next time I see her. If Ms. Renee decides to hire her, I will have time to reject this human as my mate.