The Hybrid Beta (#4 of the Denali pack)

It was dark when I heard a slow thumb coming from outside. I sighed and turned around in my bed, still half asleep. I drifted away into my dream, a fun dream, filled with vibrant colors. And out of nowhere, hands grabbed me. They pulled me out of my bed and made me scared. I yelled and screamed for my mom and dad, but a hand covered my mouth, making it sound like a muffled plea. The door opened and we were outside. It was really dark. The hands were still carrying me. I bit down on the hand which pulled away from me while I heard someone cursing behind me. I screamed at the top of my lungs. “MUM, DAD!” The sound of a car door opening, pain as my back hit something hard. I cried since I was scared and the person had hurt me by throwing me. I screamed again, hearing my father’s voice in the back calling for me, he sounded so far away. Please, save me! The sound of a car starting, wheels slipping, making me fall to the side, as the car started to drive away at an immense speed. I screamed at the top of my lungs, still hearing my father, but his voice echoed away until I heard nothing at all, but the sound of a driving car. Tears ran over my cheeks while I cried out for my parents, hoping they would come save me. Making me scream out once again out of fear… “Seb!” I heard a voice calling me, as soft hands cupped my cheek. My eyes flashed open as I looked towards the sound, hearing my own screams still in my ear, finding out I was still screaming at that exact time. “Seb, baby.” The voice called me again, as a night light was switched on and brown eyes met mine in the dark night. “Baby, you’re having another nightmare.” She comforted me, trying to snap me out of it, as her soft fingers caressed my cheeks. I breathed heavily as I felt that my body was being covered in sweat, only relaxing once I had seen those beautiful big brown bambi eyes. “Ava?” I asked, hoping I was not dreaming again. “I’m right here baby.” She hummed as she leaned in and kissed me, a bolt of electricity shooting through my body at the touch of our lips coming together. She leaned down and placed her head on my chest, my arms automatically wrapping around her, holding her as close as I could. “Try to get some sleep babe, I’m not going anywhere.” She comforted me, as we slowly drifted off in our dreams once again. The next morning, we woke up as the alarm clock woke us at 8 o’clock sharp. I opened my eyes to see my mate next to me, a sight of pure perfection. “Morning.” I hummed as I leaned in and placed a kiss on her bare shoulder. She gave me her radiant smile as she kept her eyes closed. “I’m not ready to wake up yet.” She hummed, sounding like the cutest thing on the planet. “Don’t, I’ll take a quick shower. I’ll wake you up when I’m done.” Ava nodded at me as I leaned in again and kissed her on her beautiful lips, before making myself get out of bed and walking inside of the bathroom. *Bro, you up yet?* I linked Mason, who was staying in the room next door. *Yup, watching this thing on TV called 'the walking dead', what a show to watch on an empty stomach* I grinned at Mason’s mind link, that boy had the weirdest habits. * OK, I'm getting in the shower now, I will link you when we’re ready* I linked back as I turned on the water inside the shower and hopped in, getting ready for the day. I sighed as the water hit me. We had been wandering around Florida for the past week, starting out at Jacksonville and moving all the way down over the east coast until we made it towards the keys, we were at Islamorada right now. We would search the keys today, and leave for the everglades tomorrow. There weren’t a lot of packs in this area, but since this place only had one main road, it cost us a lot of time to travel. Mason wanted to flash us from one place to another using magic, but Ava had insisted on getting us a car and to actually enjoy our time in Florida, now that we were here. I had agreed with her, knowing I would give my mate anything in order to make her smile. Tomorrow would be our two-month anniversary. Is that even a thing? Two months since we had found each other, time had flown by since that day, which almost felt like a lifetime ago right now. -FLASHBACK- I closed my door on the third floor of the pack house as I felt my nose rising. What is that smell? My wolf Hunter was on high alert, acting all kinds of strange. He must still have his guard up. Since last night, we had saved this pack's Alpha, and he shown his hospitality and offered us a place here. I could have skipped around after hearing this amazing news. Since the age of 8, I had been a rogue wolf, after being taken away from my family. Me and my best friend Kai, who was also my Alpha, started our own little pack of lost boys. But once our Alpha Kai had found his mate, who turned out to be the daughter of another powerful Alpha, it was just destiny that brought us here. One of our wolves, who we had banished for attacking us and trying to kill our Alpha, had picked a fight with the Alpha of the Denali pack. We had intervened and killed that damned Seth, not only for trying to kill our Luna’s father, but also for using us and betraying our trust. Long story short, Seth was dead, we saved the Alpha and now we had a chance to live in this big pack which was called the Denali pack. Kai would still have to go back to our mansion and try to talk with the other boys, see if they would join us or become rogue again. I really liked thinking that this would be the place that I could call my home from now on. Yesterday, after leaving the hospital, I was able to get a glimpse of this pack and it was huge. Next to a hospital, they had an entire city, a mall, restaurants, you name it, they had it. I made my way down, putting the key to the condo in my pocket. I received that key from the Beta of the pack. It used to be his place, but since he now lived with his family in a house away from the pack house, this place had been empty for years. Knowing he respected me enough to let me crash in his place meant the world to me. The smell I had faintly smelled once I had made my way down, was becoming harder and more hypnotizing by the second. What is that? Vanilla? I inhaled deep, trying to get as much of that amazing scent in my nostrils. I made my way down the last flight of stairs, as I saw our Luna, Sienna, who was being hugged by two girls, two identical girls, but the one on the left pulled me in completely. Long black hair and brown bambi eyes, gorgeous lips which had been painted with red lipstick, a killer body as she was showing off her curves in a tight little dress. My wolf Hunter howled inside of me, and once she looked up at me, and her eyes became even bigger, I was certain that one word left my lips, before I even knew I was talking. “Mine.”