The Hybrids Secret (The Tormented Mate Series Book 2)

*Tyler’s POV* I had to get away. Lies. Everything I just learned had to be lies! My family would not keep something like that from me. I know my parents said I would not want to know about my biological father but there is no way what that rouge said was true. I can hear the twigs snap under my feet as I run from the rouge and into the woods. I have never felt so angry and betrayed in my life. All the sudden I feel my wolf coming to the surface. Since I am a hybrid, I have never felt my wolf take over me like this. I am losing what little control I have over myself. I stop in my tracks as I feel myself start to change. 'Is this what shifting feels like?' I ask myself. I can feel every bone in my body begin to break, but it does not hurt. I feel my organs shift. This should not be happening. I am not supposed to be able to shift. After only about 1 minute stands a wolf where a man once stood. This feeling is amazing. Now I know what my family felt. I can feel the power coursing through me. I look up and use all my breath to howl. The sound of my howl sends shivers down my spine. My hearing is incredible. If I were still human, I would not be able to hear the footsteps running up behind me. I spin around and bare my teeth. He looks at me wide eyed.   "You are only half wolf. How are you shifting?" He says to me.   I stop baring my teeth and look at him. I shifted into a wolf, but I do not know how to shift back. I look at him and shake my head, whining.   He approaches me slowly. "You can't shift back, can you?"   I lower my head.   "I know the power you are feeling from your first shift is amazing but picture yourself as a human. Even out your breathing, close your eyes, and think about how your hands feel, think about how your feet feel as they walk on the ground."   I do as he says and feel as my body begins to shift back. I sit there for a few seconds looking at my hands and feet. I am naked. I look back up at him as he is placing his jacket around me.   "How did I just shift?" I ask him.   "I have no idea. Only full wolves are supposed to shift. At least that is what I have always been told. I have never met a half breed. Since we all find mates, we never have the chance to have a half breed."   "Please don't call me that. It makes me feel dirty. Dirtier than I feel after what you told me."   "Sorry. I should not have just sprung that on you. You look different than other wolves also."   "What do you mean?"   "Your fur is longer, and you have one blue eye and one brown eye. From the stories I have heard, two differently colored eyes means you come from royalty."   "My mom is a Luna, and my adopted father is the Alpha."   "No. I mean big royalty. Bloodlines that date back to the first Alpha and Luna. What about your grandparents?"   "My mother was adopted at birth she doesn't know anything about her real parents."   "Obviously, it has to be your mother’s side since you are not biologically your father's."   "It had to be the rage I felt that made me shift. I have never felt like that before."   "Could be. Why don't we go back into the house where it is warm? You can stay with me for a while if you would like."   "Thanks."   We walk back to the house in silence. I have so much on my mind. It is not just my past I want to know more about. I want to know more about my mother’s past. She never had an interest in knowing her past. I do. Obviously, we should want to know more now since I can shift. I am wondering if I can shift again or if its only when I get really angry. I have many questions but no one that I have met so far knows anything about hybrids. I am determined to find out more.   Going into the house, my new friend starts a pot of coffee. "My name is Charles by the way."   "I am Tyler. I am sure you already knew that though."   "I did, but it's always polite to ask."   "Should I ask you what part you had in my mother’s kidnapping and rape? I don't really want to make friends with you and stay here if you had anything to do with it."   "It's complicated. Very complicated. I did help your father kidnap your mother. For my part, I am sorry. But your father offered a lot of money and at the time I needed money. It is not easy being a rouge. I have used the past 18 years to fix my ways and I have lived in hatred of myself for the role I played in your mothers past issues."   "How am I supposed to face my parents again after finding all of this out? I am ashamed of myself and I didn't even have a choice in my birth."   "Your parents have raised you and love you. If they did not, I do not think you would be here, or your life would be different with other parents. From the few times I saw your mother she seemed kind."   "One of the kindest. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body."   "You look just like her. I don't see one thing of your father's."   "Ha! I guess that's a good thing."   "You ran off before I could tell you some more news I had." He says and hands me a cup of coffee.   "What's that?"   "When your dad died, I was instructed to call his vampire sire and deliver the message that he was to move on to plan B."   I go silent for a moment and just stir the sugar around in my cup. I look up at him and see the regret in his eyes. "Do you think he is after me or my mother?"   "I am not sure, but I would warn your mother just to be safe, and I will help keep you safe. Now that you can shift, I will train you also. That is if you want me to?..."   "I don't know why I feel like I can trust you, even after the past you have with my mom, but I am going to trust you. I would appreciate the help and training."   After finishing my coffee, I decide to call and check on my mom. I finally inform her of what I am doing and tell her about finding Charles. I tell her about the message he had to relay to my biological father’s sire. I leave out the part about me shifting. I want to learn more myself before I tell her. She tries to convince me to come home but I cannot. Not when I have so much to learn now. Charles shows me to a guest room where I unpack my bag. Charles said we would start training and trying to find information in the morning. For now, all I can do is go to sleep.