The Cursed Hybrid

Longing

Chapter 2

Raphael’s pov

Ever since turning 18, I have been restless, like all the other Lycan’s in my family. I finally shifted into my lycan Shadow when I turned 19. Since then, the thought of my mate has been even more overpowering. I feel sorry for my twin sister as we are 20, and none of us have found our mate.

It is not as unusual for the males to find their mate when they are older, but most females find them before 20. I mean, vampires can wait decades before they meet their mates. My papa Vlad was almost 50 when he met my dad Callum. Dad, on the other hand, had just turned 18. They kept it a secret for a year until my auntie Rayne caught them together and helped Dad to admit he was mates with Papa.

Like our papa, Raquel and I are both bisexual, and I know that she like me doesn’t care what species or s*x our mate is as long as we meet them and they love us as much as we love them. Our vampire side doesn’t pull us to find our other half so quickly as it can take a while as a vamp, but we are also Lycan’s and Lycan’s don’t usually have to wait that long. I haven’t heard of even a male one having to wait much past their mid twenties, and that’s usually only because it is their second chance.

Now that I have had Shadow for a year, he is restless to settle down, and he also doesn’t want anyone other than our mate. It is strange as both vampires and Lycan’s are very s****l beings, but Vampires are much more free about it until they meet their mate. It is just a part of the vampire culture. Shadow doesn’t like to be with others, he wants to wait, its like my body wants to pull me in two different directions, but since my vampire side doesn’t have a voice as such, Shadow makes sure he is heard.

I don’t want to be crass or anything, but if Shadow won’t let us find some relief, he better find our mate soon. I know, I know, it sounds bad, but that is not the only reason I want to find my mate. I really want to be with my other half. I see the way all my cousins have found them and settled down, well other than Chris that is, and I see how happy they are, and the adorable pups they have, and I want it all.

Brandon has helped me tamp down my s****l urges. He waited for his mate, not even at his Lycan’s request. He just always knew he wanted to give her all of his firsts. I have to say Star is beautiful, and she is the perfect mate for him as well. I hope I find someone just as perfect as her.

Brandon has been more like a big brother than a cousin, but to be fair, he is like a big brother to most of the royal kids all over Elysium. He was always someone for us to look up to as we grew up, and he seemed to have an endless amount of love and patience for us, even when we would have driven most people crazy fighting for his attention.

I am not surprised he has baby no. 3 on the way so soon, I always knew he would have loads of kids. I am sure they are not nearly done after this one either, no matter how much Star protests about it, I give it until the little one is 6 months and I bet she will be carrying no 4.

So when dad got a call from Queen Liana, telling him to send me to Brandon, I was happy to go there. I really hope it is because my mate is there, because at the moment the world is peaceful so I can’t imagine why else it could be.

I love being at Brandon’s kingdom, I get to see my cousins, and Auntie Rayne is amazing. She doesn’t give a sh.it what anyone thinks and is one of the strongest people I know. She also spoils us like mad as she loves having a big family after growing up as an only child, not knowing she was adopted, and she likes to make up for what she missed.

I have been in the South lycan kingdom for a week now, and Brandon has toured me around every inch of the capital. Him and Star also took me around the neighbouring pack, which Star’s mum was from, and my cousin Lily is now luna of, to see if he or she is there but with no luck.

There are so many other packs that they could be at, but we don’t know if the person has even turned 18 yet. I almost want to give up and go home to lick my wounds. The only thing stopping me is that sliver of hope, and also just in case it is not about my mate and I am needed to help prevent something bad happening.

So I am still here trying to make the most of things and have fun with my family, while I get to spoil my cousins kids. It will give me practice for when I meet my mate and have at least 2 of my own, I don’t want my child to be lonely and when you have a sibling you are never alone, you always have a friend.

Even my beta Darius has found his mate, a lovely vampire called Winona, I know they want to have some pups of their own soon, but Winona is on contraception until I meet my mate so our kids will be the same age.

Then earlier today, I found out that my Gamma Klaus had met his mate, a witch, that was in the kingdom visiting family. So it is just me and the moon goddess usually tries to mate up her leaders at the same time so the future leaders will have a strong bond as they grow up together, everything is pointing in the direction of me finding my mate soon.

So you can imagine my excitement when Brandon let’s me know that Queen Liana called him and said we need to go to one of the packs in his kingdom and that I have to be there. I have heard of the Lupine pack from Chris. He has had to go there for work with the elite squad.

They are quite a backwards group of people. They are expected to only mate with wolves or lycans of the opposite s*x. Because they don’t turn them into rogues and they let them have a chance to move before banning them from the pack if they are mates to someone of the same s*x, or another species, they are technically not doing anything illegal.

Even if it is a biggotted and cruel way to treat people. Everyone is given a choice to leave and accept their mate, or stay and pick a more suitable chosen one if they don’t want to wait and risk being mated to the wrong person again.

They also lose all of their family if they leave, but that is not all the Alpha’s doing, as the majority of the pack believe in his ways and views so happily reject their family member to keep themselves from the shame of being associated with them. They are going to love me then, a bisexual hybrid, with two men for my parents. I can tell I will be a hit already.

Not that I care about the opinions of a vile pack of morons, and besides, they would be too scared to do anything about it or risk me being offended. I am a future king, and I will be with their king. Though from what I have heard, they are no longer keen on Brandon now, as he has accepted a hybrid for his mate.

Before they loved him, he was a strong and pure lycan, and they rejoiced at the fact that although the king was now mated to a hybrid, his son he had before Rayne is pure so they can keep the royal line pure. Brandon was not too upset that he had lost their favour. He has always hated the way they thought and acted.

So here we are on our way to a pack still living in the past, trying to make sure we make it there by noon, as Liana specified. Unfortunately, the i***t guards at first won’t let us in. They can smell that I am a hybrid, and they can smell Star’s scent on Brandon.

The idiots are arguing about the fact that they won’t let anything other than a wolf in as per their alpha’s orders. I mean, do they not know who Brandon is, I mean, they may be backwards, but they still have technology.

In the end, Brandon has to use his king command, which will outdo any alpha, so we are given access. He is fuming at their disrespect, and I know he would have happily fought his way in if he had to, but as a king, it is better not to use violence unless it is needed.

By the time we get to the packhouse I fear we are too late as the alpha’s son is rejecting his mate in front of everyone as she begs him not to do it and let her reject him because of some curse. What the hell is going on here.

The young future alpha is obviously just as arrogant and moronic as his father, and continues through until chaos erupts. What the fu.ck am I seeing? Brandon looks just as shocked and confused as I am, and then the girl who was rejected turns into the most beautiful black wolf I have ever seen. Her fur is so dark there is a purple shine to it, and she is big. Then I smell the most beautiful scent of lavender and sage, and realise this angel is mine, and I want to kill everyone who has ever hurt her, starting with that puny alpha heir.