Hybrid Aria by Jessica Hall

Chapter 8

Reid’s POV

As soon as I saw her walk to the back, knowing her shift was about to end, I couldn’t help myself, I

followed her. I stood in the doorway, watching as she bent down to remove the clothes from the dryer,

completely unaware I was watching. She bent over to grab the last of the clothes, and my dick instantly

went hard as I stared at the shape of her plump ass in the air. I reached over, placing my hand on her

hips, and she instantly froze. I watched as she sniffed the air slightly, spinning her around so she faced

me. I pushed my body against hers. I could feel her skin heating up under my touch. This is the

reaction she should have had the moment we met, but she is only affected when I’m close or touching

her.

Curious to see her reaction, I ran my hands up the side of her body and into her hair before grabbing a

handful. I pulled it back so her face was looking directly at me. I could see lust and fear in her eyes; she

wanted me to kiss her, but she still feared me. My lips crashed into her soft pink lips, making me growl.

My wolf was howling in my head, pleased to finally taste her. I sucked her bottom lip before running my

tongue along it, wanting entry to taste her more. I felt her lips part, and I plunged my tongue into her

mouth, tasting every bit of it. Her scent was sending my wolf crazy. He wanted to claim her right now,

but I knew it would scare her, so I pulled back.

“Now that’s the reaction I have been wanting.”

She stared at me, confused. She was about to say something when we were interrupted. Zoe walked

in, and my mate’s face flushed adorably with embarrassment. Zoe glared at me, then my mate took off.

I turned to Zoe, crossing my arms across my chest.

“I told you to stay away from her,” Zoe’s voice was calm but demanding, which irritated my wolf.

“She is my mate; you know this already.”

The old woman stepped forward. “That girl has enough going on. You think you can just come in here

and confuse her? She doesn’t even know you’re her mate and she won’t until you mark her. She won’t

throw Lily away to be with you. Ari has raised her since she was born. Loves her like a daughter, not a

sister. Just because you are her mate, don’t think she will choose you over her.”

My wolf growled. Zoe raised a brow at my reaction to her words but did not look bothered. My body

trembled as I tried to fight my raging wolf from trying to take over.

“I never said I would make her choose between us. I know wherever Aria goes, Lily will be with her. I’m

not trying to separate them. I fucking love her and Lily. I don’t fucking care what you say she is mine,” I

snap at her. Zoe’s composure faltered, not expecting my anger before her eyes softened and she let

out a breath of relief.

“I thought you wanted to take her away from Lily, but it still doesn’t change anything. She doesn’t know

you’re her mate, and Lily’s father isn’t going to just let Lily leave with Aria.”

“What do you mean, how do you know so much about her? They are siblings, and who is Lily’s father?”

I was becoming more annoyed and confused by the minute, and my wolf had gone awfully quiet. I

could tell he knew something I didn’t, but he just retreated to the back of my mind where I could not

reach him.

Zoe’s face went pale, and she started to sweat. I could smell her fear coming from the pores on her

skin. Now I was starting to get pissed off. First my wolf runs off and now Zoe has all of a sudden gone novelbin

quiet too.

“What the fuck is going on? What aren’t you telling me?” I growled at her. Zoe looked around nervously.

“I knew her mother and father, that’s all I can tell you.”

“What? Whose mother and father?”

“Aria’s. Lily and Ari have the same mother but different fathers.”

Now her words made sense. He would not let Ari take Lily when Aria wasn’t even his daughter. So, if

Lily’s father is alive, why is Aria raising his daughter? I had so many questions that needed to be

answered, but I could tell Zoe would not be the one to give them to me.

Storming out of the laundry and back into the diner, I looked everywhere for her. I wanted answers, and

she was going to give them to me even if I had to force them out of her. But she was not here. Where

did she go? I don’t even know what Pack she is in, so I can’t just turn up and demand that her Alpha

hand her over. Stepping outside, I tried to pick up her scent, but she was long gone. Where did she go?