Defiance: The Hybrid's Tale

Nathan Underhill.

We watched with choked-up lungs as Kaila clasped the leather bracelet around her left wrist. It had to work. I had full confidence in my abilities and I had done all the research. Seconds later, Kaila rewarded my confidence with a smile. Her eyes flickered between gold and brown until they settled into a shimmering gold color. Her connection to her wolf had settled down. A floodgate of tears streaked down Kaila’s face as the burden of her condition disappeared before our eyes. Her parents were the first ones by her side, hugging and kissing their daughter.

Adam came over to me and draped his arms over my shoulder. “You’re amazing.” He kissed me on the forehead.

“Nah! I just did what I had to,” I replied. My statement wasn’t far from the truth. I could never live with myself if I didn’t help Kaila. I had the skills, so why not use them for a worthwhile cause?

Now I just had to pray to the moon goddess that Riley didn’t maul me to death for interfering with his private matters. He was a hard-ass, and I wouldn’t put it past him to blow his lid, even if it benefitted him in the end.

Adam chuckled and said, “Stop being modest. Riley has some serious ass licking to do.”

“And I agree.” A voice rang out. Before I prepare for the onslaught, both of Kaila’s parents hug the guts out of me. “Thank you so much,” whispered Mr. Anderson, followed up by his weeping wife.

After we separated, Mrs. Anderson threw in a couple of kisses on my cheek before Adam could protest. He growled possessively, earning a snicker from Kaila’s mom.

I punched him in the arm. “Down boy.” I then moved over to Kaila’s bed and hugged her.

“Thank you...” She stared in awe at the bracelet. “There are no words—”

“No need.” I squeezed her shoulder. “I’m thrilled that the bracelet is working, but you’re not out of the blizzard yet.”

Kaila’s parents joined us by the bed. “What do you mean?” Mr. Anderson asked with a worried tone creeping into his voice.

“When I entered the room, I sensed something troubling.” They waited anxiously for me to continue. “Kaila, I need you to tell Zale to stop healing you.”

The doctor rushed in and said, “That’s ridiculous. Kaila’s seriously ill. If her wolf doesn’t heal the damage to her body, the damage done will leave a permanent scar.”

“And if Zale continues, she’ll die and Kaila will follow.” I countered, causing Mrs. Anderson to gasp.

“And how do you know this?”

I took Kaila by the hand. It was cold to the touch. “Use your nose, doc. Death hangs in the air. For years, Zale has carried the burden of healing them and now she’s on her last paw.” I searched for a chair and pulled it to me. Then took a seat next to her. “All I need of you, Kaila... is for you to tell Zale to take a rest so that I can heal you both.”

“Isn’t that dangerous?” Adam asked.

I shook my head. “No. It’s actually easy and it will only take an hour or two.” I focused on pushing healing energy into the palm of my hand.

To everyone’s surprise, except for me, Kaila’s hand started glowing. The blood veins in her arm turned a luminescent green as healing energy flooded her body. Kaila’s body temperature slowly rose with every second.

“That feels so good,” said Kaila, laying back into her bed and closing her eyes with a smile.

“Kaila?!” Mrs. Anderson cried out.

Her daughter’s eyes snapped open. “Mom. Nothing’s going to happen. For the first time in years, I haven’t got a headache and I’m just taking a nap until Nathan finishes healing me.”

Her mother sighed and smiled. She leaned over and kissed her daughter on the forehead. “Very well. I’ll throw a quick meal together.” She rubbed Kaila’s cheek before she walked out of the room with her husband in tow.

The doctor lingered for a minute before he realized his services weren’t necessary anymore. He huffed and walked out of the room. Well, there went another doctor whose limelight I stole from under his ass.

“Will you be alright?” asked Adam.

I nodded. “Don’t worry. Why don’t you go down and keep them company?”

“And you?”

I pulled out my phone. “I’ll keep myself busy.”

Adam leaned down and kissed me before he exited the room, leaving me with Kaila, who had already dozed off.

***

After two hours of playing games on my phone, I finally finished healing Kaila from all her internal wounds. And bloody hell, there were many. Torn muscles, fractured bones, and inflammation abound. How she held out with so much pain was a marvel in and of itself. Poor girl. At least she didn’t have to suffer anymore. I had healed her and her wolf as much as I could. She just needed as much rest as she could get for the next couple of days.

I slowly released my hand from her grip and made my way out of the room, tiptoeing down the hallway. When I entered the livingroom, Adam and the Anderson’s were discussing the party preparations for the twins.

“Hey,” said Adam with a smile as I walked over to him. He reached out for my hand and took it. I sat down beside him and took the mug out of his hand.

He chuckled while I downed the rest of the coffee and placed the mug down on the table. “Thank you for the coffee, but we need to head out.” I said, standing up.

Mrs. Anderson rose from her chair and said, “Wait. Don’t you want to stay for dinner? For all you have done for us, this is the least we can do.”

I shook my head. “As much as I want to, we can’t. I still have an assignment to finish for college and Adam has to join the patrols at six.”

Mrs. Anderson walked up to me and enveloped me in a tight hug. “Thank you again. We can never repay you for what you’ve done for my little girl.” A tear slipped down her cheek.

“You just have to do one thing for me.”

“Anything,” both of Kaila’s parents replied. They laughed at their simultaneous response.

“I need you to make sure Kaila gets the rest she needs for the next week, at least. And no shifting.” I pushed the last part. Kaila couldn’t risk shifting into her wolf form in her current state. “Kaila’s still too weak, and she might end up hurting herself.”

Her parents eagerly nodded and said, “Don’t worry, we won’t let her out of this house until the pack doctor gives her the all clear.”

“Good. We’ll visit her again to get some ideas for Riley and Maisie’s surprise party next week. If she behaves, she can join in on the festivities.”

Mrs. Anderson patted me on the shoulder as they led us to the front door. “Don’t worry. Kaila wouldn’t want to jeopardize her recovery if missing out on her mate’s party is the result.”

After another round of hugs and promises to visit, we made our way to Adam’s Jeep and returned to the pack house. With a grin and a happy heart, I made my way to the dining room for dinner with Adam hot on my heels. The day had ended in the most pleasant way possible. Now, I only hoped that Riley could see past my interference and accept the help that I gave Kaila. Not just for him, but for Kaila as well. She had suffered enough, and it was time she started living her life to the fullest.

***

A frenzied week had passed, and I woke up in Adam’s bed. And no. We only kissed and indulged in foreplay. I still wasn’t ready for the Alpha to mount me into oblivion and back. There were too many other werewolf couples who raced to the end of the finish line only to crash and burn. Adam meant too much to me to cheapen our relationship to a quick fuck. I wanted to be with him for the rest of my life and grow old with him. It was the oldest cliché in the book, but it didn’t matter to me. What I felt couldn’t be helped.

Laying in Adam’s arms was the best thing in the world. Well, except for waffles and vanilla ice-cream with Nutella. My stomach grumbled in agreement. Just don’t tell Adam. However, all good things eventually come to an end.

After fighting off Adam’s grip, I made my way to the bathroom and did my morning routine. It was the twins’ birthday today and they were due to arrive in four hours. Riley was away with our dad and my mom, while Tyson whisked Maisie away on a brief vacation.

I walked out of the bathroom. Adam was till covered under the blankets, snoring away. I huffed and walked over to the bed. At the base of the bed, I slowly slipped my hand under the cover and gently caressed Adam’s inner thigh, earning a moan.

“You’re playing with poison... don’t do it.” Fenrus told me as I slipped my hand just under his balls. ”We’re so dead.”

“Stop being melodramatic. I’m just pulling in a case of emergency and it’s urgent that he wakes up.”

I wrapped my hand around his semi-hard-on. Morning wood was a wonderful thing. I slowly began jerking Adam off. He reacted to my touch by groaning and buckling his hips to my steady pace. It continued until his breath became erratic and his eyes shot open, finding mine.

“Well, this is a pleasant way of waking up,” said Adam through his grunts.

Smiling, I hid my true intent. I was about to punish him for not waking up. I had to. Last night he constantly reminded me not to oversleep, but he did it instead. Practice what you preach, Alpha. With a final few tugs, Adam was close to his climax. Just as it struck, I removed my hand and hit him on the ass.

Adam yelped out of his lustful gaze and gawked at me. “Why did you stop?” he asked, looking at me as if I scratched his Jeep.

I chuckled while bringing my pre-cummed hand to lips, licking off his essence. Mmm! Salty...

Adam growled and prowled toward me with lust in his eyes. However, I had pressing matters to attend to, and being trapped in a room with a horny wolf wasn’t one of them.

“I told you. You were looking for trouble and now you got it,” Fenrus scolded me.

I smirked and ran to the door, being chased by Adam. Just as I reached the door, I teleported to the other side, walking down the hall to my room. A loud thud rattled the door as Adam hit the door. Ouch!

“You little shit! If I get my hands on you... You’ll be begging for mercy.” Adam threatened me through our mind-link.

I laughed as I entered my room and headed to the bathroom to wash off my hands.

“That’s what you get as a punishment for yapping my ears off about oversleeping while you did it, anyway.” I hit back at him. A grumble rippled through the link before I shut it off.

After cleaning up and getting ready for the upcoming party, I made my way down to the livingroom where I got the best surprise I didn’t expect. Two days earlier, Kaila still didn’t feel well enough to leave her bed; and yet, here she sat beside her parents, speaking to Adam’s father with a healthy smile on her face. Her brown eyes shined with renewed life while her once haggard hair gleamed under the sunrays that bled into the room. The only thing that concerned me though, she was still underweight, but I hoped that with time she’d fill out her floral sundress even better.