Hybrid Aria 1-4

Ryker POV

Watching her try to walk in shoes was the most hilarious thing I had ever seen. Something so basic and she was struggling tremendously as she walked down the stairs like a cowboy who had been riding bare back for a week. I held her arm as she kept stumbling, tripping over the backs of the shoes.

“Argh these are stupid” she says sitting down and ripping them off her feet while sitting on the step.

“It’s not stupid, you’re just not used to wearing them”

“I don’t need fake feet when I already have feet ” she says, ripping the other off. She wiggles her toes in the socks.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

“That’s better” she says standing up and walking off leaving the shoes behind. I roll my eyes following after her and she waits near the door. I grab my keys before grabbing her hand when Tyson comes over. He bends down pulling a shoe on.

“Where are you going?” I ask him.

“With you” he says just as Ace walks out pulling a beanie on his head.

“You should stay,” I tell them.

“We are supposed to be your Beta’s, yet you don’t let us get involved” he says slipping the other on.

“You do realise where we are going right?” I ask him and they both nod.

“We have watched you kill plenty of people Ryker, we don’t scare that easily” he says standing up.

“Fine, just get it in the car” I tell them, opening the door. They race ahead climbing in the back. Reika hopped in the passenger seat. I reach over wondering how long this seatbelt will last. I clip it in for her and she tugs on the strap.

“Please don’t ruin my car” I tell her and she nods, clutching the seat. I grab her hand, placing it on my thigh.

“And don’t be sticking your claws in my leg” I tell her.

“I can’t shift, ” she says but I knew I didn’t give her enough, with enough adrenaline she was capable of partly shifting even without her wolf.

Tyson and Ace pop their head phones in their ears before looking at their phones and I start the car to go on the long drive.

The drive took forever as it always does travelling that far. Reika fell asleep and I was nearly tempted to turn around and take her home. I didn’t want to bring her to this place, bring her back to the prison that entrapped her. I should have brought him back with me, but how was I to know he was the same one that killed Lucy?

Pulling up, Jacob was out the front having a smoke. I stop the car, hopping out of the car and carefully closing the door not wanting to wake her.

“Alpha!” Jacobs says standing straighter.

“Is he still alive?” I ask and he nods.

“Your father is in there with him,” he tells me .

“My father is still here?”

“Yeah been trying to get information from him we can’t find one of the places listed like it was moved recently”

“What about the other facilities?”

“Your demon friend took care of them with Alpha Tate” I nod about to ask another question when I hear the car door slam behind me. Tyson hopped out and I wanted to slap him because he woke up Reika.

Jacob notices her and stiffens, staring at her as she hops out. She looks around sniffing the air, the feeling through the bond was fearful. She was scared of this place.

“Reika” I called her and she looked at me before rushing to my side. I wrap my arm around her tugging her closer and she looks at Jacob who was still as a statue.

“Luna” he says to her and she looks up at me.

“You’re my Luna, because you’re my mate, it’s a sign of respect, his name is Jacob” I explain to her and her brows furrow, not understanding. She looks him up and down.

“I’m sorry about putting you in the cells” he blurts out nervously. She shrugs looking past him to the door. Tyson drops a hand on her shoulder and she looks at him before walking toward the open door leading inside.

“Come inside when you’re done” I tell him and he nods.

“Is she alright?” He asks, looking at Reika who was staring through the open door.

“I hope so” I tell him, walking over to her. I grab her hand, bringing it to my lips and kissing her knuckles.

“You don’t have to do this, I can do it if you want” I tell her and she shakes her head.

“No, I want to make him scream,” she says. Before swallowing her fear and walking in. She looks around curiously before stopping at one of the labs. She walks in looking at all the vials. Tyson and Ace too were looking around when Reika called Tyson over.

“What are these?” She asks him, picking up some of the vials. He looks at them.

“Different diseases” he says reading the labels. I looked over her shoulder and she had one in her hand that read marburg virus. Reading some more I saw Ebola, Rabies and all different diseases making me wonder if any of these had been tested on her, the thought sickened me.

She walks to another cabinet opening it. This one had different types of poisons in it and chemicals. We watch her as she wanders around touching and picking things up before setting them back down, Tyson reading different labels to her.

“I want to see him” she says looking up at me and I nod before showing her where the basement was. We walk down stairs and she freezes on the bottom step making me run into her. I reached out grabbing the railing and her before she stumbled forward.

I could feel her heart pounding against my hand so hard I was surprised it didn’t leap out of her chest.