His Alpha Female
Chapter 45

SELENE:

"It's really you, hybrid" Kazmer said and his voice rumbled around the room, "You are nothing like I expected you to be"

"And what is that supposed to mean?" I asked trying to appear calm and strong, but anyone could have detected the shakiness in my voice, and my trembling body didn't help matters. But I couldn't blame myself either, I was standing in front of Drystan, but instead of seeing the angelic face I was used to, I was looking at a beast. I never thought Kazmer taking control of him would also change his physical appearance, but it did, he had the bodily structure of a man yet he had the face of a beast.

"It's not an insult, hybrid," he said in what I presume is his calm voice, and I snapped out of my thoughts, "I have a request to make, so please listen to me and promise you'd grant it"

I raised an eyebrow when he said that and I inched a little closer to him, "if it's something that I can do, then I promise I will" I said and he shook his head.

"You can do it, it's for Drystan's safety so promise you will" he insisted. I stared at him speechlessly, I was in a delima, if it was for Drystan I would do anything, but I can't go around making promises to a wolf that killed his parents, "please" he pleaded and I snapped out of my trance, "please"

And against my better judgment upon hearing his plea, I stiffly bobbed my head, "If it's for Drystan's safety, I promise" I mumbled, and what I assume is a smile appeared on his face.

"Please Hybrid, keep him away from Derrick" his face scrunched up in disgust when he called Derrick's name, and I frowned "especially on the 24th of this month" my frown deepened when he said that, but just as I was about to speak, he continued, "Drystan's death has been plotted on that day"

"What did you just say?!' I shrieked, and shook my head, "you can't be serious! Derrick would never do such a thing, you must be mistaken"

"But I'm not!" He roared and I flinched, he noticed that and mellowed down, "I'm not Hybrid. He plans on eliminating Drystan, and he will if you don't do anything"

"But why?" I whispered and lowered my wandering eyes to the floor, "why would Derrick want to kill his best friend and Beta?"

"Power" came Kazmer's reply and I looked up at him, "that's why hybrid"

"Power? What power?"

"No more questions, hybrid" he stated, "you'll get your answers when you unlock your potential, but right now, you should make sure you keep Drystan safe. His life and the life of lots of others are in your hands, Hybrid. Protect them at all cost" he added, and before I could say another word, Drystan slumped to the floor and a gasp left my mouth.

I immediately rushed to him and knelt beside him, I gently raised his head and placed it on my lap, "Drystan" I whisper-yelled and patted his pale cheek but I got no response, "Drystan!" I whisper-yelled again and patted his cheek, this time more urgent than the last, but I still got nothing in response.

Fear clouded my mind and I gently lowered his head to the floor and made to run upstairs to get my phone to call Derrick, but Kazmer's words rang in my ears and I immediately halted. I slowly turned to Drystan, who was still lying motionless on the floor looking as pale as a dead person would, then looked towards the stairs again.

I sighed after I decided to go with what I prayed would be the safer choice, I ran back to Drystan and with great difficulty, carried him to the couch. I ran to the kitchen and poured warm water into a bowl, took a hand towel, and ran back to the living room. I dipped the towel in the water and placed it on his forehead, he twitched a little as I placed the towel on his forehead and I exhaled softly.

I repeated the process till color returned to his face and I stopped. I stared at him longingly and took his hand in mine, "Drystan" I called out softly, but unsurprisingly, I got no response, "even tho Kazmer's words don't make any sense right now, I promise I'll keep you safe. No matter what, even if I have to sacrifice my own life" I mumbled with so much candor and smiled half-heartedly, "all you have to do now is just wake up, okay? I'm going to sit here with you till you wake up, so you better hurry up this time" I chuckled at my words and kissed his hand again without removing my eyes from his face.

I stared at him quietly afterwards but after a moment of doing nothing but stare, my mind drifted to what Kazmer said earlier and I bit my lips. It didn't make sense to me that Derrick would want to take Drystan's life, there was no power to take from Drystan, his beta. The only thing Drystan has to offer is the disgust and fear he's received from people, and Derrick sure as hell wouldn't want that.

"What on Earth am I missing!?" I groaned and palmed my face. It just didn't make sense to me, "Unless!" I blurted out with a smile on my face, "unless Kazmer's lying" I exclaimed.

That was the only thing that made sense, there's no way in hell Derrick would want to kill Drystan and there was absolutely no reason to believe a murderer. A gratified and pleasant smile washed over my face at the thought, I exhaled loudly in relief and placed a kiss on Drystan's hand. The theory I came up with made me feel so much better.

"I'll be right back" I whispered and ran upstairs to get the book I'd been reading the past days in search of answers to my existential crisis. Immediately I got hold of the book, I ran back down and sat on the floor just beside Drystan and opened the book. Elphaba had talked about the next stage but had given me no clue on how to go about it, but I hope this book would have what I needed to know, so I opened it and began skimming through the pages, starting from the very first page.

But by the time I was on what I presume to be the last page, I had gained little to no extra information to add to what I already knew. There was no clue on how to accept who I am, how to harness my powers and how it's to be used, and why they should be used on Drystan.

I sighed and closed the book, then turned to Drystan and just stared at him. For a few seconds, my eyes rested on him but my mind was far away from where I was, I couldn't help but be clustered with thoughts about what Kazmer said, my lack of answers for this next stage and my unconscious fiance that I have no idea when he'd wake.

But my thoughts were broken off by the loud blaring of an unfamiliar ringtone of someone's phone, I immediately stood up from the floor and began looking around for the source of it, and I found the phone tucked inside Drystan's pocket and luckily for me I picked up before the call would end.

"Hello?" I said the moment I picked up the call.

"Hello..." A voice I identified to be Derrick's said from the other end of the phone, "who is this and why are you with Drystan's phone?" I rolled my eyes at the question, but answered him nonetheless.

"It's Selene and Drystan...." I paused and looked at Drystan, "he is in the bathroom" I lied smoothly and he hummed in response.

"Alright, the news I wanted to pass across is for you both anyway. The actual date of the wedding has been finalized and I want him to be informed before anyone else. He's my right hand, and he needs to be fully prepared" he said with such alacrity and a small smile tugged on my lips.

"I'm happy for you Derrick" I said and his reply came instantly

"Thank you, Selene. I appreciate it"

"You're welcome, now before it escapes my mind, what's the date?"

"We've decided it would be on the 24th"

The sentence resonated in my head again, and I stumbled backward, "the 24th?" I repeated and he hummed in response.

"Yes, Selene, the 24th" he repeated and it sounded like he was taunting me.

"Alright, I'll relay the information to Drystan when he's out" I mumbled and before he could say any other thing, I hung up. I slumped to the floor and gazed at Drystan in horror, "Derrick wants to kill you on the 24th yet his wedding is on the 24th?" I whispered as I stared at Drystan, and for a moment, my mind was almost convinced that this only proved that Kazmer was a liar, but then. "No one would suspect he did it if it was on his wedding day"