Chapter 11 The bond screamed in protest . " Holy shit , " Taya gasped , catching up beside me . " You and Daxon ? You two just ...wait . Wait . " She grabbed my arm . " He's your mate ? El , that was mate energy . " " I don't wanna talk about it . " " Bitch . " " I said .. " " Bitch . " I stopped halfway down the steps and turned to face her . My voice was low . Shaky . " He can't be . " Taya blinked . " Can't ? Girl , you're glowing . " I groaned , burying my face in my hands . " He's a dick . " " He's hot . " " He's a dick , Taya . " " You say that like it's not fixable . " I gave her the death glare of the century . She threw her hands up and backed off with a teasing smirk . " Alright , alright , just saying ... maybe the moon goddess knows your type better than you do . " I shoved her playfully , but inside ? I was spiraling . Because as much as I wanted to deny it , I'd felt it . The bond . 1/4 11:55 Mon , Sep 22 Chapter 11 The craving . The pull . : 4 a And then , like a dagger sliding between my ribs , I remembered something from the letter from my dad . " Trust your mates . " I stopped walking . I choked on air . Frozen . Mates . Plural . Oh , moon above . What the actual fuck . 64 Taya and I beelined straight to the cafeteria , skipping the usual chaos and sliding into our table in the back corner . The spot we'd claimed since sophomore year , half shaded , half ignored , and far enough from the royal asshats to avoid another spitball incident . We grabbed our trays , loaded them up with our usual nachos piled high with shredded beef , jalapeños , and enough cheese to drown a toddler . I grabbed two Dr. Peppers and slammed them on the table like we were settling in for war . Taya narrowed her eyes . " Okay . Spill . You've been weird since the chest . And now the hair ? You can't drop that ' glowing mate bond stare down with Daxon fucking Stormclaw ' and pretend you're fine . " I stared down at the table for a long second . Then I sighed . " I opened the chest . " She stopped mid chip bite . " Wait . The chest ? " I nodded . " The one your foster dad brought up the other night ? " " Yep . That one . " " And ? " 2/4 11:55 Mon , Sep 22 Chapter 11 I looked her dead in the face . " Taya ... I'm not just a werewolf . " Her mouth dropped open like her jaw lost the will to live . " Wha..what the hell does that mean ? You're..what ? A hybrid ? " 64 " Half fae . My mom is a royal fae warrior . My dad was a beta wolf . Their bond was forbidden . She's locked up in the fae realm for breaking some sacred law . " Taya's green eyes went wide as hell . " Dude . That's like ... the plot of an epic fantasy romance . " " This is my life , Taya . " " And you're just casually telling me this while I'm trying to not drop nacho cheese on my boobs ?! " I chuckled . " There's more . " " Oh my goddess , of course there is . " " There's a prophecy . My dad said I'm ... chosen . By the Moon Goddess . " She blinked . " Like , chosen chosen ? " I nodded , biting my bottom lip . " Apparently , I'm supposed to unite the creature races . End some ancient war . Stop a group called the Aegis Protocol that's been hunting hybrids and powerful bloodlines to experiment on and wipe out . " Taya just ... blinked . Like her brain blue screened . I shoved a nacho in my mouth to keep from saying something else insane . Then she finally muttered , " Holy mother of moon magic , El. " I laughed nervously . " Yeah . And there's more . " She groaned . " Is this the part where you tell me you're also secretly a dragon ? " " Not quite . But my dad's letter said I'd have ... mates . " Taya leaned forward . " You mean mate . Daxon , right ? " 3/4 11:55 Mon , Sep 22 Chapter 11 : 64 I shook my head slowly . " No. Mates . Plural . " She gasped . " You lucky bitch ! " " No ! No , I'm not lucky . I just found out I'm a hunted magical hybrid wolf fae freak who's bonded to the guy I hate most in the entire pack and apparently destined to be in some magical polyamorous monster rebellion . " There was a pause . And then Taya grinned like the absolute gremlin she is . " So when do I get to meet your harem ? " " Taya . " She laughed so hard she nearly choked on a chip . 11:55 Mon , Sep 22 Hunted Hybrid Aegis War Saga 1 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!