The Dark Wolf by Veronica Blade

Author:Veronica Blade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: teen paranormal romance, Teen romance, paranormal romance, young adult paranormal romance, young adult sweet romance
Publisher: Crush Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2017-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Zack

We’d made it through another night without an Ulric invasion. As far as we knew. Months ago, Charles had broken into Autumn’s house and remained hidden and healing a full day before finally acting against us. If Ulric managed to break into the compound and had somehow slipped by us through each search, would he show himself right away or hang out a while to assess the situation before attacking?

We were already a half hour into our first training session of the day. War could erupt at any moment and until that time I would stretch my abilities as far as I could get them to go.

As much as I hated being constantly outmaneuvered by Dathan, Autumn had the same problem with Natasha. I caught occasional glimpses of them and each time, Autumn was backtracking to avoid a beating, or she was vaulting up and away. Sometimes when she sprung straight up into the air, it was with Natasha’s assistance. I’d never seen anyone strike faster than Natasha and I didn’t envy Autumn.

Back at the vampire palace, I’d been forced to train with my dad and I’d hated every minute of it. Sparring with him hadn’t gotten any better after my mom had told me he was my not-so-dead father. But that unpleasantness was nothing compared to partnering with Dathan. He was the last person I wanted to go up against in battle. Still, I was grateful for another day to work on my skills.

“You’re part vampire, Zack.” Dathan blocked my feeble attempt to strike his face. “You’re capable of great speed. Use it.”

Or maybe not... Maybe this hybrid thing was impossible. I mean, vampires and werewolves were different species. Birds and fish were different species; you didn’t see them making hybrids. Maybe vampires and werewolves couldn’t mix either. My newly acquired taste for blood could be the result of something else.

A hybrid, me? Seriously? Ridiculous. “Dathan, isn’t it possible that my mom was fed vampire blood and that made me crave it for some weird reason?” I huffed. “It doesn’t necessarily mean I’m a hybrid.”

“Fangs, Zack. Werewolves can’t extend them at will, except when they’re in their wolf form and even then, they don’t change in length.”

“Fine, I give up.” I raised a palm in surrender. “So how many vampire-werewolf hybrids have you known?”

“None.”

“Wait...” I wagged a finger at him. “In a thousand years, you’ve never met a hybrid like me?”

Dathan shook his head. “No. It was impossible until this past century.”

I scratched my head. “How do you figure that?”

He lifted one shoulder and dropped it. “You and Autumn are the only outsiders since the seventeenth century who’ve been allowed into the inner vampire circle and shown the effect of vampire blood on other species.”

“That rare, huh?” Holy crap. “Renzo and my mom didn’t know either, yet here I am.”

His mouth skewed. “In order to make a hybrid, blood must be stored and kept frozen for months, which wouldn’t have been possible until the 19th century when refrigeration was invented.

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