Hybrid Aria by Jessica Hall novel Chapter 14

Aria’s POV

The next morning, I awoke early to someone opening the curtains and letting the light into the room. Sitting up, I stared at the person who appeared to be a nurse. She was wearing blue scrubs and white sneakers, her blonde hair pulled tightly in a bun. Noticing my movement, she turned around to face me. Surprise was evident in her blue eyes.

“You are up.”

I just nodded my head in reply. Feeling confused, I tried to remember how I got in this room, but the only thing I can remember is telling Lily to run and then a wolf snapping its jaws, lunging at me before being plunged into darkness. The memory sent a shiver down my spine.

“Where am I?”

“You are on Blood Moon territory.” Petrified, I tried to get up, but the nurse ran over, pushing me down by my shoulder.

“Luna, you’re safe here.” Dismissing what she said as a mistake, I shook my head. Looking at her name tag that was pinned to the bottom of her shirt, I discovered her name was Wendy.

“There was a girl with me. What happened to her? She is 6 years old with blonde curly hair, dark blue eyes.” As I was describing Lily to the nurse, I could feel tears start to brim. My throat felt thick with worry. The nurse, noticing my distressed state, came and sat on the bed next to me.

“Luna, calm down. Lily is fine. She is in the rec room playing with the other Pack members.” My shoulders sag, feeling relieved that she is ok and safe. But that still didn’t answer how we got here.

“How did we get here? How long have we been here?” Confused, I just keep shooting questions at her, but she does not seem to mind.

“Alpha Reid found you and Lily and brought you back here. You’re currently in the Pack house infirmary, and you have also been asleep for two days since your mate marked you.”

“I will bring Lily in after you have a shower and breakfast, deal?” She tries to bargain with me.

“Fine,” I say storming off into the bathroom. Stripping off the gown, I realised I was completely bare under it, but that wasn’t the most startling piece of information. I was completely healed, not even a scar. I know I was in bad shape after our escape from Alpha David, and knowing I can’t heal properly, it’s either they have some crazy voodoo doctor or they gave me blood. In fact, I feel the best I have in years, not a single ache, no pain at all.

Preferring the crazy voodoo doctor, I walk over to the small mirror above the basin. Peering into the mirror, I jumped back, not expecting the reflection that was staring back at me. No scratches, no marks covered my skin, but my eyes were no longer their normal green. Instead, they were bright amber orange glowing dangerously back at me.

They gave me blood; they know what I am. Why haven’t they killed me? Nothing is making any sense. Why would they help two lowly Rogues?