Hybrid Aria by Jessica Hall

Chapter 7

Aria’s POV

The next morning, I woke up, and Lily was already dressed for school, quietly waiting, leaning against my side. Sitting up slowly, my body ached. I reached for my watch glancing down at the small screen that said 9:30 AM. “Shit, we are already late,” I told Lily.

“I tried to wake you; we missed our bus,” she replied, putting her shoes on and trying to tie the laces herself.

“Come here,” I said. She walked over, and I quickly tied her laces. “Pass me my uniform please, Lil.” She quickly did as I asked, passing me my clothes. Putting my bra and panties on, I reached for my blouse Lily was holding. As I moved, I could feel my wound reopening. I slowly placed my hand over it, trying to hold it together. Lily helped me put my black slacks on and my shoes. I quickly tied the laces, before putting my blouse on. I peeled one side of my dressing back, it was starting to heal very slowly.

Pulling the dressing off completely, I quickly reached into my duffle bag, pulling out a new waterproof dressing and covering it again. I then put my blouse on, grabbed our bags, and walked down the hall to the kitchen with Lily following closely behind me. Elizabeth was standing in the kitchen at the sink, washing the dishes from breakfast when we walked in.

“The Alpha isn’t here if that’s what you are wondering.”

“No, I need a lift to Lily’s school. Is Michael still here?”

“No, he is with the Alpha, but I will go grab my keys and run you myself. Meet me in the car,,” she said, walking out of the kitchen towards her room. Lily and I grabbed our bags and walked out to the garage where a heap of cars were lined up. Finding Elizabeth’s green hatchback, we waited beside it until she came out and unlocked the doors. I pulled the front seat forward so Lily could climb into the backseat before getting in the passenger seat.

“Here, take these pain killers when you need to. They won’t make you drowsy but will relieve the pain, and this is my make-up bag. Your bruises are already fading but are still quite visible,” she told me, dumping the makeup bag on my lap. I put the pills in my pants pocket before using the visor mirror to try and conceal my black eye and a bruised jaw. It helped a little, but anyone looking too closely would easily see them. Elizabeth also handed an apple to Lily in the back seat and told her to eat it for breakfast and a lunch box.

“Here Lil, some sandwiches and chips for lunch.” Lily thanked her before eating her apple.

The drive to the school was fast. Elizabeth wasn’t the best driver; she is very heavy-footed; I’m not even sure she knows what a brake is. It was usually a ten or fifteen-minute trip, and she got us to Lily’s school in half the time, which I was glad for. Her driving was starting to make me nauseous. Once we pulled up out front of the school, Lily and I quickly walked to the main office where I signed her in as late before I walked her to her classroom. After saying my goodbyes, I started to walk to work which was surprisingly more exhausting than I thought it would be. My ribs were throbbing, and I knew the dressing was saturated with blood already. Putting pressure on it with my hand while I was walking stopped it from tearing open completely.

felt my gums start to tingle. I moved to the side of the footpath, pressing up against the brick building as they walked past. Just as they did, my fangs came out, overwhelming my senses completely. I listened to the sounds of their

held my breath and ran straight past everyone and to the back, dropping my bag on the ground. I grabbed the wolfsbane bottle and took two huge gulps of it before placing the lid back on the bottle. Zoe was bound to come out soon to check what was wrong with me. Since I didn’t have time to change my dressing again before she came into the back, I placed another straight over the top of it before

dear?” she asked, rushing over to

to wait for a lift into

and you look a bit pale,,” she said, staring at me. I knew she must be able to see my bruises because she was directly looking at them, making me nervous. Plastering a fake smile on my

because I ran here from the school,” I told her before walking out and putting my apron on. Grabbing the coffee jug, I walked around to all the tables and quietly refilled everyone’s cups. When I reached the last booth, I noticed Alpha Reid sitting dressed in a black suit with a silver tie that matched his eye colour. He was

over you and blood,” he told me through the mind

I’m sorry,

Alpha Reid won’t hesitate to kill you if he notices

the meeting?” I ask.

meeting, thanking the Alpha for his help, that is all. So don’t worry but don’t come back over, we will be leaving soon anyway,”

asked Marcus if he needed any help

before reaching into my pocket. I popped two of the painkillers in my mouth before quickly swallowing them down with a mouthful

to his tall, muscular frame, before pulling me to his chest. He wrapped his arm around my waist, causing me to wince in pain from the pressure on my

are you taking these for?”

placed them back in my pocket

him walk away, my pounding heart started to slow down. Zoe walked out

said, placing her

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