by Zella
Granny told me that among all the people in this University, there are a lot of human wolves living with the humans and the number of wolves is twice bigger than the number of humans. I just wonder, among these twenty students in this classroom plus the professor, who could be the wolves and who could be the humans here?
The professor is talking about the nature of revenge using one of the lines in one of Shakespeare’s works.
“If you prick us, shall we not bleed? If you tickle us, shall we not laugh? If you poison us, shall we not die? And if you wronged us, shall we not seek revenge?”
I have read the Merchant of Venice written by Shakespeare and the line was said by Shylock, one of my favourite characters in the Merchant of Venice.
“Revenge is not only natural to humans. Revenge is also applicable to Hybrids and to any other creatures because it’s innate to humans and to Hybrids to seek revenge when they are wronged. Basically, revenge is like an element to defend oneself” Says the professor.
As he was talking about the art of revenge, the door opened and someone very familiar to me entered the room. He is none other than the Delta, the guy who saved me from the wolves from the other night. His very presence made the room very quiet that I was able to hear the sounds of the cricket from the windows.
The professor paused and bowed down to him, following what the professor did, all of the students stood up just to bow down to him. I also stood up to show my respect and bowed down to him. After showing our respect, he nodded and walked to find a seat for him.
To my surprise, he chose the seat beside me and sat down beside me. The Delta, one of the most powerful figures in this place is sitting right beside me.
I sat down quietly and so the professor resumed his topic.
I showed my respect to the Delta even if I’m a human because Granny said that this place is being ruled by the Hybrids and the humans in this place are dedicated to serve the Hybrid Empire. In other words, we are like servants for the Hybrid Empire and it’s a fact that makes me seriously furious.
“Have you heard about the system here from your granny?” The Delta asked me while fixing his gaze to our professor. “Yes Delta, I heard everything from her that night and I would like to thank the Delta for saving me from the Rebels” I responded.
“Call me Yvan instead of Delta” The Delta said “I’m sorry?” I said.
“I’m giving you the opportunity to call me using my name, only my friends can do that and since I’m letting you call me that, you have the privilege to become the Delta’s friend” He said as he give me his flirty wink.
I blinked my eyes twice making me speechless “W-why would the Delta let me be his friend, I-I’m nothing special though” I said.
“I think you are. I love your scent” He said and leaned towards me, the next thing I knew, he’s all ready to smell my neck.
I raised my hand to push him away from me but his hands are too fast and he was able to hold both my hands. “D-delta what are you doing? Stop” I pleaded as he continue smelling my neck.
He stopped and smirked at me “You really have an addicting smell” He said.
I looked at him with anger painted all over my face “I know that in Hybrid Empire, you are one of the most powerful but what you did earlier offended me as a human and as a woman. You should apologize to me Delta” I told him seriously.
Granny said that if someone offended someone with a high rank in the Hybrid Empire, he or she will be punished. In my case, I was also offended and I think that it’s unfair that only the ones in higher ranks have the right to punish someone.
I am angry but what he did next made me angrier. He smiled, no, more like he smirked, again!
He caressed my hair and looked at me in my eyes “Of course you should be offended, you’re a human anyway” He said.
“I just can’t help it, you have this addicting smell that I can’t resist and to make it up to you, I’ll apologize” He said and lend me his hands.
“I’m sorry Cassandra, friends?” He said. Wrinkles formed in my forehead after hearing him say my name “How do you know my name?” I asked.
“You’re granny called you Cassandra when I brought you to your house didn’t she?” Delta said “Anyway, my hand is waiting” He said.
I looked at his hand waiting for a shake hand “Friends” I responded and held his hand. He smiled and gave his gaze back to the professor.
“You told me that I have this addicting smell, I don’t usually wear perfumes though” I said.
“I’m referring to your natural smell, It’s too addicting that I almost mistaken you as the Cardinal. If we don’t have the Cardinal right now, I would have thought that you are the Cardinal” He explained.
I half smiled “It would be tragic if I become the Cardinal” I commented, he looked at me.
“Don’t you want to be a Cardinal? Once you become a Cardinal, you will have a wealthy, easy going life in the Hybrid palace. The Hybrid Empire will give you everything that you need” The Delta said.
“But in exchange of that easy going life is my own life and I don’t want to end up as the Alpha’s prey” I said that made the Delta chuckle
“You do have a point, now I’m starting to like you. You have a very good smell and your humor is my type” He said. “I’m not joking though, I’m just pointing out what I feel” I defended.
He smiled “It’s a very good thing that I’m friends with a human whom I can relate to. Starting today, I’m ordering you to call me Yvan not Delta” He said.
“What does the Delta do anyway?” I asked “The Delta is the third in command, he takes over when the Alpha or the Beta is not around or busy to handle. The Delta also helps the Zetas to train and teach the Lotas and Kappas. In other words I am between the hierarchies” Yvan said.
“Another special ability that I have is that I can recognize a Cardinal. Aside from the Alpha, the Delta can also smell that addicting smell of the Cardinal” Yvan said.
“What about the Cardinal? Is the Cardinal a part of the Hybrid hierarchy?” I asked.
“Yes, once the Cardinal is introduced, the Cardinal’s rank in the Hybrid hierarchy will be the same to the rank of the Beta since the Cardinal is very important especially in war” Yvan explained.
I remembered the time when granny explained the hierarchy system in the Hybrid Empire. The one who is on top of the hierarchy is the Alpha couple, the Alpha and his mate. Next is the Beta and of course the Cardinal followed by the Delta which is fortunately and unfortunately my new friend Yvan.
Next are the Zetas, there are three Zetas and they are triplets, granny said that the Zetas are the commanders or leaders of the Lotas, the Lotas are the warriors who protects the humans, the wolves and the Hybrid Empire. After the Lotas, lower than them are the Kappas. Kappas are hunters, they do the orders of the ones higher than them and they also hunt rebels.
Last in hierarchy are the Omega couple, unlike the Alpha, Beta, Delta and Zeta, the Omega couple doesn’t have any power to order anyone. There only job is to give advice to the ones in the higher ranks and to take good care of the premature hybrids.
The class ended as the professor left the room and the students are also leaving.
“What’s your next class?” Yvan asked.
“I don’t have a class at this time, I have a two hour break before my next class” I told him.
“Cool, come with me, I’m hungry so you have to accompany me” He said.
“And why should I do that?” I asked “Because we’re friends and it’s normal for friends to eat together and if it’s not an enough reason for you, then let’s just say that it’s an order from the Delta” He said while displaying his annoying smirk in his face.
I rolled my eyes mentally, using his rank to get what he wants? How infuriating and despicable. I can’t believe I’m having a friend as illogical as him.
The next thing I knew, I’m already in the cafeteria sitting right in front of him watching him enjoy his snac
k. “How could my so-called-friend not treat me for a snack?” I said mocking him but he just paid me with an annoying smile.
“Because you cursed this so-called-friend of yours in your mind a million times earlier” He explained that made me raise my right eye brow.
“You can read my mind?” I asked “No, but I can read your eyes, you’re very innocent for not being able to hide what you think nor feel that’s why other humans or hybrids can read what you think or feel” Yvan explained.
I leaned backwards, yeah; I forgot that he is actually a Delta and that many pairs of eyes are looking at us, maybe their asking why a mere human is with a supreme hybrid, the Delta to be exact.
“I almost forgot that I’m friends with the Delta” I said, Yvan looked at me and then he smirked “You’re lucky that the Delta chose you” He said and continued gobbling up his food, tsk how greedy.
“Lucky? More like a punishment though, all pairs of eyes in this cafeteria are looking at us. Maybe curious of why a human and the Delta are with each other?” I said but he didn’t answer, instead he continued gobbling up his food like as if it’s the end of the world and as if it’s the last food he could eat.
Of course he’s not going to share his food with me. He’s a glutton after all.
“I need to use the comfort room” I said and stood up. “Make it faster, I hate eating alone” He said.
Again I rolled my eyes for the second time this day “You won’t even share your food with me” I said sarcastically but it seems like he doesn’t care and would not care because he’s busy eating alone and wouldn’t even look at me.
I sighed “Annoying, selfish wolf” I murmured and walked towards the comfort room annoyed.
He is the worst friend I ever had since my birth but what can I do? I’m the new kid in this place and I don’t have any friends. He’s the only one and so I need to bear with his annoying, jerk-like attitude.
I looked back to see Yvan and he’s still busy eating “Screw you” I murmured and since I’m not looking at my way, I bumped into a hard thing and ended up in the floor.
I heard the hard thing sigh “What an annoying day to meet a stupid human like you who is not looking at her way” The thing said. Stupid?! I looked at him with an angry face but to my heavenly surprise.
Another being with such supreme visuals showed up. That bored face made him sexier and at the same time cooler. He is a being gifted with great eyes, nose and lips, a being that the heavens adored so much to give such perfect visuals.
“Hey stupid, stand up and apologize to me” He said making my blood go up to the top of my head, I stood up and looked at his annoyingly handsome face.
Now I take back all the praises that I blabbered about earlier about his damn visuals, he is a handsome jerk with a devil like attitude, screw him. Screw him to the face of the earth.
“Stupid? And who gave you the right to call me stupid? If I’m stupid for bumping with you then I must say you’re also stupid for bumping with me. I guess we’re both stupid then” I told him using my most annoying face to of course annoy him.
He smirked and looked at me with his angry, scary face. He walked towards me and cornered me to the very side for me not to be able to escape from him. “You’re slowly getting in to my nerves human” He said showing me his scary side.
I gulped and showed him a braver Cassandra “You started it, calling me stupid? Don’t you think your being too full of yourself to call someone stupid just because he/she bumped with you? And who the freaking hell do you think you are to call me stupid?” I asked looking at his eyes.
He grinned “Who do I think I am?” He said and moved his face forward. I gasped. One wrong move and my lips will bump in to his. One wrong move and my precious first kiss will be given to this annoying jerk.
He smirked “I’m the Beta, the second most powerful creature in this place and because you messed with the Beta, a rightful punishment should be served for you” He said and showed me his red eyes and his long fangs.
My eyes grew wide “Stupid humans should be eaten alive” He said showing me his scary fangs and eyes ready to eat me, no, more like ready to kill me.
Chapter 2
The Beta and the Delta
I closed my eyes wishing for a miracle to happen and wished for someone with a great and awesome human concern to actually save me from this monster.
“Aaaaaahhh!!!!” I screamed and closed my eyes waiting for his fangs to penetrate my skin but I felt nothing and it was too quiet.
I opened my eyes only to see the Beta and the Delta in front of me. Yvan is showing me his back while trying to protect me from the Beta.
“Move Yvan, I need to teach that lowly human a lesson” The Beta said, Yvan sighed and stayed where he’s standing to protect me.
“She’s new in this place Eros. She’s a normal human who came from the city not too long ago and she just learned about the Hybrid Empire. What she only knows are our titles but she doesn’t know our names and faces that’s why she’s not able to recognize you earlier” Yvan explained.
“And you can’t kill her because she’s one of the Delta’s most valued friend” Yvan said and looked back to see me and winked at me.
“You have a human girlfriend? That’s something new” Eros, the Beta said.
I moved out of my comfort zone and showed myself to the nasty Beta, the Beta looked at me seriously and moved closer to me.
He scanned my face, down to my neck and down to my chest. I gasped and covered myself, what a perverted nasty Beta could he be?
He smirked and caressed my hair just like what the Delta did to me in the room when our Literature class is on-going.
“Not because you’re the Delta’s friend means I’ll spare you, from this day on, you will be the Beta’s enemy” He protested and left.
I blinked twice and looked at his back. How nasty, infuriating, perverted, well for nothing, damn Beta who thinks that his almighty and can treat humans this low? Curse the hell out of him! Curse him to the core of the earth!!
I think I said that earlier to the infuriating Delta and I think cursing the Hybrids is my specialty especially to the ones in the higher ranks.
Yvan held my hand and pulled me away from the cafeteria “The Beta is scary” I commented. Yvan laughed “Don’t worry, he’s just scaring you earlier. He’s not actually angry, he just has this prejudice against humans” Yvan said.
“He’s furious towards humans? Why?” I asked “Well that’s a secret that you don’t have to know” Yvan said. “I have to go Cass, I have my next class” He said.
I nodded “Sure, I’ll stay here. I have a class in an hour anyway” I said and Yvan left.
I went back to the cafeteria to buy a snack for me since the mighty Delta has no any intentions of buying some for me. After getting my order, I noticed all pairs of eyes staring at me and maybe mouths talking about me. Yeah, I almost forgot that I just made the Beta angry earlier and so that’s the reason why all the attention is on me now.
I shrugged it off and sat down in an empty chair outside the cafeteria, it’s better to sit outside than become an instant celebrity being the content of their topics. The cafeteria is facing the giant statue of an Alpha wolf and so I’m facing it too.
“The Alpha” I murmured, today I met the second and third most powerful hybrids and that’s the Delta and of course the Beta.
Both of them are damn sexy and gorgeous and both of them are different and at the same time they have a very similar attitude.
They are both infuriating and has an annoyingly blood boiling attitude. One is childish and the other one is a jerk who thinks that aside from the Alpha, he’s the greatest one. I sighed, annoying high ranked hybrids, no, more like annoying jerks!
I sipped on the chocolate shake that I just ordered earlier and as I was enjoying it, a gorgeous lady wearing such sophisticated clothes matching the trend sat down in front of me.
“Hi!” She said waving her hand “Hi” I responded.
She smiled “Lara Del Valle here” She said introducing her name and lending me her hand. “Cassandra Del Luna” I said as I held her hand to shake hands with her.
“Of course I know you. Who doesn’t know Cassandra Del Luna, the second human who is friends with the Delta” Lara said.
“The second human, what do you mean by that?” I asked, Lara raised her right eye brow “You’re friends with the Delta but you don’t know about Misty?” Lara asked while raising her right eye brow.
I chuckled “Would I ask you something that I know? I wouldn’t ask you if I know about Yvan’s first human friend” I said.
“See, he also told you to call him using his name not using Delta. It’s just too weird that he forgot telling you about Misty” Lara said.
“Ok, enough with these walking-around-the-bush thing and tell me something about that human. Who is Misty?” I said impatiently since I am born curious woman with a of lot things to know. Yes, it’s normal that I don’t know a lot of things about Yvan since it’s our first day being friends.
Lara took a bite of her cheese cake and sipped her milk shake “Ok first, don’t and never call the Cardinal as ‘that human’ because she’s also a high ranked official. Second since I’m a big mouth and since I like you, I will tell you about Misty, this generation’s Cardinal” Lara said that made my right eye brow rise.
“Misty? The Delta’s first human friend is the Cardinal?” I asked.
Lara sighed “The Cardinal is not just the Delta’s friend” She said and moved her face forward to make it closer to me. “She’s also the Beta’s mate” Lara whispered like as if she’s telling me a very big secret that no one should ever know.
I laughed slightly “You’re joking, Ok Lara, enough with these jokes and nice meeting you” I said and stood up to attend my next class.
“Wait what? So you don’t believe me now? And you’re just leaving me here?” Lara asked. I smiled and looked back “Ok first, I’m not being rude, I need to attend my next class. Second, the Delta told me that the Beta hates humans so how could a Beta have an affair with a human whom he hates the most?” I said and winked at Lara.
