The Half-Breed Who Found His Other Half

Mate or Meal 10

The Half-Breed Who Found His Other

Half

Wolf or ram? Incubus or Sidhe? Isaac and Chantay have always faced the prejudice behind these questions. Their lives are continuous battles. But one fateful meeting changes the course of their destinies forever.

Isaac Wade has many people who love him. Even so, he knows none of them grasp the pain of being torn between two conflicting natures. He starts to believe that no one ever will, but he is proven wrong when his path crosses that of Chantay Arceneau.

For Chantay, meeting Isaac is a surprise, one he doesn't know how to deal with. All his life, he has struggled to suppress his incubus instincts, and the sexual chemistry between him and Isaac threatens to shatter those walls.

Just as unexpected circumstances cause Isaac and Chantay to mate, new enemies emerge, threatening their budding relationship. Can love defeat the prejudice and hatred trying to pry the couple apart?

Genre:
Alternative (M/M or F/F), Paranormal, Shape-shifter
Length:
37,901 words

THE HALF-BREED WHO

FOUND HIS OTHER HALF

Mate or Meal 10

Scarlet Hyacinth

EROTIC ROMANCE

MANLOVE

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THE HALF-BREED WHO

FOUND HIS OTHER HALF

Mate or Meal 10

SCARLET HYACINTH

Copyright © 2012

“Father, it happened again!”

Elder Kevin Wade got up from his seat and looked at his youngest son. Isaac’s eyes were wide and scared. “Father, what’s going on?”

Kevin really wished he knew how to answer that question in a way his boy would understand. He was no geneticist, but he understood the basics behind the differences that frightened him so much. But how could Kevin explain that because of his mate bond with someone of another species, Isaac would have to suffer the consequences?

“It’s not your fault, Kevin,”
Annabelle’s voice slipped into his mind through their bond.
“We knew there was a chance this would
happen.”

“Yes, but why him?”
Kevin asked as he hugged his son.
“Why
Isaac? Byron and Skylar’s sons don’t have this problem.”

As if to echo his own questions, Isaac murmured, “Why am I different, Father? What’s wrong with me? Am I a freak?”

“You’re not a freak,” Kevin shot back with far more anger than he’d have liked. “Don’t ever say that again.”

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He sensed Isaac tense as the boy broke free of the embrace. God, he felt out of his depth. He’d lived for so long and raised two other sons before Isaac, but Soren and Brody were men now, with children in their own right. For his part, Kevin felt like the worst parent in the whole of shape-shifter kind.

Kevin was very thankful when his mate opened the door and came into the office. “Hi,” she said in a soft voice. “What happened, darling? Do you want to tell us about it?”

Isaac looked from Annabelle to Kevin and back. Kevin just nodded, doing his best to look encouraging. Generally, he was bad at it. As an elder werewolf, he was used to being an authority figure people looked up to, but didn’t necessarily have loving feelings for them. Still, he must have made a passable imitation of keeping an open mind to anything Isaac had to say because his son visibly relaxed.

“I was playing with some other pups when I felt something was wrong. I ran into the house, but halfway there, I didn’t have claws anymore. I changed into my human form as soon as possible.”

“You did good, son,” Kevin praised him.

Annabelle knelt next to Isaac and wrapped her arms around him.

“You see, Isaac, you’re a very special boy. Your father and I understand that, but others may not see it. Don’t worry. We’ll figure this out together.”

Kevin watched his mate and son embrace with a heavy heart. Like Soren and Brody, Isaac had been born a wolf. Throughout his first year of life, he’d been a completely normal wolf pup. The changes had started only after Isaac’s first shift. In the beginning, they’d been small. A carnivorous diet no longer represented adequate sustenance.

That had been easy enough to fix with some veggies at dinner, but it had only been a symptom of a larger problem.

After his third birthday, Isaac had started changing in middle forms. Not half-human, half-wolf forms, like in old B-grade movies.

No. When Isaac attempted to change shapes, he would sometimes end
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up with sheep teeth instead of canines. Other times, he had hooves instead of clawed paws. It was almost as if nature couldn’t quite decide what he was.

“He’s our son,”
Annabelle said through their bond.
“That’s all
there is to it.”

“Not where others are concerned,”
Kevin corrected as he joined his family.
“I’m worried about him, Annabelle. How much longer do
you think we can protect him?”

It was a good question, one neither of them could answer. Perhaps now, Kevin’s power could hide Isaac’s problem. But once Isaac grew up, things would no longer be so easy. Isaac wouldn’t be able to retreat to them for safety. He would want a mate, a family of his own.

Kevin dreaded that moment more than anything. He feared that his son’s other half would not want a half-breed.

“Don’t think about that now,”
his mate told him.
“We’ve got
years until anything like that happens.”

She was right, but Kevin believed in being prepared. He would help his son and prevent Isaac from suffering because of his ancestry.

He would do his best to teach Isaac how to control his power. He might not be a hybrid like Isaac, but he’d lived for over a century. He knew everything there was to know about life as a werewolf. What he didn’t understand about his son’s condition, he would learn.

Annabelle offered him a small smile. “We’ll learn together,” she said.

As they released Isaac, Kevin gave his son a serious look. “Listen closely, son. Starting today, you and I are going to do our best to figure out how to control your abilities.”

Isaac’s eyes widened. “Yes, Father,” he replied, his voice half-excited, half-apprehensive. “Thank you.”

“You don’t need to thank me,” Kevin replied, ruffling his boy’s hair. “You just need to learn. We’ll do it together. You’ll see.”

Renewed trust shone in Isaac’s eyes. “Yes, Father,” the boy said.

“I believe that.”

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And clearly, he did believe Kevin’s words were true. If only Kevin had just as much trust in himself as Isaac did. As it was, he could only hope that he would manage to help his son. If not, he couldn’t even imagine what life awaited Isaac.

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Fifteen years later, present day

Isaac sipped his champagne, feeling irritated with himself and his parents. “Tell me again why I’m here in the first place.”

“You’re supposed to be learning from the diplomatic process,” his mother replied. “Study your father, the other leaders. One day, you might have to take your father’s place.”

Isaac suppressed a snort. That was highly unlikely. Even if these days, he was able to control his previously erratic shifting abilities, the werewolf world wouldn’t accept a half ram as its elder anytime soon. His mother might be the Alpha female, but she was deceiving herself if she thought he’d ever reach a high-up position. Not to mention that he had two older brothers, one of whom was an experienced Alpha. If anyone would replace their father as elder, it would be Soren.

But Isaac didn’t want to think about that since he couldn’t imagine a future without his father occupying the elder position. So to save himself from having to find an answer to his mother’s comment, he took another drink of champagne and scanned the crowd.