Chapter 57

Patricia

It's when I'm walking home with Elijah, Wesley, William, and Finn that my nostrils flare, and my brain kicks into overdrive. Riley's blood is on my knuckles, and here is the weird part: Riley herself carries the smell of a Winterbite werewolf, but her blood has a scent similar to roses.

I freeze, and when Elijah turns around, my lips part. "Elijah, can you answer a question for me?"

His irises dilate with interest. "Shoot."

I wet my lips. "Before Dior recruited you as part of the Winterbite pack, you were with the vampires, right?"

He nods. "I left as soon as June killed the vampire king and took over our grounds with the help of the Summerburst pack."

I nod. "And here is my last question: do you know if hybrids are born as vampires or werewolves?"

Elijah looks too stunned to talk, but eventually, he answers the question with his jaw ticking. "They are born as wer