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A/N:I've been having trouble with the formatting, so I apologize if this is a little screwed up.


"What's the matter, Cadent ?" Lucian asked. "Surprised to see us ?"

"Uh, hi," Cadent said, backing away from Lucian and Raze.

"You've got a lot of explaining to do," Raze said.

"I, uh, don't know what you're talking about," Cadent said.

"Maybe this will help," Lucian said as he and Raze changed into their Hybrid forms.

"I still have no clue what you mean," Cadent said. Khalid grabbed Cadent's shirt and pushed him back into his room, the rest of the group following her.

"Close the door," Khalid said, over her shoulder. Raze kicked the door shut, and then leaned against the wall

"Please, don't kill me," Cadent begged.

"Answer my questions correctly, and I might not have to," Khalid said.

"Okay, okay, just don't kill me," Cadent said.

"Question 1: Did you know ?" Khalid asked.

"Know what ?" Cadent asked. Khalid slammed Cadent into the wall before repeating herself.

"Did you know ?"

"Yes," Cadent said.

"Did he know what ?" Michael asked. Ignoring him, Khalid continued.

"Question 2: Why didn't you tell us ?"

"I didn't see the need to," Cadent said.

"This entire time, Raze and Lucian could've become Hybrids, and you didn't tell us," Khalid said.

"I didn't even know if it would work," Cadent said.

"If what would work ?" Michael asked. Again, Khalid ignored him.

"Question 3: Would you have ever told us ?"

"No," Cadent said.

"For God's sakes, what are you guys talking about ?" Michael asked.

"This little red-headed sewer rat is a descendent of Corvinus," Khalid said.

"There's more than one ?" Michael asked.

"One human, that's you, one Lycan, that's Cadent, and one Vampire," Khalid said.

"Who's the Vampire ?" Michael asked.

"Markus," Selene said.

"Markus the Elder ?" Cadent asked.

"The one and only," Selene asked.

"Great," Khalid said, letting go of Cadent. "That's just fucking great."

"What ?" Michael asked.

"If Markus were to become a Hybrid, and then figure out how to make others become Hybrids, we'd all pretty much be screwed," Khalid said.

"Not necessarily," Cadent said. "We've got four Hybrids, five if someone turns me."

"Wait," Selene said. "Four Hybrids "

"He meant three," Khalid said. "He can't count."

"I can too," Cadent said. "There's Michael, Lucian, Raze, and-"

"No "and",Cadent," Khalid said, glaring at Cadent.

"Oh," Cadent said,"you didn't-"

"No," Khalid said,"and I'd prefer it if you didn't either."

"How did Raze and Lucian become Hybrids ?" Selene asked, changing the subject.

"Raze and Lucian both suffered from major blood loss, and Cadent played blood donor," Khalid said. "I don't know anything past that."

"We haven't even figured out what really happened," Lucian said. "I just remember getting shot repeatedly by Kraven."

"Kraven," Khalid said, coldly. "I figured as much."

"You know Kraven ?" Selene asked.

"I'd rather not go into that right now," Khalid said.

"Hé, maman," Eli said, suddenly,"quelqu'un à la porte."

"Qui ?" Khalid asked.

"Lacrymogène," Eli said. Khalid smiled.

"Ecouter aux portes n'est pas poli. L'enseigner une leçon."

Eli didn't need to be told twice. With lightning speed, Eli pulled out a really, REALLY small .25 mm gun, and threw the door open. She pointed the gun at Mace, and glared at him.

"What do you think you're doing ?" Eli asked.

"I was waiting for all of you to finish your conversation," Mace said.

"Oh, I'm so sure," Eli said, sarcastically.

"Hey, Khalid, call her off," Mace said. "Midgets scare me, you know that."

Eli growled at Mace as her eyes turned black.

"I am NOT a midget."

"Whoa," Mace said. "Scary eyes."

Eli closed her eyes and shook her head. When she opened her eyes, they were normal again.

"Alright, Eli," Khalid said. "I think he's learned his lesson."

"Fine," Eli said, putting away her gun. "You should've let me shoot him, though."

"I know" Khalid said. "Now, Mace, did you have something to say ?"

"Oh, yeah," Mace said. "You're not going to believe who just showed up."


Thanks to all of my reviewers. Still waiting for more. ;) And to a certain someone who is dying to find out about Eli's father, the next chapter may just have what you want. Keep the reviews coming. Constructive criticism is always appreciated. I will update again soon. By the way, if you need to translate the French or German in this story, go to That's the site I use.