The Hybrid

River

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River couldn't believe she was in this predicament all because of some decision taken by her parents when she was born. A wave of nausea washed over her. Her parents, the ones she held on a pedestal, had taken away her birthright?

Annemarie reached out to her, placing a gentle hand on River's trembling arm. "No, dear," she said softly. "It wasn't like that. They were desperate. They were facing an impossible situation. The pack wouldn't accept your mother for who she was, and they were terrified of losing each other. The ritual was a last-ditch effort to save your family."

River stared at the floor, her mind still racing. If Annemarie thought that would ease her worries, she was wrong. What her parents did was wrong too. Protecting the family was no excuse to justify it.

Everything she thought she knew about her past, about her parents, had been destroyed. They were not monsters, but they had made a choice that had a profound impact on her life.

"But why me?" she whis