Chapter Twelve

Lysa

Mom and I have been working with the flyers all day. The Ignisium in my ring has made my powers noticeably stronger. It’s taking a minuscule amount of energy to cast a spell, even larger ones. Dad is working on armor of sorts for Drake and me. None of us know how being one-fourth witch will affect things but we know he doesn’t have magic in the traditional sense. This will almost play through to our future child because they will also be one-fourth witch but manifesting as a dragon shifter. The thought of being pregnant with a dragon is honestly terrifying though.

We are projecting memories into large stacks of paper made of a native tree to Vulkara. It is called a fire breath tree because it is resistant to fire. This means the flyers are also fire resistant but hold enchantment well. We have several vehicles capable of off-road travel loaded to the door with flyers. They all have remote access so that we can have them follow us when we make the trip to the wall.

“How’s it going?” Drake asks as he comes into the meeting room .

“Eyrx just took the last set,” I say. “I put all of my memories from birth until Eyrx opened the door to the room as well as mom’s life from birth until she woke up after healing. Additional memories are you and I becoming mates, me reuniting with Mom, meeting Dad, and one final message to let the citizens know exactly what is going on. Petra gave us a lot of information this morning so you might want to go touch a piece of paper so you can be on the same page no pun intended.”

“You are a wonderful queen,” he smiles and picks up the last paper we have on the table. He is dazed for a second before looking at Mom and me.

Mom’s life was absolutely tragic. She endured the same abuse and neglect that I did, only Rystar and Isolde saw her as a lover. She was expected to regularly service him and Isolde. She even slept between them until getting pregnant. After that, she was moved to the room she and I shared. Isolde stopped sexually abusing her and didn’t come around her for the duration of her pregnancy. Rystar still regularly assaulted her, and my birth was induced because he was exceptionally rough one day. The day she was nearly killed, it was because she was protecting me. Rystar realized that I was not his biological child, so he was going to rape and kill me out of spite. Mom hit Rystar and he turned on her. She was so severely beaten that it took months for her to wake up. She was beyond the help of any of the witches in Vulkara. She just simply needed time to heal so that her powers were able to heal her the rest of the way.

Petra gave us vital information that helped us put together that Rystar, Isolde, and Aldric were planning to take over the neutral zone and eventually invade Vulkara. They were desperate for Ignisium, so they broke the treaty. What they intended to do was make a big enough distraction, so everyone was focused on Drake and not the neutral zone. Only they did not plan for Eyrx to act so quickly, and they certainly did not count on me mating with Drake. We have all her memories about the layout of the castle, all of the secret tunnels, and the land layout. There are several caves that they could be held up in, but they also have a ridiculous number of sympathizers who are, without a doubt, going to fight back.

“You okay?” I ask.

“Yeah,” he says as he pulls Mom and me closer to hug us. “I am so sorry they hurt you two so badly. Neither of you deserve that.”

“They will be dead soon enough,” Mom says with a promise. “Not a rock in hell can help Rystar hide from me. Not after what he did to my baby.”

“Everything okay?” Dad asks.

“Yeah,” Mom says.

“We traumatized him with the papers,” I say. “I think we made Eyrx cry.”

“He’s a softy,” mom smiles.

“My gods, being a brat is genetic,” Eyrx says.

“That’s enough out of you, ham hock,” I say. He suddenly grabs me, tickles my sides, and I squeal. “Drake!”

“I’m not helping you,” Drake laughs.

“Eyrx! I swear to the gods, I will curse you to sob when you knot. Stop!” I threaten .

“Now that would be hilarious,” Julianna cackles.

“You’re a little shit,” Eyrx says as he stops tickling me and grabs my chin. “Why do you insist on picking on me?”

“Eyrx, you tried to strangle me with a belt,” I say. “Payback is a bitch. Also, I’m the annoying little sister, remember?”

“That doesn’t fuck her,” Julianna giggles.

“You’re all sickos,” Eyrx deadpans before hugging me. “I’m sorry for being so cruel.”

“It’s okay. I knew even then that you were desperate to get him back. You didn’t want to think that he was gone,” I say.

“Of course, you’d have pity for the person who tried to strangle you,” Eyrx laughs.

“We ready to go?” Drake asks Dad.

“We are,” Dad smiles and steps to the side, so I can see what he has on the table.

“Oh my Gods,” I gasp. “It’s beautiful, Dad.”

On the table before me, there are two outfits. Mine is fashioned into a dress that will hug my figure but still remain comfortable. The obsidian plates with deep red Ignisium stones wrap around my chest and abdomen to offer not only protection from physical attacks but also make me resistant to fatal magical attacks. Under the mid-thigh length dress, I will wear snug black pants and black leather knee-high boots with flakes of Ignisium to further add to the protection and enhancement of my powers. Next to my outfit is a simple necklace. The gold chain is holding a pendant featuring a black obsidian stone with a blood-red Ignisium stone in the center. It looks like the pendant will clip into the plate of my armor between my breasts. Drake’s armor is styled to mirror mine, only his is more intimidating. He also has a necklace that clips into the same spot. When I flip the pendants over, they are inscribed with the same words that our rings have.

“When Drakarus shifts,” Dad says to me. “It will shift with him. Your mother and Petra helped enchant everything so that when he shifts, his dragon will be protected as well. There will be a saddle built in that will keep you in place, so you do not have to hold on when riding him. His armor attracts yours, so unless you jump, you will not fall. You will also have that same protection when you fly with me, Keril, or Eyrx. We all have multiple saddle spots, including Drake, so that we can get you out if something happens. Julianna and your mother have similar armor that will mirror mine and Eyrx’s.”

“Why isn’t Juli shifting?” I ask him before turning to look at her. “How are you able to protect yourself without shifting?”

“I will have a bow that your mother enchanted,” she smiles.

“But why?” I ask.

“Wait,” Drake says. “Juli…”

“I… am pregnant,” Julianna smiles.

“Oh, Juli,” Drake says as he hugs her tightly.

“It wasn’t intentional If that counts for anything,” Eyrx says.

“I’m so confused,” I admit.

“Female dragons have certain windows where breeding is nearly guaranteed and when mating, her mate will knot no matter if he means to or not. I didn’t realize I was within that window… and… Dragons can sense the moment they get pregnant,” she explains. “ You are a hybrid with the same sense as I have, so you will have those same windows and will know right away.”

“The difference with a hybrid is that Drake will sense when she is within that window,” Mom says. “And… his dragon won’t give him a choice.”

“So, what if we are in the middle of war?” I ask. “How bad would it be if I ended up pregnant?”

“We can change the armor to fit you better if that happens,” Mom says. “When you are flying with Drake, you will be able to lay forward, pregnant or not, and essentially be invisible. We would keep you with him or at least someone who is shifted unless absolutely sure that you were safe. Worst case, we take you to the caves where no one but us can find you.”

“So we’d be safe?” I ask.

“Absolutely,” she smiles. “We’ve thought of everything, plus some."

“Your tent is also soundproof,” Eyrx laughs.

“And large enough for him to shift,” Julianna winks.

“They are all like that,” Dad says.

“Good. I want a little sister,” I say, and Drake laughs.

“Better get to it, man,” Eyrx chuckles.

“Is his armor purple?” I ask, and Julianna giggles.

“It is,” Dad smirks. “I hear you bullied him for being a purple dragon?”

“I did,” I grin.

“What color do you think he is?” Mom asks.

“Hmmm,” I say stepping back to look at Dad. “If Drake is red and Eyrx is purple, I’d say you are… Black and dark blue.”

“That’s creepy,” Drake says. “How’d you know that?”

“Because blue is a comforting color,” I say. “Purple makes me happy. Red makes me feel safe. I love flowers, so I associate feelings and emotions with flowers and colors by default.”

“Aw, shit. You weren’t bullying me after all,” Eyrx says.

“No,” I laugh. “I always thought you were a sheep in wolf’s clothing, so to speak. The moment you opened that door, I knew you wouldn’t hurt me. Kind of hoped you would, but my life was shit.”

“You have such a kind heart, Lysa,” Dad says as he hugs me. When he pulls back, he smiles. “But I know your mother very well. This means that you, her literal clone, are also a vicious little thing. I feel like it is a blessing from the Gods to have the opportunity to finally stand by your side as your father and fight this with you and your mother.”

“You are what I needed my entire life,” I tell him. “I had the blessing of knowing mom but it was a father that I needed to show me that compassion extends beyond fear. Although Eyrx was the one who showed me that, you are showing me every second of every day that no matter the distance, I always had two loving parents who wanted me.”

“We always wanted you, sweet girl. Always,” Dad says as he hugs mom and me.

“Let’s hit the road, everyone,” Drake says with a smile.

After loading everything that we need, we all get into vehicles and set course to the wall. As we are leaving, there is a crowd cheering and waving us goodbye. The trip is exceptionally long, and we have an entire war ahead of us, so I sleep on Drake. There is something truly amazing about being curled up in his lap.

“Lysa,” Drake says softly.

“Mhmm,” I mutter without opening my eyes.

“We are here, my love,” he tells me. I groan and sit up but find that we are alone. “They have started setting up. Do you want to go help?”

“Sure,” I say as I stretch. We get out and we are on the other side of the wall and massive tents are effortlessly going up. “Where are we setting up?”

“In the center of everyone,” Drake says as he leads me with his hand on my back toward the tents.

“There are so many people here.”

“Everyone wants justice for you,” he says as he pulls a rope that is tied around a small box. He steps back and a tent starts to emerge and spread out in front of us. I look at Drake with my jaw dropped.

“That’s… cool as fuck,” I say, and he laughs.

“It has obsidian and Ignisium flakes in the walls, so we will be well protected in here from anything magical. We can hear everything around us extremely well, but no one can hear us,” he says.

“What now?” I ask.

“Now we eat,” he says with a smile. “I believe Eyrx and Juli are cooking.”

“Sounds good!”

“We should take a walk in the woods tonight,” he suggests subtly as we walk away from the tent .

“Oh yeah?” I ask with a smirk.

“Mhmm. I could go for a little game of hide and seek,” he remarks.

“Sounds familiar,” I laugh.

“Gotta try a little harder to get away this time, Little Flame.”

“Mmmm. I might even cry for you,” I tell him.

“Oh, sweet Lysa. I’ll do more than make you cry,” he says, squeezing my ass in his large hand.

“What? Choke, scream, and beg?” I ask as we stop beside Eyrx and Julianna.

“You are pretty when you beg,” Drake says with a grin.

“Knot in her ass. That’ll make her scream,” Eyrx laughs.

“I can see it now… she’s clawing at the dirt trying to get away. I’ll let her get right to the wood line before I put my hand over her mouth and take her ass,” Drake says to Eyrx.

“She’ll cry and beg for mercy as she gets pounded into the dirt, still trying to crawl away to safety,” Eyrx adds.

“Oh, but she gets no mercy,” Drake smiles. “She gets fucked past her limit.”

“Fuck, I want that too,” Julianna says to Eyrx.

“I think a little game of hide and fuck would be fun,” Eyrx smiles.

“For us,” Drake chuckles.

I am sitting with Julianna, Mom, and Dad as Drake and Eyrx clean up and talk with the nobles. I am on edge because I know Drake will tell me to run soon. I don’t know where he is but I’m sure I will find out soon.

“You okay?” Mom asks.

“Huh? Oh. Yeah, I’m okay,” I smile.

“You’re distracted,” dad says.

“Yeah, a little,” I admit, making Julianna giggle.

“What’s going on?” he asks.

“Uh… Drake and Eyrx are going on a… uh… walk with us. In the woods,” I say.

“Ohhhhh,” Mom says. “Probably should warn you that they’re sneaking their way over here.”

I look behind me and see that Drake and Eyrx and slowly walking up behind Julianna and me. “Oh shit,” I laugh and jump up.

“We should run,” Julianna says.

“Think they’d do it here?” I ask.

“Absolutely,” she laughs.

“Better listen to her, Little Flame,” Drake says with a devious tone. When we don’t move, they both growl and start slowly shifting.

“Oh fuck,” I laugh and grab Julianna’s hand to pull her with me. We sprint toward the woods and disappear into the darkness.

“They’re going to find us so fast,” she laughs.

“They have no self-control,” I laugh. “Ham hock is going to baby you though. I can sense it.”

I scream when I am suddenly knocked to the ground and pinned with my arms behind my back. Julianna busts out laughing and by scent alone I know it’s Eyrx. “All this just to still not be able to do anything,” I laugh .

“Well, aren’t you a confident little brat,” Eyrx whispers in my ear as he straddles my body.

“Drake wouldn’t let you,” I say simply. Eyrx grabs a fistful of my hair and pulls my head up to look at Drake.

“Does he look like a man who is about to stop me, Lysa?” Eyrx asks humorously.

“Drake,” I say as panic bubbles up. Wouldn’t that make me betray him? Is this how he gets rid of me? If another man touches me, it will break the bond. Right? Why am I only worried about the bond and not Eyrx fucking me?

Drake smirks before walking over and squatting down to look at me. He gently cups my face, and I whimper. “This is your only opportunity to say no,” Drake says.

“I.… say no to what?” I ask, playing stupid.

“Lysa, he has my full support and permission to fuck you,” Drake says bluntly. “Your pussy is mine, but otherwise me and Juli have no problem with him teaching you a lesson.”

“Or five. This is hot,” Julianna says. “Since the day I met you, Lysa, I’ve wanted to see him balls deep in you. I don’t know why, but… you should say yes.”

“It’s betrayal,” I whimper.

“Little Flame, if you think for a second that I won’t join him in fucking that bratty attitude out of you, you’ve got another thing coming,” Drake says. “You think I would let him get this far if I didn’t trust him?”

“No,” I whisper.

“Do you trust him?” he asks.

“Yes…”

“Do you trust Juli?” he asks.

“Yes…”

“This is your choice, Lysa. The three of us have said yes, but you have the final say,” Drake tells me.

“I’m not saying no,” I say.

“I suggest you don’t tense your body then,” he says as Eyrx releases my hands and starts tearing my clothes off.

“Wait. Wait. Wait,” I yell when I feel his scales brush against me. He’s partially shifted, which means he’s about to fuck me in the ass with both of his cocks. “Not both. Eyrx! Not both!”

“I am so fucking tired of you taunting me,” Eyrx growls as he grabs my hips and drags me under him. I dig my fingers into the ground and try to pull myself away, but he presses his body against mine. “Always acting like I won’t do anything.”

“Eyrx, please…”

“You sound so fucking pitiful begging for mercy,” Eyrx taunts me.

“Are you going to fuck me or bully me, ham hock?” I say, making Julianna and Drake laugh.

“Say it again,” he snarls in my ear. “I’ll make you regret that fucking nickname, Lysa.”

“Fuck you, ham h… Fuck!” I scream when he abruptly grabs my hips and slams both of his cocks deep inside my ass. “No. No. No. No. Fuck. Eyrx. Oh fuck! I can’t… oh Gods, no!”

Eyrx quickens his pace with every rejection I make. His barbs tear into me as I scream and writhe under him. He is fucking me so hard and so fast that my pleas for mercy are broken, and I can hardly form anything coherent. I can feel him deep in my belly as he pounds me into the dirt. I keep trying to claw my way out from under him, but he is relentless. He is pouring every ounce of pent-up rage into each stroke. Despite the pain, it feels so fucking good. The rage behind every thrust while knowing he will keep me safe has me coming in an endless loop. I ignore the shifting in my soul and manage to get my knees under me so he can go harder with my ass up in the air.

Drake grabs me by the hair again and forces my mouth open. “Choke on it, whore,” he growls before he starts to violently fuck my throat. I push my hips back, needing more of Eyrx. He feels so fucking perfect inside of me, and I love it. I love him.

Fuck…

As soon as the thought crosses my mind, I feel Julianna gently gather my hair in her hands as she ties up and out of my way. She gently rubs my back as her husband and brother fuck me relentlessly, not knowing I just mated to her husband. Not knowing I’ve ruined everything. The worst part is that I know Drake can sense the change.

Drake abruptly stops and I am pulled on top of him. I am crying now, but I still moan loudly when he pulls off down to fill my pussy with both of his cocks. He wraps his arms around my body and instantly finds a pace that is driven by pure rage. I scream into his chest as pain rips through my body. Eyrx slams into my ass and they alternate their strokes as they both keep the same violent pace.

“Those tears are real, guys,” Julianna says softly .

“She’s okay,” Drake says. He’s right, I am. I just feel so fucking bad about something I can’t help.

Eyrx groans his release before quickly moving away from us. Drake hugs me against his chest and continues to fuck the life out of me. I can’t tell if he’s angry or if he is trying to distract me from my guilt. It doesn’t stop me from coming as he pounds into me. I am growing more and more sad as time goes on. By the time he pushes deep to come, I am nearly sobbing. As soon he releases me, I jump up and run. I know they’re following me, but I don’t stop until I get to the tent. I put up a force field of sorts to keep them from entering. I am almost hysterical as I get myself dressed and pace the length of the tent. I notice there are two beds, and it drags me down into my sorrow more.

How am I supposed to be in the same tent with both of them? What am I supposed to do? I can’t do this. I can’t just come in and destroy their lives. I can’t hurt them. I can’t hurt Julianna. Not after all they have done for me. I don’t have any choice but to surrender myself to Rystar. They can replace the treaty and find peace. We can avoid war, and they can go back to their lives without me. Drake won’t want me after mating with another.

“Lysa, let us in,” Drake says.

“No,” I whimper. “Just leave me alone.”

“Lysa, let us in,” he repeats.

“Go away,” I say loudly through broken tears. Mom comes in and the others are steps behind her. “No!”

“Lysa,” Drake says gently. When he steps toward me, I use my powers to shove him back so I can slip past him, only he wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me down. I immediately start to fight him. I can feel mom about to bind my powers so I can’t fight but Eyrx stops her.

“Don’t! Don’t bind her powers. It will trigger her,” he says loudly and firmly.

“Shhhh. Relax. I’ve got you,” Drake says softly as he hugs me against his chest as I weep.

“I’m sorry,” I cry. “I’m so sorry.”

“Little Flame. Every single person who has been around the two of you has known that you were secondary mates. It’s not a betrayal. I knew it would click into place eventually. Okay? I promise it’s okay. You’ve done nothing wrong. Neither of you have,” he explains softly, lifting my chin to make me look at him.

“But Juli…”

“She knew, baby. She kept you two apart for that week because his anger was a threat to the bond that would eventually click. She didn’t know why, but when you and I became mates, she knew first. She is your second, Lysa. She knows you well by instinct alone,” he says.

“I’m so confused,” I admit tearfully.

“I’ll explain it like this,” Drake says. “Hybrids are born when a dragon and Witch mate, right?”

“Yeah,” I sniff.

“Okay, so when a hybrid is born, they will almost always develop to be a dragon shifter. It is not common for there to be a hybrid witch. That’s why not even I knew. It’s not something people understand completely,” he says. “Now with being a hybrid witch, there are things we are learning are normal for you but not necessarily for hybrid dragons. Julianna has been doing a ton of research and talking with Salvor and the other elders. Every single hybrid witch on record has two mates. The first is always a dragon and the second can be either. The secondary won’t have the urge to breed as they always have a primary as well.”

“But you said…”

“I know, and I shouldn’t have said that, Lysa. It is not fair for me to make rules that go against your instincts or his. All that is doing is setting you two up to get hurt. I won’t say that I won’t struggle to share you, but I simply couldn’t pick anyone better to share you with. Me and Juli have talked extensively about this, and she and I are in agreement that we need to be encouraging your bond. War brings tragedy and if anything happens, we all want the reassurance that no one is alone,” he says.

“How is this supposed to work? How do you grow two bonds in war?” I ask.

“You fuck,” Julianna laughs. “There is a reason I had Eyrx join you two. Female dragons have no drive to have sex while pregnant so I would much prefer he fuck all his anger into you rather than me.”

“Will it be like that for me when I get pregnant?” I ask.

“No,” Mom says. “A hybrid witch has an extremely high sex drive once mated. Dragons do naturally, so you’ll always find a way to fill your spare time.”

“Ha. Fill,” Julianna giggles.

“Is this not weird?” I ask Mom .

“No, baby,” she smiles. “It’s just a part of life. It’s something that would have been normalized a long time ago for you if you had been with your dad and me.”

“Oh… that means I’ll end up seeing you two,” I say.

“That entirely depends on your father, honestly. Considering your trauma, we are careful to not do anything that might tri…”

“Don’t walk on eggshells because we were raised by lunatics,” I say. “I remember when we would lay there at night, you would tell me to live life for myself, no matter who it hurt. So, live your life for you and stop worrying about how it affects me. Sugarcoating everything for me is not going to help me regulate into this society.”

“She listens just about as well as you do,” Dad chuckles.

“I assume this has been a topic of conversation?” Drake asks.

“Oh yeah. She’s afraid of making Lysa feel like she is like Isolde,” Dad explains.

“The only way you could ever make me feel the way she did is if you beat me with a metal rod like she did,” I say. “Neither of you are capable of the evil that they are. I know there is not a chance in hell that Dad would ever put his hands on me as Rystar did. Ever. Don’t stop your world from turning just because I’m here now. Everyone keeps saying that I’m just like you and you are the strongest person I have ever met. If you can regulate it into the society, so can I.”

“Okay,” she smiles.

“That doesn’t mean I want to see the two of you fuck, but I still want you to because I want a sibling,” I say. “So… do your dirty things and I’ll do mine.”

“I’m going to make her sleep since she hasn’t since before you all came to the house,” Dad says. “You guys have a good….”

“Hold on,” I say. “I have a question.”

“Yes?” Mom asks.

“Dad, how old are you?” I ask.

“A year older than your mother,” he says simply.

“I thought children couldn’t mate? You were kids,” I say.

“So….” Mom says. “I was eighteen when I had you.”

“I thought you were thirteen?” I ask. “How… what?” I ask.

“I thought I was too,” she says. “I have huge gaps of time missing from my memories but the only thing I can equate that to is Rystar was more turned on by younger kids, so I was manipulated into thinking that I was younger. When I woke up months later, Salvor was the one who told me I was five years older.”

“So… am I actually twenty-three?” I ask.

“You are,” she says with a smile. “Although, your birthday is actually the day after you think it is. It was after midnight when I had you.”

“I assumed that was the case, but didn’t want to ask,” Drake laughs. “Blissful ignorance.”

“Okay. That’s all I want to know,” I say. “For now, at least. I haven’t sorted through all of your memories, so things are still jumbled.”

“You have a lot of information being thrown at you all at one time,” Dad says. “We are an open book, so ask whatever you want to know.”

“Okay,” I smile. “Night, guys.”

We watch them walk out and I get up to move away from them again. Eyrx hasn’t said a word, but I can feel the start of our mind link. “Lysa,” Drake says. “Come here.”

“Why?” I frown.

“Because I want to prove a point. Come here,” he says. I huff and roll my eyes as I walk over to him.

Drake stands me so that I’m facing Eyrx before casually undressing me. Eyrx’s eyes are scanning my body and he is incredibly tense. Julianna smiles as she does the same to him. As she starts to pull his clothes off, I can’t make myself look away. Every inch of his body is drawing me in. I thought he was handsome before but the more time that passes, the more those thoughts turn to how I see Drake.

“So, here’s the deal,” Drake says as he moves off to one side with Julianna on the other side. “You two are fighting the bond right now. I understand why, but I’m breaking you two of this shit right now. I care deeply about both of you, but you are hurting each other right now by fighting it. I want you both to stand like this until you break and let yourself go to the other.”

“You can’t force two people together,” Eyrx says simply.

“You forced me to be with him in the beginning,” I say with more of an attitude than I realize. He growls and Julianna giggles. “Oh, I’m sorry. Was I not supposed to point out that you are being a hypocrite? ”

“Stop being a brat,” he snarls.

“Or what? You can’t even fucking stand to look at me,” I snap. “What kind of fucking mate bond is this? You would rather be anywhere but here, but now I’m fucking stuck standing here staring at you.”

“You know, I’d figure by now you'd have learned how to shut your fucking mouth,” he growls.

“Oh, fuck you, Eyrx,” I say with a heavy layer of sass.

“Well, that’s one way to build a bond,” Julianna laughs.

“It will make for quite an interesting show,” Drake chuckles.

“What? Was I not supposed to point out when you’re being a bitch?” he asks with a frown.

“Why are you even fucking here?!” I scream at him. “If you don’t fucking want this, then walk away. Why is it that hard?”

“Because I fucking love you, Lysa. I felt it the moment I walked into that goddamn room in Thalorin, but I resisted it. I fucking tortured myself trying to keep from bending you over and taking you every fucking time you had an attitude. Do you know how fucking close I came to taking you on that balcony? I kept resisting it and I didn’t know why. Then you mated with him. Now, I’m afraid if I act on it, he’s gonna break my fucking neck and I would deserve it. How the fuck am I supposed to be mated to a woman who is mated to my best friend while I’m mated to his sister? Seeing him fuck you like that made it literally fucking impossible to resist Juli. Now she’s pregnant, and I have to worry about her, our baby, my best friend, and you. What if he ends up getting you pregnant? Then there is another baby to be worried about, all while I’m trying to make sure that Drake doesn’t fucking kill me for touching you.”

“You already did touch me!” I yell. “I won’t be bonded to someone who doesn’t want me. Either walk away or I will.”

“Don’t you dare fucking walk away from me, Lysa,” he growls as he suddenly approaches and roughly grabs my chin. My breath catches in my throat and all my resistance melts away. “Fuck…”

“Eyrx,” I say with a small voice. I am trying so hard to fight it, but I move my hands to rest on his chest and I instantly relax. I have no willpower and desire is quickly building inside of me.

“Is he going to mark her?” Julianna asks Drake.

“I don’t know, but we are about to find out,” Drake chuckles.

“You have to walk away,” I say. “I… Can’t… Fuck, why can’t I walk away?”

“Fuck, you get on my nerves sometimes,” Eyrx growls, trying to get himself to walk away.

“Then walk away,” I plead.

“I can’t,” he says as he cups my face.

“You have to, Eyrx. You don’t want me.”

“Oh, but I do,” he says as he backs me up. “You’re just so fucking tempting.”

Eyrx leans down and grabs the back of my thighs. The moment he turns and sits with me in his lap to straddle him, I grab his face and kiss him hard. I am sitting on him in a way that his cock is hard and pressed against me. I pull back to look at him and his eyes are filled with lust .

“I’m trying so hard to not hurt you,” he admits. “This has been pent up for so long….”

I wrap my hand around the base of his cock but keep eye contact with him. He grits his teeth and growls when I start to slowly stroke him. He moves his hands to wrap around my hips and I smile deviously at him. I glance down before I let saliva drip from my mouth and continue to slowly stroke him to spread it on his cock. “I can’t resist you anymore, Eyrx. I’m not stopping,” I say softly.

“Fuck, you’re so damn sexy,” he grunts.

“Want to know something everyone seems to have missed?” I ask sweetly.

“What?” he asks skeptically.

“Whatever I feel, Drake feels,” I say as I lift myself up to position myself over his massive cock. “If we fuck, he will get just as aroused.”

“Oh…. Shit,” Drake says as he realizes.

“Which means…” Eyrx says with a grin.

“Which means, when you fuck me, he’s going to end up fucking me to remind me who my primary mate is,” I say. “So, fuck me like you’re trying to make him jealous…”

We both groan in unison as I lower myself onto his cock. “F-Fuck, that feels good,” I moan. “Everything, Eyrx. I want everything.”

“I’ll hurt you if I…”

“Then hurt me,” I growl. “Stop being so fucking gentle and fuck me like it’s a punishment…”

Eyrx abruptly stands and turns to lay me on the bed. “Oh, hell,” Juli laughs when he shifts to the point that his wings are emerging, and his cocks are bigger than I have ever even seen Drake. He folds me in half and pins me to the bed with my knees in my face as he surges his cocks into my pussy and ass. His scales are more defined as he starts to fuck me so hard and so fast that I can’t breathe. I can’t scream. My eyes roll back and my whole body shakes violently as an explosive orgasm rips through me. I can feel every stroke throughout my entire body as he puts all of his pent-up stress into me. This is the level of violence that I know Drake will allow himself to give me one day, but I know they are capable of so much more.

Eyrx moves us so that I am back on top of him. I put my hands on his chest and rock my hips to keep his thrusts as he fucks me from below. I can feel a buildup of pressure and I eventually drop myself down to bury my face in his chest. Broken screams break through as I come. I see it coming long before I do it this time but when I sink my teeth into his chest, something is different. I suddenly feel ravenous and start sucking and drinking his blood as it fills my mouth. He grabs my hair and yanks my head to the side without making me unlatch. I growl against him when he bites down on my neck as he feverishly pounds into me. Everything is lulled when my arousal floods out of me as he explodes.

My memory is starting to come in flashes and I am slipping in and out of consciousness as Drake's scent overtakes my brain. “My pretty Little Flame,” Drake sings.

“Mmmm,” I groan when he fills me the same way as Eyrx did. I am lying on the edge of the bed and I don’t know how I got here.

“Should I get Unika?” Eyrx asks quietly .

“Yes,” Julianna says.

“Did you enjoy your mate, pretty girl?” Drake growls as he slams into me. I gasp and grip the blanket. His thrusts are hard, and he is mostly shifted like Eyrx was, only I can feel that he is about to rip me apart with his barbs. “I can feel your cunt trembling, my love. Speak.”

“Yes,” I moan.

“Look at you… still wanting more,” Drake grunts when I tighten my pussy around him. “Our slutty little hybrid mate wants more, huh?”

“Please,” I choke out.

Drake tightens his grip, and my eyes flutter open just enough that I can see black and magenta scales in patches down my arms. “What the… oh, fuck! Oh Gods, Drake!” Drake starts to fuck me into the bed but after only a few seconds, he pulls my head back and wraps his hands around my throat. Once again, my eyes roll back as he fucks me. I am completely silent, and I cannot breathe as orgasms flood out of me. I quickly grow weak, and the tremors start again. Only this time, my vision starts to go dark. As a blinding orgasm takes over, my body goes limp.

“How is this possible? If she is partially shifting and not gaining any size, there is no way it would be safe for her to shift in war. Someone will smack her little ass out of the air,” Eyrx says .

“Gah! She’s going to be the cutest fucking dragon,” Julianna says happily.

“Are we sure….”

“Drake, honey,” Mom laughs. “The girl has scales. Unless she’s suddenly turning into a fish… She’s going to be able to shift one day.”

“How is this possible?” Drake asks.

“We know very little about hybrid witches,” Salvor says. “My best guess is that the level of trauma she endured on top of mating to two dragons while about to go to war caused her powers to adapt. Or she might just be able to shift. No one knows because there aren’t many out there like her. We are all learning in the moment.”

“Is she healthy?” Dad asks.

“Yes. She is healthy,” Salvor says. “She is rapidly strengthening, she’s just really tiny.”

“So how do we keep her from accidentally shifting during combat?” Drake asks.

“If sex with you two mostly shifted triggered this, I’m going to say that fully shifted will lead to her fully shifting,” Salvor says. “Just like with any first shift, make sure you are indoors so that she is contained. She might be a natural with flying or she may not know how to land.”

“Just catch her tiny ass with a net,” Drake laughs.

“I feel like I’m being bullied right now,” I mutter without opening my eyes. I am curled up on the bed and Drake kneels beside me to brush hair out of my face. When I open my eyes, he smiles. “ Do I get to be a tiny dragon?”

“You do,” Drake laughs.

“And I’m pink?” I ask.

“Mhmm,” he says as he sits me up. Eyrx sits beside me and nudges me.

“What?” I ask.

“I fucked the dragon right out of ya,” he says with a playful smile.

“Too bad it wasn’t the attitude, huh?” I ask.

“That’s next,” he winks.

“Did you hear all of that?” Salvor asks me.

“Uh. I partially shifted but stayed the same size so I’m going to be a tiny dragon. They have to fuck me shifted to trigger the full shift, so I can regulate before anything major. Oh, and indoors so no one loses me.”

“Yeah,” he laughs. “I suspect that you will remain the same size, so you mustn't shift when in combat. Just stick to magic. Just avoid shifting altogether. You will be smaller and weaker in that state, so you won’t be able to fly long distances like the others.”

“Well, I’m too lazy to fly long distances anyhow,” I shrug.

“Then after that initial shift, avoid it unless you absolutely have to,” Salvor says.

“I can work with your armor to prevent it unless you override with a spell,” Mom tells me.

“Sorry I bit you, Eyrx,” I say.

“It’s okay,” he laughs. “I got you back.”

“Can I go back to sleep now?” I ask.

“Yeah,” Drake says with a smile. “We’ll come lay down with you. ”

“Let me know if you need anything,” mom says to me. “We love you, Lysa.”

“I love you guys too,” I smile sleepily.

Everyone leaves and I lay down as the others get into bed with me. I am facing Drake, and he has his arms wrapped around me. I am surprised when Eyrx faces me and rests his hand on my waist. I assume Julianna is behind him.

“ Are they okay?” I ask Drake through our mind link.

“ Yeah. Eyrx is just going to be drawn to you for a while. Things will level out soon enough,” Drake says through our link. “ Don’t worry about it.”