"Even if I'm dealing with a bunch of stuff, I still want to know what's going on if something is troubling you. All of you support me when I'm struggling with stuff. I want you to understand that it's not a one-sided gesture. If something comes up and it's hard to work out, tell me. We can figure things out together."
"Okay." He seemed more uplifted now that we'd confronted the issue at hand. "I'll let her know and give your number to her, just in case."
"Good." I smirked and kissed him. "Anything else troubling you?"
"We haven't had sex in a while."
I rolled my eyes and groaned. "I'm sure you've seen the lovebites and bruises a certain hellhound left all over me."
"I regret nothing," Hellsin piped up.
It was Ryuu's turn to roll his eyes, but he smirked. "Yes, I'm aware of the love marks Hellsin and Dimitri purposely left all over your body to taunt us."
"It was more of an act of displaying my affection," Hellsin reasoned.
"Or his way of challenging us and determining who can leave more marks all over that sexy body of yours."
"Men." I shook my head. "You guys have the weirdest challenges."
"You like it," he whispered and kissed me. "Means we get to please you."
"You're going to make me look like a sex addict. No, a sex slave! We're supposed to be training."
He chuckled and leaned in to place his head between my shoulder and neck, his lips already teasing my flesh with his hot tongue.
I moaned and arched my back slightly, feeling his hand already under my short skirt and squeezing my right ass cheek.
"Training, yes, but once we start doing that, we can't enjoy having sex all the time," he suggested.
"We're not supposed to have sex all—ah, fuck. Ryuu," I cursed and inhaled sharply, my body tingling at the way his tongue was trailing along my shoulder, followed by a firm bite that I knew would leave a mark.
I had no clue what the biting had to do with this, but it must have been a shifter thing and though it initially hurt, the waves of pleasure it brought made me want them to do it over and over again.
"Mhm," he merely replied before he was dominating my mouth and pressing his body right against me. "I miss you like mad."
"I'm...mhmm..." I gave up trying to reply, getting lost in his sensual kisses. His tongue slipped into my mouth, and that brought another wave of pleasure before he lifted me up to sit on the counter, his body between my legs.
"Ryuu...we're not in the bedroom," I mumbled, but didn't dare stop his current mission of leaving my neck in fresh hickeys.
"Keep going," Hellsin sounded amused. "I could masturbate to this."
"See?" Ryuu grinned before he grabbed my left breast through my tube top and squeezed it. "No one is disapproving of me fucking you right here and now."
"We...ah—" He didn't let me finish, kissing me again while squeezing my breast. My pussy was throbbing and having it pressed against his groin was really tempting me to stop thinking and start fucking.
"WOOF!"
"Uh oh." Hellsin's voice was thick with concern, enough for Ryuu and I break to the kiss and look back to see Wolfgang on the kitchen island, a second before he launched himself in the air to attack Ryuu.
Oh fuck!
I pushed Ryuu to the side before sliding off the counter, right before Wolfgang crashed into me and knocked me to the ground.
"Ow." I groaned and tried to sit up.
Wolfgang was confused for all of five seconds before he was practically humping my leg. Another groaned escaped me and I fell back to cover my face.
Do I laugh at how utterly embarrassing this is or cry?
I peeked through the space of my fingers to see a very angry Ryuu looking at Wolfgang. He stopped humping my leg to look up at Ryuu and growl.
"You know what?" Ryuu declared. "I'm tired of your growling ass."
He moved so fast I almost missed him literally manhandle Wolfgang — Wolfgang's back was pressed against his shoulder while his legs were wildly moving in the air.
I watched Ryuu walk over to the closet, and he literally dumped him in there and slammed the door closed.
Hellsin was at my side and trying to help me out, but the howling and a loud bang got our attention. Ryuu opened the door and yelled, "If you aren't quiet for two hours straight, I'll ban you from seeing Silver for the rest of the fucking summer!"
I gawked at him and looked at Hellsin, only to see Dimitri was back and blinking to try and figure out what had just happened.
"You're not a fucking cub! If you can't share your mate, you can be fucking alone. Got it?!"
Wolfgang whimpered, moving back into the deeper part of the closet.
"Two hours! Not a fucking word, whimper, or growl! I'm going to fuck Silver like I've been waiting for a week and a half to do and then you can be all cuddly with her."
He slammed the door closed and walked back over to us where we were both staring, our gazes moving between him and the closet.
"I don't know whether to be proud of you or feel bad for Wolfgang," Dimitri admitted.
"Me too," I agreed. "I kinda feel bad."
"He's being foolish. I never tolerated that shit when he was younger. He's not going to act like selfish jackass anymore. He needs to learn how to share or he's always going to think he can fight and pester to get Silver to himself," Ryuu seethed.
"He has a point," Dimitri replied and looked to me. "Silver, are you hurt? That fall was harsh."
"Um. I'm ok—fuck." I flinched at the pain in my lower back, and both Ryuu and Dimitri frowned and knelt down to my sides.
"What hurts?" Ryuu asked.
"My lower back," I whined, trying not to show just how much it suddenly hurt.
Dimitri moved to kneel behind me, and after a torturous attempt to sit up, Ryuu helped me lie back down and roll onto my stomach.
Dimitri inspected me, lowering the waistband of my skirt to get a better look at my lower back.
"Fuck. This bruise is huge. Silver? You think you can heal?"
"Can't use magic, remember?"
"We need Yuriel," Ryuu huffed, immediately getting up and heading to the closet.
"Ryuu, hold on," I tried to reason, knowing damn well he was far beyond the pissed stage. He opened the closet door and pointed in my direction. "Out. Go look at what you did."
Wolfgang quietly walked out and shyly looked my way. He ran over to me and slowly looked at my back. I couldn't see how badly it was bruised, but my pain tolerance must have been out of whack due to these meds or my lack of magic, because it now hurt like a bitch.
"It's fine." I tried to smile, but even that was hard to muster.
"Let me put ice on it," Dimitri voiced. "Ryuu, call Yuriel."
"Fine," Ryuu grumbled but was getting his phone from the room he'd shared with Dimitri and Yuriel last night.
Wolfgang whimpered, moving back to my head and beginning to lick my face and brush my cheek with his nose.
"Sorry, Silver. I didn't...mean to." Wolfgang's voice floated into my mind, and his eyes looked like they would fill with tears any minute.
I sighed and patted his head. "Wolfgang. I love you, but you need to second-guess your instincts. If I was my usual self with my magic and all, this wouldn't be a big thing...but this hurts. The guys aren't your enemy. They aren't your competition. They just want to love me like you love me. They're not stealing me from you."
He needed to understand this. I was sure with him staying in his wolf form more often, it was really more of an instinctive reaction than it was an intentional thought to cause trouble, but there was no way we could keep doing this without someone losing their shit.
He whimpered and put his head down on the floor. I sighed and stroked his head. "I'm not mad. Just in a lot more pain than I expected."
"Silver. I'm gonna put the ice pack on."
"Sure," I replied, only to flinch at the prickling cold. "Fuck, that's cold! Ow!" I flinched again.
"Sorry, Blossom. Just try and sta
y still."
It feels like my back is being stabbed a billion times."
"It's probably those meds. Ryuu? Is Yuriel answering?"
"He left his phone at home," Ryuu announced, walking out of the room with Yuriel's phone in his other hand.
"Great," I sighed. "Maybe it'll dim in pain? If I just stay like this for the rest of the day."
"We're not leaving you on the floor, Silver. We can call an ambu—"
"No." My voice was firm. "I hate them. I'm not riding in one."
"Sil—"
"No," I repeated and shook my head. "No. No. No."
I wanted to growl now, and Wolfgang got up and backed away a little.
"Woof?" He looked to Ryuu, who must have understood what Wolfgang was afraid of. "Shit, Silver. Calm down. We'll call Professor Xin or Muffin, all right?"
"I swear if you take me to the hospital I'll dump all of you," I threatened, feeling even more frightened at the thought.
This isn't a hospital matter, right? I don't want to go there. No. I can't go there. Not when I'm vulnerable like this.
"Silver." Dimitri's hand went through my hair and he kissed me firmly. "Shh. No one is taking you anywhere. Look at me."
I did what he asked of me, staring into his eyes, even though mine began to pool with tears in sheer panic.
"You're okay. I know you're in pain, but we'll get someone to come help, all right? I need you to keep calm. Looks like your wolf side is reacting."
Wolf side? What's that?
"Wolfgang. Shift back and apologize. She's reacting because she's in pain."
Wolfgang barked, but he was shifting back in seconds. There he was, naked and all, before he moved to take Dimitri's place and was gently stroking my head while Dimitri went to get me a pillow.
"I'm so sorry, Silver. I wasn't thinking at all. Seriously, you're going to be okay," he soothed and kissed my left temple.
He ended up putting my head in his lap, and I closed my eyes and focused on my breathing.
What's going on? Why am I in this much pain?
"Daichi? Jeez, stop yelling at me for ruining your damn date. It's important. Is Yuriel with you? Tell him to get back here. Silver's hurt. No. Ugh. Wolfgang got physical with his growling shit and did a skydive to try and tackle me. He ended up tackling Silver and she landed on her back and broke something. Now she's in agonizing pain and she won't let us take her anywhere. She was freaking out, so no, that isn't an option. Her eyes are gold, Daichi."
My eyes are gold? What?
I was going to open my eyes again, but I suddenly wasn't able to. Actually, I didn't feel the pain anymore, or even the warmth of Wolfgang's lap versus the cold chill of the ice pack on my back.
It felt like I was peering into my dark consciousness, and there stood a silver wolf. Her eyes were bright turquoise, with a dull glow around their blue orbs. Her fur had hints of white and turquoise, and she was huge.
I wanted to get closer to her, to stroke her gorgeous, smooth fur, and wrap my arms around her in greeting. She looked happy at my thought, and she strolled closer into my view.
She reached right into my view and tilted her head in curiosity.
"Woof!" She yelped happily and seemingly pressed her forehead against whatever wall was between us. I ended up doing the same, wishing she could feel how happy her sudden appearance made me feel.
The sound of bones cracking out of place caught my attention, and for a split second, my body was in so much pain, I thought I'd vomit everything I ate for lunch. The next second, it wasn't as painful, but I felt dizzy and needed to lie on my side.
"Shit! She shifted!"
"Silver?"
"Guys! Lower your voices. She can go into sensual overload if we overstimulate her hearing like that. She's never shifted before."
The last voice held a special place in my heart, and least in this form, he resonated with me the strongest. The sudden quietness was much appreciated, the dizzy feeling and the pounding in my head beginning to dim.
It still didn't stop me from whimpering, my wish to curl up in ball becoming more of a need.
"I need to shift back."
"All right. Should we do anything?"
"No, I just need to comfort her for a bit."
"We'll explain to Yuriel while you do that"
I was having trouble figuring out which voice belonged to who, but my ears twitched and the sudden strong scent of my mate hit me like crushing wave.
Forcing myself to open my eyes, I flinched and closed them again, not used to the bright fluorescent lights.
"Silver, easy. Don't open them so fast,."
Wolfgang? Why is everything so strong? You smell nice. I smell dragon and hellhound, too. Is Yuriel here? Everything smells like him as well. This is overwhelming.
I whimpered again, but a comforting warmth wrapped around me. It wasn't like a hug, but like something furry was wrapping around my entire body to keep me close.
The move was comforting, and I actually began to worry less about what was going on. I still felt a bit of pain in what could have been my back, but the longer I was curled up in the comforting hug, the duller the pain became.
Soon I was relaxed completely, and Wolfgang's voice returned in my head.
"Better?"
Yeah. I'm sleepy now.
"You can sleep if you want. Yuriel's here."
But I like this position.
"Cuddling?"
Is that what we're doing? I can't tell. This feels confusing. Like I'm here but not here?
"It's because you're injured and just connected to your wolf. She reacted to your sudden panic. Shifting is speeding up your healing process instead of magic, which you're not allowed to use right now."
You smell so nice, Wolfgang.
"I'm glad you like it, Silver. Yuriel's going to heal you, so just try and stay calm for a bit."
Hmmm.
There was nothing I really needed to do because I was more than calm. This position was like being on the comfiest, warmest bed and hugging a fluffy body pillow. How weird all of this had gone, from being in excruciating pain to now feeling like I was on a cloud.
I ended up dozing off, my ears picking up voices that were now familiar to me.
"Her body must have responded to her pain and her wolf stepped up to force her to shift. She was already healing by the time I got here, but at least she's not in pain anymore. When she shifts back, she'll feel even more rejuvenated." Yuriel explained.
"Wait. I just realized that you were able to heal her now," Dimitri noted.
"Mhm. I don't know if it was due to her confrontation with Professor Lancelot or the added traits, but my brother told me I should be able to now with the recent report. He said if I couldn't, I should call him, but he's in the middle of a date with Mitten."
"Ah. Finally, he's getting serious for once." Ryuu sighed. "I'm just glad Silver's okay. That was uncalled for."
"Talk about killing the mood," Dimitri sighed. "Hellsin got me excited that we'd get to watch you two fuck."
"Woof!"
"It's your fault," Ryuu muttered. There was a low whimper, and Dimitri chuckled. "Are you going to be a cooperative ass and let us have fun, too? We're not taking Silver from you. Do you understand?"
"Woof!"
"He thought we were taking Silver from him?" Yuriel asked.
"It's a primitive instinct. All Alpha wolves are selfish bastards when they first get mated," Ryuu huffed.
"Grrr!"
"What did I say about growling at me?"
"Wooof." The reply was soft and there was a sad whimper.
"When he's all sad like that, it's kinda cute," Yuriel voiced.
"Before he skydives at you," Dimitri groaned.
"I guess it's fine. At least Silver discovered something new about her shifter abilities and it was in our home and not somewhere dangerous," Yuriel concluded. "Sorry I left my phone."
"Where have you been disappearing to?" Ryuu questioned. "I'm sure Silver has not
iced and isn't saying anything, but she looked worried this afternoon."
"I've been researching. Or at least trying to," Yuriel replied. "I think I know where we can get more information regarding Lia's origin. I don't think we've read the tale entirely."
"What do you mean?" Dimitri asked. "Didn't they basically win and live happily ever after?"
"No," Yuriel replied. "Some things don't match. Yes, they did win and there's a record of such, but the whole happily ever after is totally wrong. There was an incident. A different book hints that Lia and the kings of each kingdom were involved, but there's nothing in any other archive. I luckily took a picture of it and wrote the entire passage down with magic before I returned the book, but I tried to find it again, and it's impossible."
"You mean it's literally gone? Disappeared just like that?" Ryuu questioned.
"Books are known to do what they want in the library, but I checked with the librarian and it's not even checked out. It's gone missing," Yuriel replied.
"Someone doesn't want us figuring it out," Dimitri mumbled. "We need to look into it ASAP before someone else tries to get rid of any other evidence leading to Lia's past."
"I think I know where we can find it," Yuriel admitted. "But I'm dreading going there."
"The library in the city where you were ambushed?" Ryuu's voice was low but I still heard it with my sensitive hearing.
"Yeah. I'm not sure if I want to go...but I don't want to be left behind," Yuriel whispered.
"We're here to support you, Yuriel," Dimitri comforted. "No one is messing with you unless they want their cocks burned off."
"WOOF!"
"See, Wolfgang will bite their balls off." Ryuu chuckled.
"Are you guys sure?" Yuriel asked.
"It's for Silver's sake. We're not going to have time during our third year. Let's tackle it now and get the answers we desperately need," Dimitri declared.
"Okay," Yuriel agreed. "But first, let's try and move Silver to the bed. She looks comfortable, but she may shift back, and the cold floor isn't where I want to leave her naked."
"Good point," Dimitri and Ryuu said in unison.
My mind wavered then, but I'd gathered enough information to know what we'd have to do once I shifted back and was good to go.
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