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Lilith

Six Days Later

T he last six days we have been doing nothing but training. The guys have been taking turns being with Leli and me at the library. I thought they would get bored, but they seem to enjoy watching us. They encourage me every step of the way with every spell I try. Leli always seems to be tired during the day, but it doesn’t seem to stop her.

The only thing I have struggled with so far is shifting into a fox. I feel like I’m almost there, but then nothing happens. She keeps saying I’m psyching myself out and it’s blocking the magic, but I don’t know how to shut that off. That’s all I have been working on today in case I have any reason to shift tomorrow. We don’t want to run into a situation where I get discovered at the crowning.

“Why is this so hard?” I complain.

“Because you are making it hard,” Leli says. “Just focus and clear your mind. Once you shift the first time, it won’t be hard going forward. It will become second nature.” We are standing outside the library, and the guys are standing off to one side watching.

“If I can’t shift and…”

“Stop it,” she says. “Stop worrying. You will get it. If you have to shift tomorrow, you will. No one will figure it out. Close your eyes and focus. When it hits you, just breathe through the pain.”

I sigh heavily and close my eyes. I focus on the movement of my breath. I let everything around me disappear. I focus on my body from my head to my skin to my feet touching the ground. As I exhale, something shifts inside of me. Pain sears through my body as I feel my bones breaking as they rearrange themselves. I try to breathe through the intense pain, but small whimpers escape me as the feeling of being crushed takes over. I can feel my fingers shorten as soft white fur grows.

All of a sudden, the pain disappears. I open my eyes. My view is vastly different. Everything seems much bigger. A flash of white catches my attention, and I turn myself around to find it. It takes me a few turns to realize that I have a tail, but I go one more turn and catch it in my mouth as I roll myself. I feel elated in this form. I forget others are around until I hear Leli giggle at me rolling around. I get up and shake the leaves out of my fur. I feel free, and it’s giving me so much energy.

I yip and jump straight up but come crashing down on my face and Daemon laughs heartily. “This is just too fucking cute,” he says as he picks me up from the ground. His scent overwhelms me, and he smells delicious. Callum and Kael get closer, and they smell just as intoxicating.

“You are so soft and fluffy,” Callum says as he pets me. I start to purr when they are all petting me and giving me chin scratches. I roll in his arms, and Daemon smiles brightly and scratches my belly. I am in heaven with them fawning over me.

“Such a cute little thing,” Callum says. “It’s not even shocking that she’s this tiny.”

“Yeah, I kind of thought that she’d be small. This is fucking adorable though,” Leli says as she pets me.

“Yeah, this form is not for fighting,” Kael laughs as Daemon sets me down. I focus on shifting back, and my body goes back to normal with far less pain and less effort.

“That was fucking amazing,” I say with a bright smile as Daemon hands me my dress. I pull it on and Kael kisses me.

“That was the cutest thing I have ever seen,” Kael says.

“We’re proud of you,” Daemon says as he hugs me.

“Thank you. You guys have been very patient with all of my complaining,” I say.

“It’s hard when you get in your own head,” Callum says. He kisses me when I pull away from Daemon.

“Well, I am tired,” Leli says. “I am going to go back to the house and rest. You guys have fun out here.”

“Okay,” I say. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” she says. “Oh, and don’t fuck her shifted. You’ll actually kill her.”

“Yeah… I’ll pass on that,” Daemon says.

“I was hoping, but I figured it would be better to say it and she survive,” Leli laughs.

“No shifter fucking in any form,” I laugh.

“Remember, you lost a bet, sweet girl,” Kael reminds me.

“I’m going to go before I end up witnessing you getting railed again. My nerves can’t handle all that.”

When she walks away, we go back into the library to put away the books we were working with earlier today. Once we have everything straightened up, we go back outside. Kael wraps his arms around me from behind and kisses my head.

“Lilith,” he says.

“Kael,” I reply.

“I am redeeming my end of the bet,” he says.

“I don’t think so,” I laugh and try to pull away from him. He tightens his hold, and I giggle. “You’ll break me.”

“No, I won’t,” Kael laughs.

“If he’s redeeming, so are we,” Callum shrugs.

“You are all crazy. I’m too tiny for all that,” I say.

“Do you trust us?” Daemon asks.

“Yes.”

“Good,” Kael says. “I will give you a ten-second head start.”

“What does that mean?” I ask.

“It means that you better run, little witch,” he whispers in my ear before smacking my ass. I yelp and take off running through the woods.

Kael counts via mind link as I am sprinting through the woods. When the time runs out, I hear him off in the distance. He doesn’t try to conceal himself as he charges for me. He takes me down so fast that I scream in surprise. He has a massive paw pinning me to the ground as I squirm, trying to slip away from him. He claws at my dress until he tears it open. He presses me into the dirt as he surges into me. I scream out, but not in pain. Pleasure sweeps over me so quickly that it shocks my body. I can feel each of the barbs as he tortures my insides. He is unnaturally massive and fucks me harder than he ever has before. His growls overwhelm my senses, and when my orgasm hits me, it makes me yell out again. Kael pushes me into the dirt more as he pulses inside of me as he comes.

When he pulls out of me, I see a flash of Callum for only a moment as he shifts, and I groan. I go to get up and make a run for it again, but Callum pushes me back to the forest floor. He is above me and offers me no reprieve as he slams into my ass. A deep guttural groan escapes me, and my body is trembling as he stretches me.

“Oh, fuck,” I gasp when he pushes in deeper. All I can manage when he starts to move faster is a groan as I dig my fingers into the dirt. Sweat is coating my skin as he fucks me. I cry out when my orgasm washes over me. Right behind it, Callum lets out a sound that starts as a growl before growing into a roar that can be heard for miles.

When he moves away from me, I stay where I am. I am panting, trying to catch my breath. My head feels like it’s filled with fog, and I can’t get it to clear so I can think or form coherent words. I expected to be in pain after that, but my body is still buzzing with both excitement and anticipation for what Daemon will do.

I am suddenly flipped to my back, and I see Daemon in his shifted form, for the first time. He has doubled in height. He is black with a green shimmer that matches his bright green eyes. I am speechless as I look at him. Daemon is an overwhelmingly handsome man, but in this form, he is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

Daemon huffs as he wraps his claws around my wrists and pins my arms above my head. My whole body is shaking from a mixture of fear and excitement. “Fuck, you’re going to kill me,” I whine when I see that he still has two dicks. There is no way this is going to be possible and not hurt me.

He takes me by surprise when he leans down and pushes his tongue into me. My eyes roll back, and I arch my body as he starts to tongue-fuck me. The heat of him thrusting inside of me is blissful and mind-blowing. Daemon pulls an orgasm out of me with little effort, but it still leaves me gasping for air.

Daemon leans into me slightly before his cocks push against me. I instinctively wrap my legs spread apart even more as he slowly fills my holes. My breath catches, and my eyes roll back again, and my entire body stiffens.

“ Look how well you take me, little witch, ” I can hear him say through our mind link. I try to force myself to relax as he slowly moves in and out of me. This feeling is utter bliss. I feel so completely full that it forces everything else from my mind. The weight of the country isn’t on my shoulders anymore as his pace quickens. A deep groan comes from my chest, and I can’t get my body to stop shaking. He huffs and snorts as he fucks me harder and harder. I can feel him pulsate as he draws closer to his climax. I am stuck in a silent space when my back arches dramatically as an orgasm is slowly ripping through my body. I tighten my muscles around him and moan loudly when I feel him come inside of me.

When he pulls out of me, I drape my arm across my eyes and focus on catching my breath. My heart is pounding out of my chest. When Daemon shifts back, he scoops me up from the ground. I am so completely out of it that I am nearly catatonic as he carries me to the house.

I only start to come out of it when he sets me in the bathtub where one of them has drawn a bath. They all are with me, taking turns washing the dirt from my body. This is the most at peace I have ever felt. When they finish washing me, Daemon dries me off and gets me dressed in his shirt before taking me to his bed. I turn and snuggle up to him as Callum and Kael come over to kiss me goodnight.

Daemon kisses my head, and I groan. “I’m so tired,” I murmur.

“Sleep then, sweetie,” he says as he kisses my forehead.

“That was amazing,” I say. “We are doing that again.” Daemon, Callum, and Kael laugh heartily at my admission.

“I told you I wouldn’t break you,” Daemon says.

“Oh, you broke my brain. I think I might have died for a second. I’m sure I lost a few brain cells coming that hard.”

“I’d say it was worth it then,” he says.

“So worth it,” I mumble as he wraps his arms around me.

“Sleep now, sweet girl. Tomorrow is a big day,” he says.