Page 77 of Anaki

He was a shifter. I’ve seen the product of when someone had shifted, but I never witnessed the actual shift. I’ve heard Bear and Nadia’s bones break from behind the tree so they could show us their animals, but this? This was beyond anything I had anticipated.

Nadia and Bear didn’t scream in anguish like this.

Anaki roared, the scales pierced through the skin and bled. The long teeth I’ve seen in his mouth before doubled, tripled in size. Anaki grew into something much larger than what Nadia and Bear did. He was… otherworldly. I was caught between awe and disbelief, unsure of how to feel. This was wrong. It wasn’t supposed to hurt him like this, was it?

Then, when he told me to run, I did without looking back. If Anaki said running was the best option, I would listen. He never let me out of his sight, and if he wanted me gone now, there was a reason.

Was there something wrong with his dragon form?

I did what I was told and jumped into the pond. I’m guessing it was my scent that he was trying to get me to hide.. I didn’t stay long and climbed up on the other side of the embankment only to cover myself in mud.

A place full of shifters, they were all animals. They had strong senses of smell, as Beretta mentioned in passing. I would not be found.

I ran, at first not sure where to go other than staying close to the ground. This dragon could be huge. Maybe he couldn’t spot me.

The idea of going closer to town would be wise. The dragon wouldn’t want to be caught, at least I hoped it wouldn’t. I kept running until the beautiful, luscious plants slowly faded around me. I passed through the invisible barrier that contained the beautiful oasis; I knew this because the heat vanished and the more Earthly forest appeared.

The cooler spring night air hit my cold, muddy skin and I sucked in a breath through my teeth.

Great, now I’m naked, muddy and freezing.

I kept moving. My naked body wouldn’t last long in acres of forest, but I had little choice. If I kept moving, kept my heart rate up, I’d stay warm. The temperatures weren’t even close to freezing.

My adrenaline was the only thing that was going to keep me going, and I prayed my muscles weren’t going to ache by the time all this was over.

As my feet pounded against the forest floor, I could feel the crunch of dry leaves, the prickly pine needles, and the soft, springy moss beneath my soles. Birds erupted from the branches above in a flurry of wings, startled bythe noise. I watched them jump from the branches in flight, their feathers glinting in the dappled sunlight, and silently prayed they wouldn't give out my location to Anaki's dragon.

My heart thundered in my chest while I continued to run through the late afternoon. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me, he couldn’t. Not when Anaki was part of the dragon, Bear and Nadia said so, what little they told me. Bear said his animal knew how much Nadia meant to him and would never do such a thing.

Then why is Anaki having me run away? Was he sick? Was there something really wrong? Should I get help?

I half ran and walked for hours until I couldn’t anymore. My body was tired, and the breakfast I had wasn’t enough. I finally collapsed on the other side of the clearing right as the sun set and curled myself up into a ball. I could hear the road not far from me. If I could just rest for a while, perhaps I could get some strength and find a trail to the cabin where we stayed.

My brain went foggy, my eyelids felt heavy from the run, until I heard heavy footsteps running through the woods. It was a woman’s laughter, similar to Emm’s. It was that deranged laugh she would get as a child when she would get in trouble for stealing eggs from the neighbors and bringing them home, cracked and broken.

I raised my head from the makeshift nest of pine needles and bark. My body shivered in the cold when I poked my head up, and a snarl came from behind her. She turned with a shriek, and a beast pounced on her and snarled. They spoke, but I missed what they said because the sight shocked me too much.

It was like a damn werewolf. He had a big, long dick between its legs and a ball at the base. It leaked precome everywhere while it ripped off my sister’s clothes. I dared to sit up and poke my head out of the bush, but stayed hidden as she moaned and bared her chest to him.

Alright, she wants it, so I’m gonna stay here.

There was more scuffling, like she was fighting. He snarled at her and pushed her over the log and inserted his—

¡Dios Mio!

I gasped and hugged my legs. This was not happening. I’ve seen my sister twice now get it on with two different guys! Well, technically a beast, or are they the same person?

Does she know all about this? Shifters of the town?

Probably, and was into it. She was kinky.

Runs in the family, I guess.

“So gross!” I whispered and covered my eyes before I lowered my head to my knees again. I rocked back and forth to try and keep those terrible sounds away.

What a family reunion this was.

Suddenly, I felt hot breath fanning the top of my head. I slowly looked up, only to see big, dragon eyes staring straight at me. His body was low to the ground, but by how massive his head was, I knew he was much, much larger.

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