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I sighed, because I still didn’t like this hierarchy and how I was beneath Dante. When we were human, we were pretty much equal, but in a sense, I still felt like I needed to protect him. “Sorry, Sir,” I grounded out.
He reached over, grabbing my chin and forcing me to look right into his green eyes. “I’m about fed up with this attitude of yours, Dom. How much patience do you think I should have when you’re so insolent?”
He dug his nails in my flesh and I winced from the pain and could feel my blood flowing from the wounds his nails had created. “I had all the patience in the world when I took care of you, Sir,” I replied.
He shoved me and I fell back against the tree I’d been leaning on earlier. Before everyone came over to bother me.
“One day, you will understand that I’ve given you a gift, Dominic. I’m protecting you now, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have responsibilities. After tonight, you will move into your new home and began officiating over your territory and I expect perfection. You need to have a brand for your home to represent your authority and sire your first child. I’m giving you seven days, do not disappoint me,” Dante said.
“I have to sire a human… Sir?” I asked. This wasn’t news I needed to hear. This night just kept getting worse, in my opinion. The last thing I wanted to do was force whatever the fuck I was onto a human.
Dante nodded. “I don’t care how you get him. But it needs to be done. Théoden has decreed all new hybrid vampires from my pack must sire a child. And as Lord of District Six, you need to lead by example. As all of the vampires who reside here answer to you as well as to me. I am their General, but you are first in the chain of command.”
“I’m surprised Théoden has so much confidence in me, Sir,” I mumbled.
Dante stared hard at me, his nostrils flaring, and I knew I was pushing him to his limits. “Watch your mouth, Dom, or I will knock your fucking teeth down your throat. Never speak ill of Théoden, your Grandsire and my Father. The vampire who freed me and gave me power. Who connected me with my mate. You owe him your fucking life,” he snapped.
“He’s above reproach, yes. I will remember, Sir,” I said, trying very little to hide my sarcasm.
Dante smirk. “He is, and you’d do well to always remember that.”
I wanted to say something snarky, but the rumbling in my stomach I’d been feeling for the past hour got worse and I cried out from the shooting pain that ripped through me. It felt like a white-hot blade had sliced through my intestines. I fell to my knees, holding my stomach and crying out.
“It’s happening, my son. Your wolf is coming,” Dante said, and he sounded so proud of that fact. Me, I was horrified. I was told that it would hurt, but I wasn’t expecting this.
“Remember what I told you. The first time is the most painful and takes the longest. But once it’s done, all other transformations won’t be as painful,” Lee said, as if any of that mattered to me right now.
“Oh God!” I groaned as the pain intensified. I literally saw stars before my eyes.
“Try to relax,” Dante said. “Take care of him, Wei Xian, I have to make the rounds.”
“Yes, Sir,” Lee replied.
I felt Dante’s presence moving away from me and I figured he was taking care of the other hybrids he’d turned. So far, I was the only hybrid that was both a full vampire and werewolf. Others Dante had turned were vampire with dragon and werewolf venom and immunity. They could manipulate fire too and sunlight didn’t harm the vampires. Or werewolf with dragon venom and needed to feed off blood and cum like the vampires. Also, both were immune to fire and could manipulated it. Dante could conjure it, though, and he no longer needed to feed on cum. Blood, flesh, and sex was how he sustained himself now and he couldn’t be happier from what I’d seen.
I groaned again as Lee rubbed my back and kept coaxing me to calm myself, but it was impossible when I was going through so much fucking unbearable pain. “It fucking hurts!” I snapped.
“I know and this isn’t even the worse part.” He laughed, and as if that laugh triggered the worse part, I screamed when my bones started to break. I could hear and feel them snapping, my body contorted in angles I was never flexible in before. “Yeah, this is it.”
Tears flowed freely from my eyes and in the distance, I could hear others crying out as their first transformations began. I panted hard, trying to get as much air into my lungs as I could, but it didn’t help with the pain. My body broke down from human to something mutating. I watched in horror as my hands turned into paws, nails growing into claws, and it was all so damn excruciating. I didn’t have enough screams or tears to alleviate the agony. The next thing I experienced was fur pushing its way through the pores of my skin and even that shit was like millions of pinpricks. I didn’t know how much time had passed as the transformation took place, but when the pain finally subsided, I was laying on my side, whimpering.
Lee walked up to me, his snout sniffing my body, and I hadn’t even realized he’d turned into his wolf. That was how out of it I was during my own transition. He nudged me, but I couldn’t move, not yet at least. He licked my snout, cheek, and ears, encouraging me to rise. Again, he nudged me, and I groaned, but struggled to my feet. My legs felt very unstable, and I wobbled for a few seconds before I felt the strength return to my limbs. When I felt like I could stand without falling over, I shook my body all over, feeling my fur move with the wind. And it was an exhilarating sensation.
The pack began to run off into the woods following Dante and Josef, who were both in their wolf forms and leading the way. I ran after them, unable to resist the urge to follow. Lee was right beside me and my mouth was open as I raced through the trees and bushes. The smell of nature was all around me, spicey and aromatic in its scents… earthy. I could even smell markings from the pack and I knew this was our territory. As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I loved what I was feeling. Josef howled and I stopped running to throw my head back to release a returning howl with the rest of the pack. The sound of my own howl left me feeling floaty, like I was high.
The next thing I scented was blood. A kill was in place, several actually. I joined the pack in the hunt, chasing a fox that dashed through a set of bushes. The twigs snagged on my fur, but it didn’t stop me from chasing down my prey. My cock was hard the entire time, and I finally caught the little fox, its neck stuck between my teeth. I shook my head, snapping the bones in its neck, killing it instantly. I held it down with my paw and began to tear into its flesh.
Dante walked over to me, looking regal even in his wolf form with his piercing, green eyes. It was my first time really seeing him in this form. He was majestic with his black and silver fur. He looked every bit the Alpha that he was and as much as I wanted to deny it, I felt my connection to him grow stronger every day. He rubbed up against me, marking me as his, and I stood there, letting him. I wanted him to claim me, my nature took over and humbled me in my Alpha’s presence.
After we bonded, he trotted off to join Josef and together, they led the pack on another hunt and one that I was all too eager to join. I felt so alive and… free. This was probably the best night of my life and I was a wolf. A part of me wished this could forever be my life, it was simple… no drama, just everything that was natural. Yes, this was nice.
CHAPTER FOUR
Kendrick
I shook my fur out after my change and stretched, the muscles flexing with my movements, making me feel even more powerful. I was bigger than most Alpha wolves because of my dragon blood, and I could feel myself becoming stronger every time Elliot and I mated. This was the final mating of the Claiming ritual. After I came in him and injected my venom, everything he was and everything I was would be shared among our pack, but I wondered if my dragons would also get some residual effects. This was uncharted territory and I had no fucking idea what was going to happen. To be honest, I was a bit nervous, but not enough to be deterred.
The rest of my pack had fully transformed and my dragons were gathered to watch the finale, some even petted my wolves. I approved of such actions. I encouraged bonding between our two species, because we co-existed. Elliot was beautiful, a wolf with a luscious coat of silky black fur and silver eyes, which he focused on me. My own fur was also black with silver highlight tips. I also knew that my wolf’s eyes were a more vibrant silver, like a neon… electric.
