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"Andre, will you obey me or not?" her hair had become a long green adorned with golden head piece. Her long, forked tongue came out when she hissed.

Andre felt goosebumps.

"I... Let's go somewhere secluded and release Annabelle first. Then I'll be yours to enjoy." he thought this was the only way for Annabelle to be free. He was the cause of this pain she's eating and it's enough. Let him take it from here.

"Why do you want me to release her?" Seline asked and hissed again.

"I.. Your matter is with me. She's got nothing to do with it."

"She stole you from me."

"Aren't I yours now, Seline? Please have mercy on her and let her go." he pleaded.

"Alright." she rose and glided towards Annabelle. She removed the neck shackle and untied her hands, which had several bruises.

Now that her hands were free, Annabelle quickly covered her exposed melons.

Seline forcefully removed the tape, causing her to yelp.

Andre gritted his teeth at her action, but when she looked at him, he smiled.

"Is this okay?" she asked.

Andre nodded.

Seline unfroze the seawater and used her tail to push Annabelle in.

"I'm letting you go," she said as Annabelle surfaced.

She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

"Go Annabelle. Go quickly." Andre said.

Annabelle took one last look at him before going back into the water and swimming away.

She couldn't swim fast as her whole being hurt. Suddenly, she felt something wrap around her forcefully.

She gasped and took a look at the thing. She saw it was a green snake's tail- Seline's!

She became frantic and tried to swim forward, to no avail.

Why was this happening? Hadn't she promised to let her go?

She surrendered and let the tail pull her back towards the rock. She soon surfaced beside a shocked Andre.

"What's the meaning of this, Seline? Didn't you agree to let her go?" he asked angrily.

"As expected. You still have her in your heart. You're supposed to have only me, Andre. Only me!" Seline barked and her tail started squeezing an already weak Annabelle.

Andre climbed out of the water and stood on the rock.

He then raised his hands high above his head.

"My little brother is all yours," he yelled. "Let her go!"

Seeing him in all his glory, her tail uncoiled and transformed into legs.

"You are even better than I imagined," she exclaimed upon seeing his nudity. "You can get lost now!" she said to Annabelle, who turned to swim away.

She hadn't gone far before Seline sent 3 ice spikes into Annabelle's back. She cried out in agony before going down the water, having no energy to swim.

Blood could be seen at the spot where she once was.

Andre was shocked.

"Seline!" he cried out in ire and put down his hands.

"She needs to pay for stealing you from me. Come on, forget about her and let's enjoy a moment of passionate lovemaking." she laughed and inched closer to hug him, but he pushed her away.

"Seline, I don't like what you did. You're going back on your words," he barked.

"Oh?" she raised an eyebrow and placed her right hand on her bosom, looking amused. "I did that? I recall our agreement to let her go. But..." she walked around him slowly.

" You never specified how far I should let her go. I'm not at fault." she placed her hands on his shoulders.

"You're shameless..." he spoke with gritted teeth.

"I know that. But you aren't justified. Look at you, standing in front of a virgin like me, completely nude. Tell me, who's the more shameless person here?"

Andre clenched his fists, but she eased them open.

"No need to be so tense. Annabelle is just a supporting character. No need to be so worked up about her demise, honey!" she blew air onto his neck.

He removed her hands and dived into the seawater.

He swam downwards after the shield appeared around his body.

Seline was pissed and she dived into the water too. Her feet changed to a green snake's tail and she swam after Andre, eager to capture him back.

"Andre, get back here. You can't escape!" she yelled, but Andre paid no heed.

He swam close to the spot where Annabelle lay unconscious and picked her up bridal style.

"Annie, I'm sorry..." he muttered and continued swimming fast. A long, spiky red draconic tail had come out just above his butt crack and the shield around him vanished. Red spikes grew out from his back in a vertical line. His feet became webbed and his ears became like an elf's.

He gave a loud roar, starting Seline for a moment. Andre used this chance to swim further away from her.

With the addition of the spikes, webbed feet and tail, his swimming pace increased by triple fold.

Seline's eyes widened and then she gritted her teeth with clenched hands.

"Andre-e-e!" she hollered and started chasing.

She would occasionally launch ice spikes at him but he dodged 99% of them causing her to groan in frustration.

"You can't run. Get back here!" she shrieked, but Andre only increased his pace.

He had to get Annabelle to safety. Then he can face Seline head-on. Memories flashed through in his mind. He recalled that Seline was a coy girl in college. During that accidental encounter with her, he did not sense any magical aura around her. How then is she coming to him now as a snake woman? Has she always been one or maybe.. she was possessed? If the latter were true then that means there is a bigger villain out there who uses people as chess pieces.
He couldn't even fight Seline; how would he fight with the stronger villain that is now in the shadows? There were a lot of answers he couldn’t get. If he made it through with Annabelle, he would go visit his old friend for help. Hopefully, that guy might still be alive when he arrives.

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He had just managed to lose Seline. He quickly got out of the water with Annabelle in his arms. It wasn't easy to not look below her face. How much he wished he had been stronger, so he'd cut Seline's hair and make her bald!

He saw that a few houses were nearby and started running. There was no time to waste.

Finally getting into the backyard of one of the homes, he took a cloth from the line and wrapped Annabelle in it. Her tail was emitting smoke. She was about to change back.

He quickly sat on a small wooden stool and sat her on his laps.

She weakly opened her eyes and muttered: “Hurt… it hurts!”

“Ssh! It's okay. I'm here. I won't go anywhere.” He whispered.

“Andre…”

“I'm here, Annie.”

“Please, kiss me.”

“What?” he almost spoke out loud.

“Changing back's gonna... hurt a lot.” She said with difficulty.

“I'm sorry for…”

She shook her head.

“Lend me your arm, then.” she said with a sigh.

He put in right hand in front of her and she bit hard on it. He gritted his teeth and watched tears flow from her eyes as her tail split in two.

She was slowly changing back and the minutes spent on it felt like forever.

5 minutes later.

Annabelle fainted after changing back to human. Her face looked exhausted.

“Annabelle, I’m sorry.” He lowered his head and kissed her lips.

The bracelet on her left wrist glowed unbeknownst to him.

Meanwhile, Seline had come out of the water with her half-snake form. She looked really mad. Her hair started fluttering as wind blew.
"Andre, don't you think you're gonna escape. I'll get you." she thought with clenched hands.
She saw footprints made not too long ago and concluded they were Andre's. She transformed back to human and started following the footprints. Soon she came tarred road and frowned. How would she find him?
A lady was passing by and she stopped her.
"Ma'am, did you see any man of around this height? He's carrying a mermaid and he's completely naked." she described.
The older woman frowned at her description. She sized Seline up and down and wondered if she hit her head and lost her sense.
"I didn't see such people. Sorry." she shook her head and left.
Seline walked forward and asked a group of 3 girls in their late teens.
One of them held a basket and the other two held a rope and pail respectively. The one in the middle had freckles.
Seeing her all wet with her hair scattered, they stopped when she signalled them to.
"Hello, ma'am. What can we do for you?" the one holding a basket asked.
"Eh, did you see a man of about this height?"
"How does he look like?" the one holding a rope asked.
"He's very handsome." Seline said with sparkling eyes and the girls looked at her weirdly.
"He's got fair, smooth skin."
"How about you describe his outfit. Maybe we might have seen him." the one holding a pail said.
"He's naked and carrying a mermaid. But I bet the memaid should have changed to human now. Both of them aren't clothed. Yeah!" Seline nodded her head in assurance while the girls felt she must have hit her head. What a pity for this pretty lady!
"We've not seen such people but if we do see them, we'll tell them you're looking for them." the one holding a rope said and they proceeded on their way.
Seline looked tired.
"Where are those two hiding?" she thought.
She suddenly perceived a smell.
Her eyes widened.
"Yes. Why didn't I think of it? Her blood has a special scent. I just need to follow it.
She became invogorated once more.

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Andre had a cloth tied around his waist now. He was now in the home of a kind older woman who accepted them in and gave them clothes to wear.
She brought some soup for them after nursing Annabelle's wounds.
"Thank you very much, ma'am," Andre said with gratefulness.
"Oh, it's nothing. I don't have much space in my home. Can you make do with the living room for now?" the old lady asked after dropping some blankets on the table.
"That's more than enough for us. We are grateful." Andre quickly said.
"Thank you," Annabelle muttered in a hoarse voice.
"Don't speak. Relax." the old lady patted Andre's shoulder.
"Dear, do take care of her. She's a treasure."
"I know that. Thank you for the advice."
The lady nodded and went back into her room.
Andre sighed and sat beside Annabelle on the couch. He started to feed her slowly.
"Andre..."
"Hmm?"
"Did you kiss me?"
"Eh.... why do you ask that?" he wiped the stains from her cheek.
"Coz I felt someone's mouth in mine. To be honest, I still feel it. I've got this urge to lick my lips though, this soup's really delicious."
"Well, you see..."
The door was suddenly kicked open and Seline entered in her half-snake form, looking elated much to their dismay.
"S.Seline?" Andre couldn't believe she found them so fast.
"I told you; you can't escape from me." she laughed.
Andre rose and stood in front of Annabelle.
"You aren't harming her under my watch again," he said with determination though deep inside, he was still scared he won't be able to stop her.
"I won't harm her. I'll just eliminate her. Simple! Then nothing can ever separate us. We'll live together happily forever."
"Stop dreaming." Andre chided.
The old lady came out of her room due to the noise.
"What's going on here? Oh my gosh! Such a treasure. I needed snake skin and you deliver it right to my door." she then looked at Andre and Annabelle.
"I must thank you two for this. Leave the next to me." the old lady excitedly ran back into her room and returned with a wooden stick with a red band tied around it.
Seline looked pissed.

"This old lady wants my skin? She's toast!" she thought and moved her tail in the old lady's direction.
Surprisingly, she didn't flinch. Instead, she hit Seline's tail with it and she quickly returned to her human form. Her legs lacked the strength to stand and so she crashed to the ground.
She looked at the old lady in horror.
"You... what did you to me?"
"I told you, I like snakeskin; especially rare ones like yours. It would fetch me a good price when I offer it up for sale.
"You! Don't you entertain such thought. You aren't laying a finger of yours on me." Seline barked.
She struggled to stand but couldn't.

"Dear, don't struggle so hard. It's just your skin I want. Not your life. Transform!" she commanded and Seline felt a compelling pressure that made her obey. Her legs transformed to a snake's tail.
She glared daggers at the stupefied two by the side.
"Don't think you're free." she spat.
"You two shouldn't worry. She's in good hands." the old lady reassured with a chuckle.
"Your skin's really high quality." she praised a pissed Seline.
Andre sat back on the chair with a sigh and watched the lady (whose name was Zara Cowells) hit Seline's back with the stick. She couldn't even raise her body anymore other than grit her teeth.



5 minutes later.

Andre and Annabelle couldn't watch anymore. Seline had been gagged and was practically weeping. Her whole body trembled as Zara pulled off her skin. All that was left was a bloody mess.
Seline's long nails had created marks on the floor. She hated being helpless for once. Who was this woman and why was she so strong? Seline thought.
"Transform!" Zara commanded and her tail started shortening before splitting in two and turning into legs. The skin on her legs was no longer present. It was the inner layer of her skin that could be seen.
"You should go recuperate in the water now before I decide to roast you. 1...2.."
Seline felt the sudden energy and rose, despite the pain.
She looked in the direction of the two who had been watching her all this time.
"You want to die?" Andre asked with a raised eyebrow.
Seline removed the dirty cloth used to gag her mouth earlier.
"Just you wait," she swore before turning to leave.
Andre rose and thanked Zara for saving them. Though he was curious who and what she was, he knew not to overstep his boundaries.
"Just clean up the floor and then lock the door. I'm gonna be really bisy soon," she said and returned to her room with the cane and snake skin in hand.
Andre looked at his companion and smiled.
"We are safe. We're finally safe, Annie," he said joyfully.
"Yes. We are lucky to have come across her."
Annabelle commented. Her voice was hoarse anymore.
Andre headed to the backyard to get the cleaning tools ready.

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Grey heaven suites.
VIP room 309.

Nelson kicked open the window of the specific room, destroying it ( the window) in the process.

He jumped in and headed to the bathroom. Aarti was weeping as her twin brother whipped her.

He looked excited.

“I can't wait to f*ck you, sis. I swear you'd clasp your legs around my waist and want me to do you deeper in that c*nt of yours. Hahaha!” he laughed as he hit her.

Nelson kicked the door and it fell down. This started the siblings but Aarti soon relaxed when she saw who it was.

Her boss! Her boss was here to save her. Had he felt her pain that's why he rushed here?

She became ecstatic inside!

Mohan turned to look at Nelson, looking unhappy.

“Hey, can't you mind your own business? Get lost!" he barked.

Nelson saw the striking resemblance between Aarti and this unfamiliar man.

“He's your twin?” Nelson asked and Aarti nodded her head with some effort.

“Good. Very good!” Nelson said with a smile.

“Can you leave? Besides, how did you get in here?” Mohan barked.

“You are just a good-looking man with no brains. I sell brains. Wanna buy?”

“Get lost before I call the security.”

“Oh?" Nelson raised an eyebrow. “Can those…” one his eyes turned red and he continued in a deeper voice: “Can those pathetic humans stop me?”

He then growled as his fingernail became claws. His canines elongated and his hair became longer till it almost reached his waist.

“You… monster!” Mohan shrieked in fear and retreated.

“Look, my sis is a very hot lady. You can just take her.”

“I only like men. It's much more fun to kill moronic men like you.” Nelson growled and pounced at Mohan.

He wanted to scream, but Nelson pulled out his tongue and yanked his hair hard. He soon pulled off a sizeable chunk of it.

“No one is allowed to hurt my mate. Not even I can do so. How dare you be so presumptuous? How dare you cultivate the guts to harm her? How shameless you are! You want to commit a taboo with your twin sis!”

Nelson picked him up by his hair again and used his left hand to choke Mohan.

Aarti struggled to get up and cover herself with the towel she found close to her, but she suddenly tripped and fell to the floor.

“Ouch!” she cried out in pain.

This drew Nelson's attention. He stopped choking Mohan and instead kneeled him where the sun didn't shine. He immediately bent over in great pain.

He dared not look at this scary Nelson in the eye. Since when did his sister get to know such a beast?

Nelson took off his shirt and threw it at Aarti.

"Aarti, wear it first. That towel is contaminated," he spoke in a much softer tone and turned to face Mohan, who was trembling with hands placed on his crotch.

"You want to live?"

Mohan vigorously nodded.

"Good! But there's a price attached. Can you afford it?" Nelson smiled wickedly.

Mohan nodded. He had money- enough money. He didn't mind emptying his bank account. As long as he can live!
"I don't need your money. I need your shaft. Can you part with it or do you love it too much?" Nelson showed him his sharp claws.
Mohan looked horrified. This monstrous man wanted not money but his... thing? How would he live then?
He desperately looked at Aarti with teary eyes.
"Boss!" Aarti called after wearing the shirt he gave her.
"He's my twin. Please don't castrate him."
Nelson looked at her in puzzlement while Mohan looked hopeful.

"Just break his hands and legs. Let him understand the meaning of 'see but can't touch'." Aarti's words drove a nail into Mohan's heart. He looked defeated.
"Twin brother, you are grateful, right?" she asked. Her smile looked vicious to Mohan.
"If you feel I spoke wrongly, then you can choose the easiest option. Part with that disgusting thing you call a cock!"
Mohan shook his head, weeping in sorrow. None of the options were good for him.
"There's another way." Nelson suddenly spoke.
"Through him out the window?" she asked.
"We think alike. You get to have your shaft and limbs intact. No room for discussion." Nelson picked him by the neck and dragged him to the window.
"Bye, Mohan!" Aarti waved.
"Be sure to enjoy the fleeting feeling of levitating." Nelson threw Mohan out the window.
He looked at the spot where the hidden camera was.

"Man, you're sure you wanna leak it out or you wanna be alive?" he asked before turning to a relieved Aarti.
His wolfy features went back into his skin and he looked normal again.
"Were you scared?" he asked, cupping her face in his calloused hands.
"I was at first. But seeing you, I felt secure. Boss..."
"Call me Nelson."
"Ok. Nelson?"
"Hmm?"
"I... I decided... I accept you as my mate." she said, placing her hands on his chest.
She felt his heart beating rapidly.
"Aarti... I.. Thank you so much. My wolf is ecstatic. You'll see him tomorrow if you want." he immediately hugged her.
"Nelson... I've always liked you. For the longest time," she confessed.
"Well, even before you became my 7th chance mate... I liked you. I will not let anyone hurt you. I swear on my life." he said solemnly.
"Mate... can you..."
"Of course!" Nelson kissed her.
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They broke the kiss, panting.
"Let's go get you treated."
"Nelson, won't you mark me?" she asked eagerly.
"I'll do that... at the proper time. Let's get outa here first, baby." he went on one knee and left her climb unto his back. Then he held her legs.
"Wanna know the feeling of jumping high?"
"Begin, mate," she replied and Nelson nodded.
He ran towards the window and scaled, before going down.

In less than 4 seconds, he could be seen running on rooftops and jumping to the next. Aarti was squealing with excitement.
"I love you, Nelson!" she yelled.
"Love you too, mate!" Nelson said in a deeper voice. His wolf had surfaced.
"Nice to meet you, Nelson's wolf." she said.
"My pleasure to get your acceptance too, mate." Nelson's wolf replied. "Call me Tristan, dear" he added.
"Tristan. Please don't be hard on him tomorrow."
"Hahaha. Tell you what, an unmated wolf feels a lot of pain. But after finding his mate, the pain reduces by half. Magical, isn't it?"
"Yup. It is!" she nodded her head.
"Aarti, Nelson may sometimes do things that you won't understand but I can vouch that he'd never hurt you."
"No need. I can vouch for him too," she said and Tristan laughed.
"I'm going to relax," he said before giving control back to Nelson.
"Nelson?" she called out in uncertainty. She needed to get used to this.
"Yes, baby." Nelson's voice was heard and she smiled.
"Thank you for vouching. I appreciate."
"Hehe! No biggie." she pecked his cheek and he howled amidst her laughter.
"Can I remind you how soft and tempting your lips are?"
"Boy, you said, I'd get treated first. We haven't even seen my grandma yet." she reminded him.

"I know that. Also, never go drink alone in a bar."
"I heard you. I only did that coz I had been thinking too much. I know I was foolish."
"You aren't, Aarti."
"You're sure that's what you think?"
"How about I show you on the wedding night?" he asked lustfully.
"Hey, hey! Not too fast, wolfie. There's still a long way to go."
"Dear, you and grandma gotta find a way to cut it short."
"Patience, Nelson." she pulled on his ear.
"Yes, honey. Mate will be obedient."
"Good boy!" she kissed his cheek again, chuckling.