Another War

Dragana POV

His lips were soft.. Commanding, yet soft and warm.. He continued to kiss me, this time gently.. My nipples rose almost on command, my juices started flowing.. “You are aroused. I can smell you...”, he was purring, obviously happy with his effect on me. I did not know what came over me. His kiss was different than Roman’s, there were sparks and excitement, but it was not the same. However, I enjoyed it very much. I loved his warmth, his strength. He felt like home, and I wanted him. Blushing, I simply nodded.. I.. “I do not know what to do...”, I said pleadingly,, looking at him, feeling his breath on me, his skin on mine.

“We do not have to do anything right now. Especially not on the dirt here and with curious eyes all over the place. You deserve so much more”, he said gently in between the kisses. His lips were trailing my neck now, sucking on the spot where I knew werewolves mark their mates. This sent shivers down my spine and I pulled him in closer, wrapping my legs around his waist.

I could feel he was very excited, his large cock hard, his heart beating out of his chest. “We should stop before I lose all control”, he said in between our moans, his eyes flickering, his wolf wanting to come out. “Let’s get you out of here and perhaps we could have breakfast together??” I nodded in agreement somehow feeling embarrassed to speak.



Cybela made her presence known, purring in the background. Oh great, now my dragon has seen me make out!!!! More embarrassment followed and Art simply laughed. “I love her spunk!” She heard him and laughed. “Hmmmm.. I love you too, young Wolf! You look yummy Beta Artemis!!”, she mused. Wait, was she flirting with him??? What??!! “Well, I am very humbled, such a beautiful lady like yourself approves!”, he said, now bowing unceremoniously to her, still naked, mind you. The whole exchange would be fun if I were not super embarrassed by being caught. Art got dressed quickly and helped me up. My hair had sand in it, but that was the least of my concerns. “I will meet you in the garden??? I can have breakfast set up there, with a view of the ocean. I know how much you like that”, he said, ever the gentleman.



I did not know how he remembered that, but his kindness and consideration made my heart flutter. “That sounds wonderful! Thank you!”, I said excitedly. “It is a date then!”, he said, beaming with happiness. He came over and gave me a soft peck on the lips and we made our way back to the main house. Unbeknownst to me, Cybela was not the only one who caught us.



Jasmine POV

“He is in love with her”, Solomon said. It was not a question. We were having a tea on the large patio of his office suite overlooking the training pavilion. Since the last attack on Dragana, we have ensured that somebody is always watching her, and that at least one of us is always around, including Cybela. “He is”, I responded, sipping tea. “How long have you known???” “When I first met him, he asked to come with us. He was willing to give up his whole life, including his position and his childhood friend for her”, I informed him. He simply nodded.



“I want to give her every opportunity and freedom to love whomever she wants Solomon. I know of the prophecy, and I know she is to be bound to Spieta's line, but if she loves Art…” Before I could finish, he interjected “She is a Tribrid. She can have more than one mate.”“Alma did not”, I said, mentioning the last Tribrid we had known of. She was Dragana’s ancestor, Myram’s sister and Lord Cazima’s mate. When she was killed in the Great War, Cybela was inconsolable, as was Lord Cazima. They both retreated to the Library to mourn. The green lake was made of Cybela’s tears over the centuries of her heartache.



“I know Jasmine, but that was her choice. I told Dragana that her circumstances in this regard were different than normal. Perhaps I need to clarify this with her. I sense a great deal of confusion within her. And heartache too. Maybe our young Beta is exactly what she needs”, he said calmly. I looked at him dumbfounded. I wanted Dragana to be happy, but the prophecy was nagging me. I also knew she was in love with Roman. “She is in love with Alpha King”, I replied. Nodding, he said nothing, his eyes scanning the ocean as if looking for something.



“I will have to leave for a little while”, he whispered almost, further startling me. “My Lord???” “I am troubled by the news you brought back from the werewolf kingdom. Lady Asma is right, we need to learn all there is to know about Alice’s plan. I have foreseen several outcomes, one worse than the other. There are several futures at play Jasmine, and somehow, in each of them, Alice plays a key role. Her plans are shrouded to me, obviously by dark magic, but I can confirm with certainty that she is not Roman’s mate, the bond is faked.”“I told you so!”, Calypso roared in my head, ever self-satisfied. “I am troubled by her use of Shifaa bracelets. Ever since they became Khor’s possession, they have never been used for anything good”, he continued grimly.



“What else do you see?”, I asked. I knew that even with the gifts of foresight, no future was ever exact. A lot of moving parts and people’s free will and decisions change futures all the time. One could see the general trend of where the event or situation was going through, and I did not like his ominous warnings from earlier. “I see death, Jasmine. And lots of it. There is another great war coming.” My heart sank. This was my biggest fear, a sense I had, but tried to ignore. “It will be different this time. Yes, your idiot brother is the problem, but there is another force, a force which does not belong to this world. It is here now, and it is not benevolent. It, too, is looking for a Tribrid” he said, and I felt as if somebody had punched me in the stomach.



“Where will you go?”, I heard my voice in a whisper. “To wake the oracle. But before that, I must see First Dragon”.