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"Yeah," Lavana nodded and sat back on the bed.

Phoenix took the chair and sat opposite her. "Mate, I... I want to apologize to you. I thought it over in the time you were unconscious. I really didn't do well back there. I shouldn't have insulted Rolandro nor made the others feel like chickens."

"*scoff* You're just saying what you've practised a thousand times in your head. Who would believe you?”

“Even if others don’t, I trust you will. I hurt you and others. Yes, I carry that air of nobility around me...”

“Phoenix, let’s not talk about that.”

“Lavie,”

“Enough,”

“Geez! You having temper issues now.” Phoenix stated in surprise.

“I need to go for a swim. After that, we can leave.”

“Dear the water is nothing to write home about. I nearly became boiled meat when I fell into it. You want to go in there? You are an ice-natured mermaid; can you stand the heat?” he asked in concern.

“Absolutely.” she got off the bed and started walking away. Phoenix sighed and took out a fan made of white ostrich feathers.

“Lavana,” he called out to his mate who immediately stopped in her tracks. “What is it?” she asked as she turned her head to look at him.

“I wanted to give you this fan. It’s a weapon and works well in water. Aside from that, it gives you refined air full of magic energy.”

“I don’t want it.” Lavana continued heading to the shore of the ancestral island. Reaching there, she found Phoenix was already there waiting for her. His clothes had changed. He was now dressed in swimwear and looked extra hot. She forced herself not to blush but her ears weren’t obedient.

“Aww! Just see the way your ears turned red. So adorable.” he teased.

“Hey!”

“Lavie, making this face, you look just like a rabbit.”

“Phoenix, I’m gonna beat you if you speak crap again.”

He simply chortled before diving into the water after covering himself with a magic bubble. Now that the trial had passed, he no longer felt so much restriction on his powers. Lavana jumped into the water and Phoenix watched her change to her mermaid form in awe. The process was so amazing!.

“I’m the luckiest man on earth. Just look at this sexy mermaid right in front of me. Ah, I’m getting inebriated.”

“Enough of your boring words. I’ve got things to do. Since you chose to jump in, be prepared to catch up with me. If you win, I’ll forgive you and give you 7 kisses.”

“Only 7?”

“*scoff* Don’t be so greedy, Sullivan.”

“What did you say?”

“I said Sullivan!”

“Lavie, hearing my middle name from your lips makes me so glad.”

“And you continually delaying me here is not appreciated. Catch up. If you can’t, just wait for me at the shore.” she turned east and then started swimming downwards.

“Lavie, I’m gonna accompany you. I don’t want you to be harmed.” he started swimming east but was far behind her who had a long tail.

“Stay back. I’ll come back soon.” he heard Lavana telepath to him and he replied by mind link.

“Nah. I want to explore here with you. Just look at the beauty underneath the water. Imagine, the surface is so hot but down here is cool. So hard to believe.”

“Suit yourself. Just keep in mind that you’re never getting those kisses.” she reminded.

“At least I accompany you to brave the unknown. Can’t you just spare one kiss for me? Please, honey…”

“No.”

“Then… how about a warm, cosy big hug?” he still didn’t want to give up just like that.

“I can hug my pillow,” she replied with a scoff.

“Lavie…”

“Don’t talk anymore. I’m waiting for you at the bend. I might give you a reward if you make it there in a minute without teleporting.”

“Eh? You’re serious?” he asked in disbelief.

“Seconds are counting.”

“Hehe, trust your man.” he laughed and then increased his swimming speed. He got there in a minute and looked at her smugly.

“So, I made it. Where is my reward?” he asked.

“Come closer.” she beckoned with her right hand.

“Ooh! I smell something. Is it the reward?”

“Don’t dally, Phoenix.”

“You don’t wanna call me by my middle name anymore?” he asked wearing the expression of a wronged pampered wife. But he still swam closer to her.

She pointed at her face.

“Is looking at your pretty face the reward?” he asked in doubt.

“Phoenix, gimme a kiss.”

“Oh,” his eyes started twinkling.

“On my cheek. Don’t divert.”

“Aww!” he pouted.

“If you don’t like the reward…”

“I like it very much.” he quickly let the bubble cover Lavana too and then planted a kiss on her face. He saw her smile.

“Lavana, you’re happy?”

“Well, you risked your life to get in here. I already forgave you. I just wanted to…”

“It’s okay. I understand. I accept the little torture you gave me and I love this reward.” he placed his right index finger on her lips.

She then telepathed to him. “Phoenix… I want to tell you something.”

“Alright. Shoot,” he said after removing the bubble from her. It wasn’t good for a mermaid to be out of water for too long.

“Let’s sit on that rock and discuss.”

“Alright, Lavie.”

….

30 minutes later.

“So you mean that you are an Olmpha, a true royal dragon and a siren,” he stated to which she nodded.

“An Olmpha is even stronger than a lycan. Wow! I’ve read of it in books as a teen. How many tails do you have?”

“In the books, what’s the maximum number of tails they’ve seen an Olmpha have?”

”Um… four. Yeah, four tails.” he answered while nodding.

“Alright. I wasn’t gonna show you my new form but you’ve earned the right to see but um… please close your eyes first.”

“Oh? You wanna surprise me?” he chuckled and turned around instead.

“Cover your eyes too, Sullivan.” she chastised.

“Hehe. You call me by my other name again. How lovely.” he had turned his head to look at her.

“Phoenix Sullivan Atlantes…”

“Geez! Don’t be so pissed. I’m doing it now. See, I’ve covered my eyes.”

She harrumphed and warned that if he dared to peek, he would lose the chance. Seeing how compliant he was, she sighed and closed her eyes. Light covered her and in less than a minute, her majestic form was seen. She no longer needed to crack bones to shift to any of her three forms.

She sat on the rock and used her hand to touch his back.

Phoenix then put down his hands and turned to look at his mate. He gasped upon seeing what was looking back at him. A giant white-furred wolf with red ears and paws was looking back at him. Her pearl river grey eyes looked so mesmerising.

He rose from the rock and touched her fur. So comfy. “Honey, this is you,” he asked in disbelief.

She nodded and rested on the rock so he could pet her head while standing on the rock.

“You’re so beautiful, my beloved mate,” he whispered, placing a kiss on her forehead.

“Want to see something fun?” she mind linked.

“Yup. I haven’t seen your tails.”

“I’ll show you after you guess the number I have.”

“Oh, a guessing game. How many chances?”

“2, Phoenix,”

“Okay. You have 4 tails.”

Lavana shook her head.

“I’m wrong? Okay. I have just one chance left. If I get it, will you reward me?”

“Stop being too eager for rewards. If you want a reward so much, I might as well swallow you.”

“Ah, don’t do that. I think you have 7 tails.”

“No. You’re still incorrect,” she revealed a one-meter-long tail. Its lower end was red while the rest part was white.

“Geez! You have just one tail?”

“Are you disappointed?”

“Um… I’m more of shocked. According to the books, the minimum tails are 2. But you have one. Well, it is two times longer than a regular Olmpha. But it doesn’t reduce your majestic self. Even if you had no tail, I’m still okay with it.”

“A wolf without a tail? That’s a disgrace.”

“Well…”

“Close your eyes again.”

“Alright.” he obeyed.

“Now you can open them.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

He opened his eyes and nearly fell. Wh… What was he seeing? 9 tails!

“Lavana, you…”

“Yes. I possess 9 tails.’

“Wow! You broke the record,” he exclaimed in stupefaction.

“Yup.” she nodded.

“You can use your tails as weapons too,” he stated.

“Yeah. They can defend and attack."

“Lavana, you are so amazing. No wonder you added more meat after the trial. Your wolf form is this big. I feel so tiny.”

“You think you won’t be able to mate with me in wolf form?”

“Erm… Why is your mind going in that direction? We agreed that it’s when we’re done with the revenge then you can accept me as mate and then…”

“I’m an Olmpha, I can become smaller just for that. Watch me.”

He saw as light covered her entire being and she reduced in size. When the light dimmed, he saw she now looked like a regular Omega wolf.

“Wow!” he exclaimed in amazement. She could use this form in the competition too. In the competition, there’ll be a point where the werewolves must fight in their wolf form and he was worried deep down coz if she shows her majestic form, it’ll bring more trouble which he didn’t want for either of them.

“So your fears are gone now, right?” she asked in mind link.

“Stop asking about that. It’s still far away. Besides, we have to get married first.”

“I know. I just don’t want you to worry unnecessarily, mate.”

Light covered her again and when it dimmed, he saw that she was now in her human form. He could only see a blur in the special parts, after all, she hadn’t accepted him yet. But in his case, since he’d accepted her and he happened to be without clothes, she could see everything. That’s how it works!

“Here, take this.” he took out a long oversized shirt from his ring.

“Nah. I don’t need it yet.”

“…” Did she plan on remaining in this state. Although there was a blur, he could see that she had a great shape in the right places!

“Phoenix. Do you want to ride on my back in my 3rd form?”

“No. Not today.” he shook his head.

“Why?” she asked in disappointment.

“I’ve seen your tail and your new wolf look. I’ll see your dragon form on another day. Don’t you forget, you need to catch up with the others and acknowledge being a member of Bloodstar.”

“Oh right. The competition.” she nodded.

“Although here remains bright, it’s night already outside this domain.”

“But I don’t feel sleepy yet,” she whined.

“I didn’t say you have to sleep. We can train.”

“That sounds great.” she inched closer to him, intending to plant a kiss on his cheek only for him to retreat.

“Why are you acting that way?” she asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Don’t try to tempt me. Our goal hasn’t been accomplished at all.”

“Oh, I see.” she transformed into her merform and sat on the rock.

“Show me some moves. I’ll memorize them.” she requested.

“I’ll do that when we’re out of this domain.”

“Easy then. Sit down please.” she patted the rock and he sat beside her, confusion written on his face. He saw the gemstone on her forehead glow.

“Lavie, why is it glowing?” he couldn’t help but ask.

“You’ll know in a minute.” she closed her eyes and thought of where she wanted to go. Then she opened them and yelled. “Bloodstar pack. Teleport.”

The next moment, he saw that they were no longer underwater. They were outside the training hall. Lavana, however, was levitating as she let dragon wings sprout from her back.

She couldn’t stand on her tail and didn’t want to fall so the wings were essential.

“Dear, your wings are bigger and look more refined. There are some glowing lines too.” Phoenix pointed out.

“Oh, I haven’t shifted into my dragon look since you didn’t want to see.”

“I still maintain that stand. There’s not much time left. Although we will train, it won't be more than an hour. Look, it’s already full moon. I heard that back in ancient times, werewolves would transform in the ancestral halls and then howl at the moon. They also partied. But for our generation, we no longer need to do that. There are some packs who choose to hold a party every full moon though.”

“This pack is not yet recognised since there is no Alpha yet among them.”

“Yeah. And I wanted your wolf to be upgraded from Omega to Alpha but you’re an Olmpha now. You don’t need it.”

“So what are your plans?” she asked.

“Let’s get to the room first.”

…

They found the door wasn't locked and easily entered only to find certain someone seated on the couch and watching Tv.




A/N: Sorry for the lateness. I got a UTI on the first and wished to die on the 2nd. :)
Now I'm much better than before. Been writing this chapter for days as I always thought it wasn't good enough. Now it's finally here. I'm excited to host the competition. Haven't done that in ages. I hope I'll not fail your expectations. Thank you for sticking with this imperfect book till now. Have fun reading other books till the next update. Accept my kisses.

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