Am I dreaming again?
I'm in an oasis.
It seemed like someone is talking to me. But I can't see their face.
I can't understand what they are talking about but it sounds comforting.
Oh..
My hands looked like, paws?
Paws?
Is this a memory of some sort that I've forgotten?
Wait..
No..
It's not possible as I don't remember being in this place.
....
Where am I this time?
It looks like I'm inside the dark room of the pleasure house.
Stop!
Please, stop!
Don't hurt me!
Help me! No! Enough!
It hurts! It hurts!
Please let me die!
I thought that I'm free from the pleasure house.
I guess I was wrong...
.....
Rahab? Why is he smiling at me? I thought that he was dead.
Oh? He's trying to say something?
What is it?
They are coming for me? Who?
Who is it??!!!
Don't touch me!!!
....
After what seemed to be an eternity of suffering from nightmares, I finally woke up.
I'm alive?
But, how? I wasn't healed by the potions that Orm made! And he's one of the best alchemists in the territory!
I tried to move but to no avail as someone seems to be embracing me too tightly.
I can't move!
With huge effort, I tried to turn to my side in which I saw Sly staring at me with tears flowing down his face.
Sly...
Sly!!!!!
I immediately embraced him as I sobbed, telling him between tears on how much I missed him, how worried I was and how long I tried to find him.
He nuzzled me on my neck as he tried to tell me how he was almost too late and was waiting for me to wake up.
Um.. how long was I asleep?
Sly seems to know what I've been thinking as he told me that I've been sleeping for several days already after he made me drink his blood while I'm unconscious.
Several days??!!!
He told me that I was almost dead when he gave me his blood. After he made me drink his blood, it didn't heal me immediately. It took quite some time to get rid of the poison from my body and even a longer time to stabilize my condition.
I see.
Oh, wait! Where are the others?
I slowly sat up and saw that it's only us that is inside the room.
I asked him where are the others in which he told me that they went to the nearest city to find a cure for me.
What? But I'm okay now!
Sly told me that after everyone saw that I didn't heal immediately after consuming his blood, they decided to go to the nearest city to find a cure for me.
Since it is an emergency situation, Khamsin transformed into his griffin self and the rest rode on his back and they left, gone for just a day or two before I woke up.
Sly gently pulled me towards him and embraced me tightly, telling me how he tried to find me and how he's been stuck for quite sometime at the ruins.
And yes, he's the one who killed the monsters that Bubu and I saw at the throne room.
Oh, so he's the one that I've been praying for!
I'm glad that he's not dead.
Sly laughed and told me that of course he's not dead but he was just recuperating after being wounded.
Wait.. that just creeped me out.
Why does it seemed like he knows what's in my mind?
I began to look at him warily in which he hurriedly explained to me that he didn't read my mind but can just guess what I'm thinking about based on my facial expressions.
Oh, right.
My face is much too expressive.
I was about to kiss him when he added that he heard my prayers and though he appreciate the thought, he doesnt want to receive eternal peace yet as he wants to enjoy living with me for a long, long time.
Okay, this isn't funny.
Bubu is definitely setting me up.
With a huge sigh, I asked him on why I didn't see him back at the ruins if he heard my prayers.
With a grin, he told me that he heard more than that and how he's with me since then.
With me? But I didn't see...
Oh, no.
No.
Oh, my goodness!
He's the egg!
....
Sly kept on laughing as he tried to make me face him but to no avail as I covered my entire self with a blanket, refusing to talk to him.
He heard everything.
EVERYTHING!
I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT HIM!
It's so embarrassing!
That Bubu!
She must've known!
Of course I didn't know that a dragon egg looks like that! It looks so different from the illustrations that I saw from my fantasy books!
And to think that I was planning to sell him!
Stupid me as I forgot a fact about dragons on how they turned themselves into an egg to recuperate if they are heavily wounded, improving their physical capabilities in the process.
Kind of like leveling themselves up after an intense battle.
But he didn't turn into an egg before.
Oh, well.
I'm just glad that he's okay.
But I still don't want to face him!
Despite my efforts in trying to hide myself from him, he spoke to me lovingly as he gently caressed my body, persuading me to face him and after several moments, I finally decided to face him.
Because I missed him so much.
I faced him though I didn't remove the blanket from my entire body.
He chuckled as he embraced me, giving me little kisses on my hands as he slowly removed the blanket from my face.
I can feel myself turn red in which I hurriedly averted my eyes.
I can still remember yelling his name as the answer to Bubu's question.
He heard that.
He definitely heard that.
Sly didn't say anything for awhile but gently caressed my face, giving small kisses all over my neck then telling me that he misses me a lot and he loves hearing my voice, especially when I yell his name loudly.
Seeing the embarrassed look on my face made him laugh for a long time before telling me that hearing me saying his name as the answer to Bubu's question made him so happy.
Then he whispered to me, telling me to look at him in which I did. Seeing him happy made me feel warm inside that I softly kissed him.
True to my word, he is definitely the best kisser.
But I still love the rest of the pack's kisses, especially from Lion.
....
We slowly kissed each other as he gently pulled me closer to him.
For awhile, we stopped kissing and just looked at each other, not needing words to tell each other how we feel.
With a smile, he kissed my forehead then sat up.
I was about to ask him why he sat up when he gently carried me in his arms and stood up.
He held me tightly, telling me that I feel lighter and he would feed me after we are done bathing.
He asked me if there's something I want to eat in which I told him that it's up to him as I'm not a picky eater.
As long as it's not raw meat or raw eggs.
....
Sly kissed me tenderly at first. He took his time kissing me as he slowly removed my dress.
He placed me inside the pool and removed his clothes then sat down beside me.
With gentleness, he placed me on his lap and continued kissing me.
Soon, our kisses became passionate, slowly increasing with intensity as we felt hunger towards each other.
Then he started to kiss me deeply, his hand exploring my entire body.
When he heard me panting, he stopped and whispered into my ear that we should finish bathing first.
What the..
Is he trying to tease me?
Oh, now I began to feel heated because of that!
True to his word, he concentrated on bathing me even though he has an intense desire look in his eyes.
But his touches while he's bathing me is a bit... ticklish...
Not only that but he is licking me on the neck while touching me.
Oh, he's a devil!
But I do hope that he doesn't lose control.
After we finished bathing, he dried ourselves with a towel, making me chuckle as I remembered a memory.
He asked me with an amused look on his face my reason for laughing.
I didn't tell him though as it was a bit embarrassing to me.
It was during the time when I went to the wrong bathroom and bathe there without bringing a towel. Because of that, he brought me a towel, seeing me in my nakedness.
I don't know why I felt shy at that time since everyone saw my body before that. Maybe because we were alone?
Sly began nagging me to tell him but I just grinned at him that he immediately carried me in his arms and began to kiss me hungrily.
He really is the best kisser.
....
We felt heated as we intensely kissed each other.
Of course we would be heated as he is on top of me and we're on the bed...
Without clothes on...
We held hands as we continued to kiss each other in which after awhile, Sly told me that he would make sure that he wouldn't lose control of himself.
He admitted that he wants to go all the way with me now but Lion hasn't given him permission yet.
But he wants to do what Lion allowed and gave permission to.
Um..
What else is there?
So far, I know that Lion didn't give permission to the pack about having intercourse with me.
Which is fine with me.
But what else did Lion gave him permission for?
Oh, well...
Let's just see how it goes.
....
We were in the middle of kissing when both of our stomachs growled loudly.
Both of us laughed in which Sly sat up and got some food.
Of course, we fed each other in which I began teasing him by licking his fingers.
He turned red then laughed as he told me of a certain memory back then.
Right! When he almost lost control of himself!
We had fun reminiscing memories when suddenly, I remembered one of my dreams.
He nuzzled me when I became silent, asking me what's wrong.
Softly, I told Sly about my dream in which I remembered talking to someone though I didn't see their face.
I continued to tell him what I saw, that I have paws instead of hands and I was in an oasis like my previous dreams.
He had an indescribable look in his eyes and then sighing deeply, he told me that if I have more nightmares and dreams, I should tell him and Lion immediately.
Why, what's wrong?
Oh, right!
I asked him if Lion told him back then when I was turned into a werewolf by Subus in which he began cursing Subus' name.
Ah! He used to fancy Subus!
I grinned at him, teasing him on how he likes the attention that Subus gave him back then.
He looked horrified upon hearing it and told me that he thought that he was talking to me.
Now I'm confused.
If he thinks that he's talking to me, then what am I? A fly on the wall? I was beside Subus most of the time!
I told Sly in an annoyed voice, that both he and the others were dummies as I was beside Subus almost all the time.
Except maybe when I stayed inside my room.
Sly had a look of realization in his face in which he told me that good thing that I opened up about Subus as he just realized something.
He told me that he saw Subus as me while...
With a shocked look in his face, he exclaimed that he was just too focused on Subus that he didn't see anyone else.
Oh, my goodness!
That is creepy!
Subus is a powerful illusionist!
Sly told me that they did see Subus at first but the longer she stayed in the castle, the more they forgot about her.
It's as if she is taking my identity.
To make matters worse, they still haven't caught the remaining high council members after all this time.
Especially her.
I'm scared.
Oh, why did I remember Subus of all times!
But I seemed to recall about something...
Having a natural scent!
I asked Sly if he can recognize me by my scent alone without looking at my appearance in which he told me confidently that the scent is the final proof of a creature's identity.
With a grin, I reminded him about Violet, making him turn red in embarrassment.
He admitted that he can't understand why he seemed attracted to her back then and why it never crossed his mind of me having a different appearance despite having similar height and face.
Well, I did bathe in a weird smelling water back then. It changed my scent at that time to prevent someone from recognizing me.
But he still fancied Violet!
I kept on teasing him until finally, he told me that he had enough of me teasing him that it's his turn to tease me without mercy.
Seeing his look towards me made me hurriedly crawl away from him in a panic.
That was a mistake.
Instantly, I felt him on my back as he pinned me down.
He whispered into my ear that seeing me crawl like that made his mating instinct nearly took over his rationality.
I can hear him panting as he grasped the bedsheets tightly, feeling his erection behind me as he tried not to move.
He pleaded with me not to move as he is losing control of himself.
He began licking my back and kept on whispering that he's trying his best to control himself and that he doesn't want to do something that I don't like.
But I like it though! As long as what he does is allowed by Lion.
After thinking for a bit, I understood why Lion doesn't allow the pack to have intercourse with me yet despite them performing a blood bond.
Of course, I definitely do not mind at all just being exclusive to Lion if he wants it but now I realized that it's more than that.
We don't have any offspring yet.
Despite having several instances of intercourse with no protection, I still didn't get pregnant.
I know that he wants to have an offspring with me as he had already told me about that plenty of times.
Having an offspring with me is one of his biggest dreams and if I got pregnant with another mate's offspring first than with him...
Yeah, it would surely devastate him.
Also, this world have no mercy against bastard offsprings unless they are extremely outstanding but still, the stigma around them is quite strong.
Just like what happened to Sly and Orm.
I wonder what prevented me from getting pregnant?
Maybe because Lion and I are different?
Or it's more than that?
I should ask Puma for help as soon as I get back to the territory.
Yes, I also want to have an offspring with Lion. Maybe two.
Wait.
I remembered Puma mentioning that in this world, you can have multiple offspring on each pregnancy...
My poor body!
But Lion will definitely love it.