Chapter 4: Life of the Party
~ Willow ~
“This way Willow.” Mona whispered to me as we exited out into the hall. This place is super elegant. Everything is marble. These dragons sure know how to live. Everywhere I look I see white and gold and creamy orange marble. It’s simply beautiful, this whole place is. There are huge floor to ceiling marble columns that support the tall ceilings. This place is enormous, it has to be. Dragons are massive creatures.
I wasn’t paying attention to Mona’s directions, I just followed her. We walk out into what looks like a beautiful garden turned into a nightclub. The music is blaring out over the mountain top and this place is already filled with hot guys. Most of them are dragons obviously. I see one girl grab the arm of a male who is standing near her and pull him closer. She gives me a warning look and I just smirk at her. Always so jealous. I laugh to myself. Her stares don’t intimidate me. Dragons may be strong but so am I. I don’t want her man anyway; I just want to dance. I walk through the crowd. Mona pulls me over to a bar. Oh yeah, this prince knows how to throw a party. The bartender hands me a drink, and I smash it back without even knowing what it is. I ask for another of the same and quickly shoot it down.
We walked to the dance floor, and I couldn’t help but start to move to the music. I lose myself to the beat. It wasn’t long before I felt hands slide around my waist and I decided to roll with it. I turned my head to see a handsome guy with brown hair pulling me into him. He’s cute. I turn toward him and begin to move my body against his. I try to keep it a little less steamy since my parents are in the same building as the party. Daddy would tear this guy’s head off if he saw him touching me like this. Not only that, but the thought of betraying Drake makes me feel sick to my stomach. The song ended and I smiled at the guy holding me.
“Thanks for the dance, handsome.” I wanted another drink, but when I attempted to walk away he grabbed my waist and pulled me back into him. What the hell?
“Where are you going sexy? I wasn’t done with you yet.” He said to me, I don’t know who he thinks he is, but he is about to find out who I am. I respect myself too much to let this asshole think he can tell me what I can and can’t do. Even Drake knows his limits. I extend my fangs and my claws come out. I run my hand down his chest.
“Believe me, you couldn’t handle me.” I promised as I purposefully ripped his shirt in the process. He now has four huge gashes in his shirt, complements of my Lycan, Nola. I turn to walk away from the ass hat. Nola and I think alike. Douchebags like this don’t get away with touching us like that. The guy’s eyes grew wider.
“You’re a fucking wolf.” Gur... What did he just say? I turn back around and look him straight in his eyes. A crowd has begun to surround us now, but my give a damns busted.
“Not that I have anything against werewolves, but...” I say. In a low tone. I stepped back up to him and I ran my finger over his bottom lip. “That is where you are wrong.” I grab his dick and squeeze hard. “I am a fucking Lycan!” I growl out at him as he screams and stumbles back holding his junk in his hands.
“Crazy bitch!” He yelled at me. I laughed out loud.
“Got that right!” I continue to the bar and get myself another drink. Mona walked up to me.
“Willow, you crazy ass! you just nearly castrated the biggest playboy here tonight!” She started laughing.
“Good.” I say, as I turn my glass up.
I run my eyes over the crowd. I see couples having hot make out sessions, and dancers who are getting a little too cozy. I look toward the DJ stand, and I see a pair of piercing blue eyes staring straight at me. My heart rate speeds up as his gaze has me frozen where I stand. He is so sexy. I gave him a smile, then finally turned away from him deciding I needed another drink. I just want to dance and have fun, that’s all. I shouldn’t have anything to do with the guy who was just eating me up with his piercing blue eyes. I turn around and lean over the bar to ask for another round. The bartender hands me my drink, and I turn back around and nearly drop my drink when I slam into a hard chest. I stop breathing when I realize that he is even better looking up close.
“Damn, I thought I knew everyone who was going to be here tonight. What’s your name sexy?” He asked me. I couldn’t help but let my eyes roam up and down his body. I know he is rock hard under those clothes, and all of a sudden, my mouth is powder dry.
“Willow.” I said. Leaning myself against the bar. “What’s yours?” I asked. His eyes flashed from light blue to dark. He is a dragon. Duh Willow, what else would he be? A troll? Maybe I have had too much to drink. One of my favorite songs to dance to blasted over the speakers. “I LOVE this song!” I say screaming so he could hear me.
“They call me Brax. Do you wanna dance?” I nodded my head, letting him know that I would love to. I left my drink on the bar and he took my hand and gently led me to the dance floor. I am reserved, the thought of Drake weighing heavily on my conscious. This guy is so hot, I am afraid I won’t be able to stick to my morals tonight. I really miss Drake, I shouldn’t though, he was such an ass to me.
Brax pulled me close as the beat kept thumping. More people started gathering around us on the dance floor. He is the hottest guy I have ever seen. Drinks and sexual attraction don’t mix well with a girl who has a guy back home. Drake is probably making out with a new girl right now, so I am trying not to think about him. I looked up at Brax when he grabbed my hips and ran his hands over my waist and up my back. We started to move together. He surprised me as he leaned down, and I felt the heat of his breath on my neck.
“You’re going to be trouble for me, I can already tell.” Holy shit, that caused me to feel things that I have never felt before, not even with Drake. The alcohol must be doing its job because I let myself get lost in the music. I slid down his body and enjoyed the low rumbles coming from his chest. He grabbed my waist again and pulled me back into him. The smooth roll of both our hips into each other took things to another level. The sexual tension is thick.
“You're a much better dancer than the last guy?” I said. His lips stretched at one corner of his mouth showing off a confident white smile.
“I witnessed the whole thing with him.” He replied to me. “I thought I was going to have to step in to show him how to treat a woman. It looks like you had it covered though. That whole display was fucking hot.” He bit his lip. I bit the inside of my cheek. Anxiety eats at me as well as the feeling of guilt because I found his confidence to be a turn on. He gives off a bad boy vibe that competes with Drake. Ugh… What is wrong with me?
We danced for an hour straight. I was having so much fun. I was getting more comfortable with Brax the longer I spent with him. We took a break from dancing, and he walked me over to a table near the back of the dance floor. I was surprised when he didn’t sit across the table from me. He slid his chair around the table and placed it right next to mine. He turned his head to look at me. He had that crooked grin again that I thought was so sexy. I could see so many women trying to catch his attention. He didn’t bother to even look at them. He looked at me like he only had eyes for… me. I don’t even know this guy. Although I want to get to know him better, I can’t do anything that I will regret tomorrow. Even if Drake’s threat still has me pissed off.
“Your eyes are beautiful, you know that?” His complement pulled me from my train of thought. I smiled at him.
“Thank you.” My cheeks blushed. Beautiful means something to me. It makes me feel like he thinks I am worth more than just a good time. I bit my bottom lip in thought. He seems to have the perfect balance of gentleman and bad boy.
The volume of the music lowered as the DJ’s voice erupted over the speakers. Brax turned his head back toward the front to hear what the DJ had to say. I let my eyes roll over his handsome features for a moment, he is so handsome.
“Listen up, listen up! Everyone, wish our prince a happy 23rd birthday!” The crowd cheered. The DJ continued “You know we love you Brax, thanks for throwing this fucking awesome party!” My head snapped toward the DJ stand then back to Brax. The crowd got louder, but I couldn’t hear anything. Brax is not the prince… I sat straight up in my seat; my posture was no longer comfortable…
“The prince's name is Jaxon Layden.” I said, my shock on full display. He bit his lip and grinned at me.
“Brax Jaxon Layden… It’s good to see you again Princess Willow.”
Chapter 5: Are You Sure You Know Him~ Brax ~The look of shock was all over her face. I knew she didn’t recognize me when she first saw me, but I recognized her. How could I not? I could never forget those green eyes. Damn, I have missed her. She stood and walked back toward the castle, as if she was leaving the party. I ran after her.“Willow, WAIT!” She didn’t stop until we were out of sight. She turned to speak to me.“When the hell did you get so…. Hot?! Don’t answer that.” She pressed her palm against her forehead as if she was frustrated. “You’re a good guy Jaxon, I don’t think we are right for each other… I mean not for… urm… this kind of thing,” she said to me.“What do you mean? You’re not attracted to me? You were all over me just a second ago before you realized who I am.” I said back to her. “I… I have a guy back home that…” She seemed nervous as she searched for something to say. Is this her excuse to get me to leave her alone? Who is this guy I wonder? “I would only ta
Chapter 6: Forwarded Calls~ Willow ~I can’t believe everything that has happened tonight. I sat down on my bed and grabbed my phone to turn it on. It blew up with messages and missed calls. Drake texted me several times.“Willow, answer my phone call.”“Is your phone off?”“You have been away for hours; I am starting to worry.”“Willow, I promise I haven’t slept with any other women. I just can’t lose you.”“We should make it official, baby. I can’t stand being away from you. I... I think I am falling for you, Willow. Please, message me back.” Drake sent five text messages. Each one caused me to feel heart ache worse than the other. I want so badly to call him, but I can’t right now.I was awakened by my phone ringing. I groaned and rolled over. The clock says it’s 2:00pm. When did I fall asleep? I pick up my phone and without looking I press the answer button.“Hello?” I said into the receiver.“Willow! I have been trying to call you since your text last night. Why have you been av
Chapter 7: She’s Hypnotizing ~ Willow ~ Brax gently lowered us to the ground in front of the caves. I could see the river off in the distance. I jumped down off his back. He immediately shifted back into his human form. Dragons were lucky, their God Typhon gifted them the ability to be able to keep their clothes after shifting. I let my eyes linger on Brax a little too long. He caught me and gave me a cheeky grin. I rolled my eyes at him. “Don’t flatter yourself.” I said. His grin grew wider. “Oh, I am.” He replied to me. Then he proceeded to let his eyes roam the length of my body. My face instantly turned red. Was I really embarrassed right now? He obviously wanted me to watch him check me out. Wow! This guy… When did he get so… damn sexy? I feel so confused. My emotions are all over the place right now. Thank Goddess for Mona. “How was the flight down the cliff?” She asked me. “It was good.” The reply didn’t come from me, but from Brax. I stopped myself from rolling my eye
Chapter 8: He Wanted to Kiss Me ~ Willow ~ My heart started racing, my mind got fuzzy. I want this, I do, but I can’t. It’s not right. Oh God! I need to breathe! I broke away from him and swam back to the surface. I have to put distance between myself and Brax. Once on the surface I started swimming back to the riverbank. I heard Brax come up just after me. “Willow, wait!” I didn’t even look back. I can’t, not right now. I twisted my hair in my hands to force some water out. Then I pulled my swimsuit cover back over my head. I picked up my sandals and started walking back toward the caves. I heard the sound of someone running up behind me. “Willow, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to overstep. I just can’t…” I turned to look at him. “Brax, I am seeing someone back home.” “I thought it wasn’t official.” He replied to me. How did he know that? Seeming to read my thoughts. “Mona told me.” He said. Of course, she did. “Well, that may be changing soon.” I replied to him. He growled out an
Chapter 9: Firefly ~ Willow ~ I decided that I wasn’t going to let thoughts of Drake consume me. I have let him hurt me enough. It’s a shame that it took me putting distance between us for his true colors to shine through. I grabbed Brax’s hand. “Dance with me, Brax.” I said. I led him over to where everyone else was dancing. The music was a nice smooth beat that was perfect for close and seductive dancing. I turned to face Brax. I looked up into his piercing blue eyes. He placed his bottom lip between his teeth and grabbed my hips to pull me closer. My heart rate instantly sped up. Now that I didn’t have the lingering thought of doing Drake wrong stopping me from advancing things with Brax, I was a little nervous. I tried to seem as confident as possible. I wrapped my arms around his neck. When I touched his bare skin, I felt something… different. It was like little pings of static electricity. Brax felt it also, I could tell by the look in his eyes. He placed one hand behind my b
Chapter 10: Come Sleep with Me ~ Willow ~ I walked over to my tent and grabbed my phone to check the time. I pushed the power button to turn it on. It has been off since Drake called me earlier. When my phone came on, I heard one ding after the other. They were text messages and missed calls from Drake. “Answer your mother fucking phone, Willow.” “How could you do this to me?” My heart hurt with that one. “Willow, I’m sorry I said what I did. I… I’m just crazy about you.” “I’ll eventually kill that fucking dragon prince.” “Why won't you answer my calls? The least you could do is return a text message.” It’s midnight. Everyone is still dancing and having fun near the fire. Here I am sitting in the opening of my tent watching everyone else. I take a deep breath. The memory of the time I first met Drake drags me back to that night. ~ FLASHBACK - OVER A YEAR AGO ~ Finally, my parents can’t control every aspect of my life. It’s the first time I have been able to come out with my f
Chapter 11: Don’t Cry, I Can Help~ Brax ~Willow has fallen asleep while snuggled into me. Her body fits perfectly into mine. This girl doesn’t know how amazing she really is. My father told me a little about what she has been up to back home. I think a lot of her rebelliousness stems from her parents being overprotective. Willow is not a bad girl. She’s just a girl who can’t be controlled, and the harder you try the more she pushes against it... I listen to her even breathing, and the calming beat of her heart. ***I watch as a cute green-eyed girl attempts to catch a firefly. She is laughing and running around with her hands pressed together like she is trying to trap water. Her dark black/brown hair bounces around her shoulders and flows down her back. She stops what she is doing. She begins to pout. I step out of my hiding place and walk over to her. “Hey, what’s wrong?” I asked her. “I just want to see one up close.” She had big tears flowing down her face. This made my heart
Chapter 12: Cold and Turned on~ Willow ~“Shut up, you perv!” I exclaimed after watching Brax check me out. Clearly, he didn’t care If I caught him looking or not. Damn! Why am I so turned on by him? His cocky attitude only adds to his sexy. Then he growled. Ah, I just broke things off with Drake. I’m not planning to jump straight back into another man's arms. It doesn't matter how damn sexy he is. Brax’s eyes glazed over, he must be mind linking someone. I moved out from under the covers and adjusted my clothes. I started folding the blankets and getting things ready to carry back to dragon mountain. Brax stepped out of the tent, and I watched as the muscles in his torso and back flex with his bending and moving. There wasn’t an ounce of fat on his body. He is all sculpted muscle. Damn him! He turned back around to look at me, catching me staring. He grinned when he realized that I was checking him out. I quickly readjusted the expression on my face from a curious ogling look to a
Chapter 56: Epilog - Meeting on Mount Olympus *** Mount Olympus *** All the Gods were called to meet in the assembly room of the palace. The dragon God Typhon walked in; the Moon Goddess Selene was at his side. They knew what this meeting was about, and they were prepared for it. “I wouldn’t walk in looking so content, Typhon.” Apollo sat back in his stone carved chair and crossed his legs. “I hope you know how bad a mess you and Selene have caused!” He spat out. “You must rid them of the new flame, Typhon! It’s far too dangerous for them to have such power. Something that can halt a God in his tracks is not a power that a Dragon, wolf, or Lycan should have.” Typhon crossed his arms as he leaned against the stonewall of the palace. Selene was still at his side. “Things happened the way that they had to Apollo! There was no other way around it.” Selene spoke with confidence. “Would you have rather shown yourself and fought Hades in person? The last time Typhon had to seal him aw
Chapter 55: Fate Had Other Plans~ Willow ~I nervously click my nails on the beautifully crafted oval table that sits in the middle of our new meeting hall. It is conveniently located on the ground floor of the new castle. To say I was excited to see my parents for the first time since the battle would be an understatement. It’s been three months of hell. Things were hard for a long time after the battle. Slowly things are starting to come back together.“I am not ready to pass the responsibilities of the pack over to Willow just yet, Gabriel. I believe we still have a good while before we are unable to manage things. Not to mention, our daughter is now Queen of the dragons and has a very capable mate by her side. If we need help, I am sure we can call them.” I smile at my mother.“Of cour
Chapter 54: Things Will Never Be the Same~ Brax ~The portal closed and the remaining demons went with it. They were sucked through the portal at the very last minute like a genie getting sucked back into its bottle. Their human vessels were lying dead. All strewn about as far as the eye can see. Willow hit her knees, clutching her face with both hands. Her body shook as she cried. Damn, I didn’t know the guy had a decent bone in his maggot body. I guess I should be thankful. I grabbed Willow and held her to me. She’s exhausted both physically and mentally. I think we all are, but her more so than others. Gabriel, Harper, Nix, Cam, and Mona ran up to Willow. Harper checked her for wounds. I stood just as my father made his way to me. He looks like shit.“Not as young as you once were, huh old man?” I joked. He slapped me on the
Chapter 53: Leaving it Here~ Willow ~“Wake up, Willow!” A familiar voice shook me awake. I blinked my eyes a few times, taking a moment to remember what happened. Everything hurts. “Willow, baby! Talk to me!” The voice pleaded with me to speak. Who am I looking at? When my clouded vision cleared, I saw his amber eyes staring back at me.“Drake?” I whispered.“Damn it, Willow! What the hell are you doing here? AHHH!” Drake screamed. He stood to his feet and fisted his hair. “Why the fuck would he let you be here!?” I could feel my broken bones beginning to heal. My Lycan abilities eclipsed the healing abilities of most mythical beings. Remembering Brax I threw my body upright. Damn the pain!&ldqu
Chapter 52: Chaos~ Drake ~The chaos surrounding me would taste sweet if I didn’t have to worry about Willow right now. She has to be here, hopefully she is tucked away somewhere safe until things are settled here. Maybe I can get her out of the castle before my father manages to kill everyone. Surely the dragon prince isn’t so pathetic that he would let her be involved in this fight.“You must be the famous dragon prince who wields the blue flame.” My father spoke directly to Brax. He growled back at my father, and I could tell they were both ready for this fight. My father, however, was in no hurry to end things. He wanted to enjoy himself by prolonging the suffering. Truth is, Brax has no chance of beating my father without the new flame. My dad is a deity, a God, none of these pathetic dragons have a chance.
Chapter 51: Sizzle~ Brax ~Every nerve in my body was screaming danger. The air was electrified, and the smell of something burning was thick, making it hard to breathe.“Fucking demons!” I hissed.“No!” Willow cried. “We aren’t ready!” I stood to my feet pulling Willow up with me. I looked out over the valley and noticed a horde of Demons stomping toward the castle. “Oh, god! There’s so many!” Willow screamed. Then an earth-shattering explosion erupted from the north side of the castle near the main entrance. It was so big that we could feel the tremors from here. I held Willow as the aftershock blew us both back and slammed us into the cave wall. My back hit the wall with a thud, the air was knocked from my lungs. I held Willow so tight, no
Chapter 50: Not Even Death~ Willow ~I felt excited as Brax, and I drifted out from underneath the forested area that covered the river. Not because our adventure was over, but because now we were floating through the mouth of a cave. The sound of rushing water was getting louder. Brax slid our tiny boat up onto a sandbar that was conveniently located near the edge of the cave, then he helped me out. The river was becoming more rapid, and the sound of rushing water echoed off the cave walls. I knew this meant a waterfall was near. A smile was plastered to my face as we walked hand in hand along the sandbar. I grew more eager with each step we took and soon misting water was tickling my cheeks. The full moon drew attention to the white water spilling down the cliff side. A magnificent moonbow magnified the sheer beauty of it all. My mouth dropped as I carefully made my way to the opening to gaze out. Bra
Chapter 49: Who Goes There?~ Willow ~“Will you ride me, baby?” He asked me with a tinge of amusement in his eyes. I couldn’t help but laugh at his dirty joke.“Just shift, Brax! You’re so dirty.” He laughed at me. In an instant, Brax had shifted to his magnificent black dragon. His scales had a shimmer of blues, greens, reds, and purples that appeared and disappeared depending on the direction the sunlight hit him. The spikes on the back of his neck stood at attention giving him a deadly look that was contradictory to the way he was acting right now. He gave me a huge toothy grin. Even though he was in his dragon form, Brax’s personality remained the same. The way his grin always turns up on one corner of his mouth is a characteristic that he does even in his dragon form. He lowered down so that I could climb
Chapter 48: Sexy a**hole~ Brax ~Willow knew exactly what she was doing when she stepped into this shower with me. Yeah, I had a bad day yesterday and I have a lot on my plate right now. I guess she could tell I didn’t wake up feeling like myself this morning. Leave it up to my little minx to turn the whole entire day right-side up, and the way she did it, damn. I mean, she just finished milking my cock until I pumped a huge load inside her but fuck, I could already go again. I look at her beautiful body standing under the stream of water in the shower. The way she washes her body taking her time with all her perfect curves. She starts on her hair and her whole body stretches as she lifts her arms to scrub her scalp. She arches her back and her ass looks fucking…Ugh, fuck! Is she purposely bending over in front of me? She looks back at me and shoots me a flirty smile. She is doing this on p