How long before Dom and Y meet face-to-face for the Final War? Can Iris stay out of action and be robbed of the chance to end Y herself?
It was a fine morning. Waai knew there was something in the air. He was feeling a bit weak as he limped his way through the tunnels of his sanctuary. When he reached his destination at the fork in the tunnels, he pulled the fire lantern burning in the middle to reveal a hidden third passage into a dark tunnel, infested with photophobic weeds and webs. The old witch worked in the corner surrounded by strange odors and materials. The cave walls had drapes all around, swallowing the place in a strange atmosphere. She didn't acknowledge him as Waai entered her workspace but coughed rather loudly when he tried to curiously pick a random skull from one of the dirty shelves. After a minute she turned to face him as he smiled sheepishly at her, "Just came to get my glittery potion, you know it's that time of the month, Mage Ved'ma." The old witch rolled her eyes and without a word entered an adjacent tunnel that led to multiple cavelets filled with so many weird things, animals, plants, and
Dom led the rescue party into what they were all informed to be Y's hideout for over a year. Through Nora, they had learned about the old Mage who worked for Waai, who was the lead witch of the Capricorn Coven that was once banished from witches' magical society, ages before the first war. Mage Master was the only sorcerer alive today who was present at the time of banishment, a young boy then, a formidable witch now. Once he knew what they were up against, he decided not to let Dom go in alone like on the island. Magical help was needed to fight this crazy coven of witches which had managed to survive all these centuries alone. Thus, armed with ancient magic, accompanied by friends, family, and allies, Dominic McBlaze attacked the place where he was told to be the exit from where Y's deserters had run away. It was a trap for sure, but they had come prepared and had no idea how much time the hostages had. But they hadn't come to leave empty-handed or to get caught themselves. Once t
[Warning: This chapter consists of gore and details of the live murder of innocents. Reader discretion is advised.] Waai was shocked at the sight of the people he thought he had left to guard the hostages and probably be gifted with some new ones on his return. So, he roared, "What the hell happened?" One of the younger witches, Lydia, answered, "The dragons came for their hostages." Y's eyes flared, "So what? We were prepared!" He looked accusingly at Mage Ved'ma who had been clutching her right side where Master Aikis' last offensive spell had grazed her. She hated the way Waai looked at them and spat at him, "You think you were the only one prepared? That they were idiots who wouldn't know they were walking into traps?" Before he could retort, she sinisterly dropped the bomb, "The crowned king destroyed my lab. Your potion with every ingredient is gone. There aren't going to be any more dosages of your glittery potion!" That made Y shoot out of his seat and march toward the in
"You are the true Capricorn descendant, you are now the lead witch!" "What are we supposed to do now?" "Did Mage Ved'ma tell you about our next course of action?" "How will we bury Mage? War is right around the corner!" Young Lydia had been getting bombarded with all the questions from her whole uncertain coven of witches. It had been one hell of a day for her. It had started out normally and then had escalated to the good news of Waai re-taking the Temple of Supernatural and then the attack on their hideout which made them resort to escape. They thought coming to the temple would make things easier, but Y, as expected, wasn't going to go down easily. He managed to escape with his goons while Mage Ved'ma's feeble age paid the price for her ambition, leaving the teenage Lydia as the only true descendant of the original Capricorn witches in charge at such chaotic times. Mage Ved'ma had suffered serious blows as Y tried to survive and escape without his glittery potion. She soon die
"We didn't do anything. Your brother did! When we came, he had already done what he wanted to whomever he wanted, after your husband attacked our home. My grandma paid the price." Young Lydia spoke firmly. She knew she couldn't use her magic since the dragons were near, but they were standing inside the very Temple of the Supernatural and there anything was possible. Iris didn't need veritaspell to tell her that the young witch was telling the truth. She was grieving, but these were times of war and grief was in the air. So she didn't waste her time on chit-chat and went straight to the point. Standing tall, she spoke confidently to the witches, even dragons could hear everything from the outside. "I am Iris McBlaze, previously Iris Hanson, the so-called adopted sister of your so-called ally Akuma Waai." She took a deep breath and made brief eye contact with every witch, male and female, and continued, "I am the crowned Queen of all shapeshifters under the blessings of Şekileus, the
After the video, things went downhill really quickly. Waai had set a trap, and Dom was ready to end everything once and for all. Thankfully for everyone, the venue was secluded and away from any community. They all returned and were prepared to make a plan and go to war. That is when Freddie finally got informed that his sister had not been retrieved from the expedition to the temple and instead, according to the video, she was already dead in a gut-wrenching way. To say that he was furious with grief was an understatement. He had lost all sense and sight of logic or reasoning. He blamed Dom for his sister's death. It was on Dom's order that Isabella had gone to the temple, in the first place. Nora was finding it hard to control her husband. Even their mate bond did little to bind him back to reality. As he stormed out of the room, Nora ran to inform Dom of the disaster that was about to be struck. Freddie had made a beeline towards Liliana's cell. Being a beta, he had the authority
Iris had headed straight to the Temple of the Supernatural to pray for her husband's victory and seek help from Şekileus. She had desperately wished for Y's end. For many centuries, only the thought of one day killing her foster brother slowly one day, was what had kept her going. And now she was in a place where her husband had to fight her war. Of course, Y had threatened to eradicate anyone who came in his path or stood against him, and Dom, being the Alpha King of all shifters, had the responsibility to fight for them. And she knew he would do a fine job defeating Y. It still did not help her tortured soul that had wanted revenge for so long and also desired to avenge the fallen innocents for the last millennium at Y's psychotic hands. Freddie was still MIA. The death of his sister had broken him. The pain of losing the only blood relative he had and that too, in such a horrifying way, had done a number on him. Casualties are a part of war. But sweet, shy, and kind Isabella did n
Dom felt a rush through his veins. A hot lava ran slowly through his limbs, his flight dwindling. A cloud of haze came over his eyes for a millisecond. Waai saw the midnight Dragon fly low and low. It was clear the animal was poisoned and the host was barely holding on. A swell of excitement exploded in his chest. It was going to be an easy victory. But then he got confused. The Dragon seemed to have shaken himself and was already gliding through the grasslands, breathing fire down at the SHS guns pointed right at him. Elijah's massive grey dragon gave a huff of relief at the sight of his son and rushed after him to scale the wide area where SHS guns were laid. 'The potion worked, Little Wolf.' Dom informed Iris, who had been impatiently waiting for news. She sighed in relief. Master Aikis had collaborated with the Capricorn Witches to create a shield against SHS dark magic, so that only the chemical might render the person slightly weak for a while but couldn't reach the animal
Hello, my beautiful escapists who kept up with my shenanigans throughout the ups and downs of this book. First things first, I love you all. I feel so lucky to have found this platform and through this all of you. I love the comments and I hope you weren't bored with my author notes. Multiple TV shows, novels, and movies came together in my head every night, and I created Iris. Through her I created Dominic and you guys know the rest. I have two news to share with yall. The first one is about this book. I am delighted and proud to tell you guys that 'Under the Dragon's Protection' is available on A****n Kindle. I have ordered my author's copy of the paperback for this book. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, A****n is unable to ship to Pakistan to my remote location in the middle of Thal, the second largest desert in my country. So, I have sought the help of an abroad friend to get it for me and then send it to me by post. The whole procedure will take more than a couple of
Marie had wanted to be the first one to see the Sun on the first day of the year. She had convinced her parents to fly her to the East coast of Japan to stand on the highest point and catch the first rays of the first Sun of the year. They had reached there a day earlier, and Marie was determined to stay awake the whole night, countdown to midnight, and then watch the sunrise before sleeping. Iris was sure she wouldn't make it past ten, but she still promised her daughter not to force her bedtime and in case she does fall asleep, to wake her up before midnight and sunrise. * Dom walked from behind Iris, who was leaning slightly on the balcony railing deep in thought, the mug of tea brewed from local Japanese herbs forgotten in her hands. "Penny for your thoughts, Little Wolf?" Dom whispered close to her ear and took pleasure as her body reacted to his voice. Iris turned around slightly, placing the mug on the nearby table as Dom placed his hands on the railing behind her, envelo
"Daddy, watch out!" But before Dom could duck, a ball of snow flew into his face and then Iris' laugh rang through the chilly morning. "My turn!" Dom laughed louder wiping his face and threatening, "Now, watch out!" He threw the two balls of snow in his big hands, one at each of his girls. Purposefully missing his daughter, making her sweet laugh ring in the crisp morning air. "Mommy, I need more!" Little Marie called out, making Iris temporarily lose concentration and head towards her daughter to create a bunch of little snowballs for her to throw. That's when Dom sneaked behind his wife and masterfully pulled back her neckline to drop a handful of ice down her back, making her shriek and run inside, "Dom! You'll pay for this." "You wanna make snow angels?" Dom offered his daughter who still stood bewildered at what had happened and why had mommy suddenly stopped helping her make more snowballs. She nodded enthusiastically and laid on the snow as Dom joined her and the two str
"Dom, she is too young for this. Wait a few more years." Iris laughed as she read a book and kept watch on baby Marie while her father was doing things nobody expected him to. Ever since the war had been won and peace had been settled. Dominic and Iris chose a secluded place untouched by war or any bad memories, a small cottage beside a private white beach in Brazil, to raise their daughter. Of course, there were times when they had to fly or teleport to a meeting halfway across the world when Freddie or Nora needed them to be present. The Alpha King and Queen could simply not vanish with the little princess. The secret perfectly up-to-date with technology and the magic, basement of the cottage was an example of how Dom and Iris were working from home while giving Marie the childhood that neither of them had. They had settled into this new routine of mundane chores which meant everything to the couple who had seen and suffered so much in their millennia-long lives. Dom had changed
[The semi-smut scene of the patch-up in the cave.] This was the first time a man had looked at her with this hunger and not to harm her but with a need to love her. That was all the motivation either of them needed because they didn't know who began it but with another loud thunder, they were on each other. More like Dom was hoisting Iris by her thighs as she had jumped on him and wrapped her legs around his torso. The patch-up makeout was intense as they kissed each other wanting to drown in the other. Their tongues danced to the wild rhythms of their hearts as their combined shadow danced with fire on the cave walls on the music of the magical storm that was raging outside. Once their lips were kiss-swollen and their lungs could not take the lack of oxygen anymore, they unwillingly separated. But Dom had had enough of staying away and the factors that were trying to pull them apart, so he headed for an attack of kisses and nibbles on her neck making it hard for her to control her
[Dom's dream from the Med-Bay bed after getting rescued from Y's Island and recovering.] Dom outlined the edge of her black lace panties with his teeth as Iris couldn't help but squirm under his ministrations, making Dom stop and look up from his position between her legs and say in his deep sensual voice, "Little wolf, if you don't stay place, these lace panties are not going anywhere tonight!" Iris looked at him doubtfully, "You don't mean that!" Dom sat up straight, revealing his tanned chest that flowed down to his smooth torso ornamented by rigid eight-pack abs and that sexy v-line that made Iris drool. "Try me!" He challenged and Iris was quick to give in, not only because she knew he would do as he said but also because she was too eager to avoid delay. She wanted him and she wanted him soon, so she huffed making her naked breasts jiggle. "Fine!" Dom's bulge in his trousers got more obvious at the show of her hot body lying almost naked on his bed waiting for him to do
Implied Smut. The salty water washed its foam around their feet as their eyes gazed at the mesmerizing sunset. After an exquisite lunch, Iris found herself being led out of the house by Dom and towards the beach. The weather wasn't particularly sunny, but it was perfectly cloudy enough to walk in the not-so-hot sand barefoot and roam around without sunglasses or hats. The salty sea wind blew through their hair and clothes, and Iris felt a sense of euphoria she had always yearned for. Dom couldn't help himself but keep his eyes fixated on his mate. Lady luck had smiled on him, and he couldn't be more grateful. He wanted to provide her with everything she had been missing for centuries. They kept walking silently on the beach, savoring each other's company and the gorgeous beach around them. No exchange of words was needed. Somewhere along the walk, Dom's hand found Iris subtly. She didn't pull it away, relishing in the little skin-on-skin contact they were allowed before the rituals
It is said that there are two parts of war. The battlefield and the aftermath. The battle was won. The cost came in the aftermath. Dom along with his family and those of the deceased was the first one to enter the Shifter Cemetery. It was the huge ground where all the shifters who lost their lives to Y's madness were buried after the war. Those who had been recognizable had tombstones, the rest got collective plates with lists of names of those lost in war. There was an empty grave for the innocent Isabella, about whose whereabouts no one had any idea. But Freddie deserved a place to mourn, and Isabella deserved to be remembered like the rest of the innocent victims. Liliana's body had been recovered, but it would've been unfair to all those who died fighting Waai if she had been buried in their ranks. So Dom had placed her in the backyard of his private mansion, where only the close family would be able to visit and remember. Iris still hadn't been able to entirely move past the
[Warning: This chapter contains an account of childbirth. Readers are advised to proceed with caution.] Dominic walked haphazardly through the emergency field hospital that had been set up by the witches to help the wounded in the war. "We need more people, just give the order and the women can come to aid." Nathaniel was trying to keep up with Dom's pace and convince him. "I cannot allow them to be on the battlefield when I promised their men that their women, children, and elderly would be safe at all costs." Dom looked around at his people, some lying motionless on the makeshift cots with missing limbs, some lying on the ground groaning because there was nowhere else to go, awaiting medical and magical help. "I am not asking you to order them to be here or break your promise. Just give the women a choice. Let the ones who volunteer come and help us get these brave people back on their feet. The war isn't over just because Waai is dead." Nathanial was persistent. Dom suddenly st