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Chapter 16: Ajax
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2025-02-27 21:23:59
CooperWhat do you think of Kenna and Emmi being roommates?
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“Do you have anything that you need to bring to our room?” Kenna asks me excitedly.“Uh, not really. Just a couple of outfits that Kaylani and Everett got me.”“Ohhh, we’ll go to the packhouse. They have clothes there. We’ll find some that fit you,” Kenna says, taking my hand and leading me away.“Breakfast at 7am, Kenna,” Ajax calls after her.I turn and look at him, but he just winks at me.“Did you heard that, Yhen?” Kenna yells at him.“I’ll see you in the morning, my mate,” he says, his voice as regal as his stance.“Hey, is what he found bad?” I ask her.“No, it’s interesting,” she says, looking at me. “I’ll tell you tonight, if you want to know. You may feel better hearing it if Ajax is with you, though.”Kenna confidently leads me to where her father has built a packhouse onto the Academy’s lands. I’ve only ever seen this place from afar, but I have a weird sense of déjà vu when we walk up.‘I was here with Ajax a couple of days ago,’ Phoenix’s voice floats into my mind. ‘You w
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I quietly follow her while people nod at Tana and give me side glances.“Hmm, I think I understand why my daughter was getting aggravated. I’m getting annoyed at this group too. I’ll have Cedric talk to them," she says.When we get to the room, it’s like a huge closet with boys clothing on one side and girls clothing on the other.“Not all packs are wealthy enough to supply enough clothes for their wolves. When they come to school, we want them to feel like they’re equals. So, we collect clothing and periodically the packs will donate clothing,” she says, turning to look at me, her eyes going up and down my body.“We don’t have a lot of small sizes that aren’t in children’s clothing, but let’s see what we have. Do you have a preference? Dresses, pants, jeans, shorts?”I shake my head, no.“Whatever you have is fine,” I tell her.“Your eyes are a softer shade of blue than Cedric’s, but I think that this dress would go good with your hair and eyes. Why don’t you try this one on,” she say
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The mood around the Academy has just become very festive, aside from the few in our circle. Everyone is excited for the dragon babies, babies that they never thought would be possible.While the others get ready for classes, Ajax leads me back to the big house.“So, are you going to tell me what’s going on or what?” Kenzo asks.“Leave it be, Kenzo. We’re obviously not meant to know what’s going on. As it is, if Ancalagon hears that someone from the outside got in and was checking out his eggs, we’ll have a huge friggin problem on our hands,” Tesha tells him.“You said that the magic you smelled on me is what’s coming for the dragons. You knew that before Ishir and Tesha confirmed it. How did you know? What are you? King Yhendorn called you Phoenix and that’s what Ajax called you yesterday too. Is that what you are? A phoenix?” he asks, ignoring Tesha.Faster than I would have thought, Ajax grabs Kenzo and yanks him into an area where we have some privacy, slamming him against a tree.“
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I can feel Emmi getting nervous, the flush of her cheeks is an obvious indication that I’m right. Everyone in the room just turned to stare at her.“The birth of the dragons?” I ask, squeezing my mate’s hand. I see the flicker of flames come into her eyes and I know Phoenix has come forward.“Are those the only two references that you’ve found, elvish king?” she asks him.“In my quick review, yes,” he says, recognizing that there were others. I’m sure he’ll dig deeper into his archives to find those references.“Your ancestor led the battle in The Great Clash. You, both of you,” she says, including Merethyl, “are descended from good, strong elves. Elves who believe in what is right. It’s probably why both of you are mated to dragons.”“That’s good to know,” Yhendorn says, smiling at Kenna.“Did you cause the birth of the dragons?” Tana asks her.“Yes and no. In that time, humans had not yet come into existence. The earth was still tumultuous, almost fighting itself to become the planet
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That night, Kenna didn’t return. I’ve been alone for a long time, but for some reason, the empty room feels even more lonely.I sit on my bed, looking around the room. Maybe because it’s Kenna, or maybe she just got lucky, but our room is on the top floor, overlooking the small hills behind the big house. I’d heard that Kaylani and Everett had built their house there and that Fenian and Tesha had built one when they knew they were going to have a baby too. I have the window open, so I can smell the scents of fires burning in fireplaces in their homes. I imagine that both homes look like something out of a Hallmark movie. That’s really the only reference I have to homes with fireplaces. I had a foster mom who loved Hallmark movies and she’d let me watch them with her. Everyone always seemed so happy and I always wondered what that would feel like.I yelp, leaping to my feet when I hear a rapping on the window beside me. I slap my hand over my mouth, stopping the scream when I see Ajax f
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I felt the rush of fear from Emmi a moment before I felt power unlike anything I’ve ever felt before flow through my body. That was followed closely by a burning fury that rushed through my veins as Phoenix’s mind snapped into my consciousness. I knew before I saw her that Phoenix had risen and that the battle was here.I raced out of class, rushing to her and had tripped when I saw her flaming body in the sky. She is utterly and completely gorgeous.Then, my own fear brought me back to reality as hybrids and laboratory dragons all shifted and launched into the air to fight her.“NO!” I screamed, watching Kenna fly up to snap at the dragons flying toward Emmi.I watch Daichi, an earth dragon lunge at Phoenix but Tana flies up to intercept. She bellows that them to stay back while Kenzo tries to tell the others to stop. Tesha, in her scaled Lycan form flies in front of Phoenix, trying to help protect her as wolves come rushing from every direction.“AJAX!” Ancalagon bellows, flying in f
