All Chapters of SHADOWBORN: The Rise Of The Dragon Wolf : Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Chapter 128NyxI gathered fire and lightning together the way my mother's diary had described, wove them into something that was purely mine rather than just dragon or just wolf, and when I released it the resulting blast lit up the night like a second sun.The dragon woman threw up a shield but it shattered under the impact, and she fell backward with shock written across her features."What are you?" she demanded."I'm my mother's daughter," I said. "And my father's legacy, and I won't let you hurt the people I care about."The other dragons had stopped fighting and were staring at me with expressions that ranged from fear to awe, clearly whatever I'd just done had exceeded their expectations of what a half-blood should be capable of."Impossible," the woman repeated. "Half-bloods can't access combined abilities.""This one can," I said while gathering more power. "And if you don't leave now I'll show you exactly what else I'm capable of.""You're bluffing," she tried but her voice

Chapter 130Nyx"You have me," he promised while helping me remove the shirt. "You've always had me."His skin was warm beneath my fingers and I traced the lines of muscle and scars while relearning the geography of his body, while reminding myself that this was real and solid when so much else felt ephemeral."Your turn," Alex said while reaching for my own clothing.He undressed me slowly, reverently, like I was something precious that might break if handled too roughly, and the care in his touch made fresh tears gather in my eyes."Don't cry," Alex murmured while kissing the tears away. "Please don't cry.""I can't help it," I admitted. "Everything is just so overwhelming and you're the only thing keeping me from completely falling apart.""Then I'll keep holding you," Alex promised. "For as long as you need me to."He laid me back on the bedroll and followed me down, and when our bodies finally pressed together without barriers I felt something settle in my chest that had been jan

Chapter 132NyxAlex reacted instantly while shifting mid-movement and throwing himself between me and the threat, and his own wolf emerged with protective fury that shook the walls and made the narrow bed crack beneath us.The attacking wolf snarled and lunged forward but I was already moving, already letting my dragon fire rise to meet the threat even as my body struggled to shift while still tangled in sheets and Alex's protective stance."Stay behind me," Alex's wolf growled but I pushed past him because this wasn't just his fight and I wouldn't cower while danger threatened us both.Fire erupted from my hands and caught the wolf across its flank, sending it stumbling backward with a yelp of pain and surprise, and through the broken window I could see more shapes moving in the darkness outside."There are more," I shouted while my dragon scales rippled across my skin in patches. Shifting felt like a chore I do everyday now, I do it by instinct. "At least five of them circling the

Chapter 134Nyx"That's risky," I said before anyone could respond to Alex's suggestion. "Adrian has an entire pack at his command and we'd be outnumbered.""But we'd have the element of surprise," Ryan pointed out while his mind was clearly already working through strategies. "He's expecting you to run or hide, not come straight at him.""My family wouldn't come with us," Alex said firmly while his protective instincts flared through our bond. "It's too dangerous.""That's exactly why we need to be stronger," Ryan said while exchanging looks with Liam and Jayce that suggested they'd already been thinking about this. "Which brings me to what I actually wanted to ask.""What?" Alex asked warily.Ryan took a deep breath and I watched him steel himself for what he was about to say, watched him square his shoulders the way people did when they knew they were about to suggest something controversial."Can you bite us?" he asked bluntly. "Turn us into wolves like you so we can actually prot

Chapter 136NyxAlex stood there wrestling with impossible choices while tears continued falling, and I felt his anguish through our bond like it was my own pain."I need to think," he finally said. "Need time to process this before I make a decision.""You don't have much time," I said gently. "Your brothers are determined and if you take too long they might do something rash.""Like what?" Alex asked."Like trying to get themselves bitten by wolves who aren't you," I suggested. "Like putting themselves in danger deliberately to force the issue.""They wouldn't," Alex protested but his voice lacked conviction."Wouldn't they?" I challenged. "Ryan has a family to protect, he's desperate enough to try anything, and your other brothers are equally determined."Alex's face paled as he realized I was right, realized that his brothers might take matters into their own hands if he refused, and that thought seemed to terrify him even more than the idea of biting them himself."I need to talk