"You must be joking. Am I hallucinating?" asked Briar, looking closely at the twins. "Do I need glasses?"

I beamed, my tail wagging while I held onto Dian's and Ian's hands. "Nope! This is how they were meant to be."

Dian and Ian curled down, then pressed their lips to my cheeks. My face flushed and they smirked at the same time, which made me feel weird but not in a bad way.

Daddy stared me down. "You did such a dangerous thing, Anwyll. You do know that you could have killed them both, correct?"

I flinched and squeezed the twins' hands. "I-I know. B-but I took a lot of extra precautions and focused all of my attention to what I was seeing and doing inside them. I didn't let my mind wander or waver for even a second!"

Dian ruffled my hair. "He really didn't lose focus for that entire time." he explained, smiling down at me as I gazed up at his face.

Ian agreed with a simple nod, rubbing the back of my small hand with his thumb. I turned my head and smiled up at him, but my daddy strode over and yanked my hands from the twins' holds. They growled but quieted when Daddy gripped their shoulders. I sensed Daddy's mana waves move and suddenly realized that he was giving them a full body scan to make sure they were completely fine.

As I had promised Waltz last night, I connected my mind to Dian's and Ian's shared consciousness, then viewed their body on an almost astral-like, three-dimensional plane of existence. I focused on making an identical copy of Dian's body for Ian, but I was concerned about their souls. So I put them in clear, overlapping boxes before separating them. The boxes were to ensure that they wouldn't break or escape. I didn't want Dian's soul to leave his body, but I did want Ian's soul to stay intact on its transfer to his own body.

Russet draped his arms over my shoulders and nuzzled my wolf ears from behind. "Annie," he murmured, licking the shell of my right human ear.

I stroked my fingers over his forearms, noting that he was at his correct weight. He must have been training with Walter because I could feel from him just hugging me the strength in his arms and the muscles he'd gotten since the last time we'd embraced. Russet hugged my shoulders more tightly, tugging me backwards towards the couch. He flopped down and brought me with himself, cuddling my form in his arms.

Waltz had been waiting anxiously for any news from my daddy, so he was extremely relieved when Daddy stepped away from Dian and Ian with the good results on his lips. Although I knew Waltz believed that I'd kept our beloveds safe, he had been privy to my error when my teleport went haywire with him. He just wanted to make absolute sure that all was well and I honestly cannot blame him at all.

Waltz practically leaped onto both Dian and Ian, admiring their forms. They both looked human, but Ian was the dragon and Dian was the human. I was really kind of surprised about that when I learned that information with the DNA scan. But it made sense as to why Ian was quite volatile. However, because their souls had been linked together, they'd kind of become part of each other.

So Dian actually had some dragon DNA in him. He wasn't able to shift into a dragon, unlike Ian, but he had black scale patches kind of like Zaire and he could materialize his wings and horns. It was similar to Waltz, but unlike Waltz's faerie wings appearing when he's happy, Dian's Emerged traits appeared only when he was angry. We had done some testing to get Dian angry, which only took Ian keeping me away from his twin.

"Do you want your own room?" asked Daddy to Ian, and so Ian nodded.

"As much as I would probably prefer to stay with Dian in his room forever, I think we should gradually get used to being apart. It does feel weird having my own body, but I'm really happy at the same time." explained Ian, glancing over at me. "Again, thank you, Wyll."

I grinned at him. "You're very welcome, Ee."

Ian blushed a bit and rubbed his face, then tried to shush Dian and Waltz when they started teasing him. Dian and Ian were truly identical in appearance. I'm certain their identical fingerprints would cause some kind of stir because of this, though, because every person—even carbon copy siblings—have unique fingerprints. And vein patterns, too.

"Annie, play with with my ears." whispered Russet, squeezing my midsection.

Angel peered at us from the left. I blushed when I noticed because I was just lifting one of Russet's lop ears. Angel smirked and ruffled my hair, then got up from the couch to greet Ian.

Literally everyone was starting to crowd around the "new" family member. And, although Ian was quite flustered from all of the attention, he was genuinely beaming at everyone and answering their questions. Dian was bombarded with questions as well, but he was clearly very happy as well.

I turned around a bit so my legs were over to Russet's left instead of on top of his own, then properly lifted his left ear. Russet blushed when I began to kiss and pet it.

"Russ," I whispered, and his big russet-brown eyes continued to stare at my face. "Is something wrong?"

Russet gripped my waist and shoulders. I placed a hand on his chest and he slowly exhaled. I could feel his defined musculature underneath his slightly baggy sweater, which let me know that he had definitely been working out. Russet nosed my jawline and pecked my lips, smiling happily when I curled my arms around his neck.

"Russ," I murmured against his skin. Heat flared in his body. "Talk to me, my cute bunny."

Russet's cheeks were scarlet-red now and I could feel his length twitching underneath me. I gently licked a bead of sweat on his temple and gasped when Russet suddenly stood up.

Waltz snickered off to the side since he'd been watching. "Wow, looks like the bunny's finally in heat!"

Russet pouted at him. "I-I'm not—!"

"Oh, but it looks like your cock says otherwise."

Russet's face burst into flames when he realized his bulge could be seen by everyone from the way he was carrying me. He lowered my body slightly off his shoulder and hurried away with me, which made me laugh. Russet's tail wiggled when I giggled, so that made my grin even wider.

Earlier, I promised Dian and Ian that we would have our separate times together another day, so they accepted that with happy smiles. They did get to have me, in a way, at their old house yesterday. Although I'm sure Waltz would keep those two busy for a long while.

But now I'm curious about Angel, Blaine, Gavin, and Zaire. Would they want to return home and face the ones that had abandoned them? I guess it would be worth it to ask.

"Annie," whispered Russet, now looking down at me with a worried expression. "Are you okay?"

"Whoops, I guess I was lost in thought. Are we in your room now?"

He nodded. "I locked the door and everything."

I smiled and cupped his cheek, sitting up on the bed with my left hand supporting me. Russet moved closer and met my lips for yet another soft, chaste kiss. He pushed down his pajama pants and underwear, showing off what a mess he'd made of the latter article of clothing.

"Annie," he began, looking directly into my eyes as he always does. He had a firm expression on his face. "I want you to take my first time. My real first time."

My eyebrows shot up. "Wh-what? What about Wally?"

Russet's facial expression twisted into one of pain. My heart clenched and I tugged him closer. He removed my oversized pajama shirt and inhaled deeply of my scent as he nuzzled my chest. His arms curled around my body again. Russet's soft whimpers made me want to cry. I pushed my fingers into his auburn curls and hugged his shoulders.

"Oh, Russ," I breathed. "What happened?"

"Y'know, A-Annie, I thought I was ready. I really, really did. Walter is so sweet, caring, and kind of strict at times when it comes to my health and safety. I really want him to be mine for life. He even mentioned that himself a few weeks ago. We've been dating for a few months, but we haven't done more than kissing. I've felt really bad about that. Walter looked like he wanted to do more, too."

I gently kissed his head. "What happened, my precious Russ?"

Russet sniffled. "W-we got ready to try because I said that I thought I might be ready. H-he knew about my past 'cause I'd told him a month and a half after we started dating. S-so when I said we should do it, Walter was r-really happy and he was super c-careful. B-but I started getting scared, Annie. I t-tried to keep my f-fear away, b-but it wouldn't leave. That stupid m-memory flashed in my face and overlapped with W-Walter pressing in. I kicked him away. I didn't mean to, Annie! He looked so upset and I ran out... I know he hates me now!" he cried, sobbing with his body trembling like a leaf.

"Ssh," I murmured, pushing my fingers through his curls. "I'm certain Wally wasn't upset with you, Russ."

"How can you know?" whimpered Russet, hugging me tighter. "Y-you didn't s-see what happened!"

"I know because I know. I can't exactly explain. But he's a genuinely good and wonderful person like you, Russ. I am certain he was upset with himself for allowing you to be scared. He has a very chivalrous and protective spirit about him, so it must have crushed him that he was unaware of how you were feeling and that you were forcing yourself to be okay for his sake."

Russet sniffled again and just let the last of his tears fall onto my chest. I continued petting his curls and gently kissed his crown.

"Should I bring him over?" I asked softly. "I know I shouldn't take your first time, Russ. But I can be with you if that makes you happy and less scared for that first time."

Russet was quiet for awhile, probably just pondering what I'd said. My answer came awhile later with a slow nod.

"I-I need to apologize, and I'm still—amazingly—raring to go."

He slowly released his hold on me as he pushed up onto his hands and knees. I was able to view Russet's dripping cock again and my face flushed. Russet chuckled and grasped my right wrist, guiding my hand to his cock. It was as I remembered, which was around the size and length of Waltz's cock. They were of similar heights and builds, too. But Waltz was much slimmer than Russet now because my bunny had clearly been on a training regimen.

I gasped when Russet captured my lips as my hand curled around his slender length. I firmly stroked him, rubbing his tip a bit to make him squirm. But that only seemed to make Russet more eager. His lips, tongue, and teeth aggressively claimed my flushed alabaster skin, placing hickeys near and far from Dian's and Ian's marks.

"A little tighter, Annie." he groaned, bucking his hips. "Squeeze it just a bit—mm, just like that."

My face burned from the way he was talking. It was super erotic. Would Walter even forgive me for seeing this before he had? Russet kissed me again, then tensed with a deep groan as his cock throbbed again for the first spurt. It splashed on my pelvis, then the second and third spurts landed on my thighs. I panted, feeling weird again from the sights, sounds, scents, and sensations.

"Something is odd..." murmured Russet. "Clear my nose with magic, Annie. I need to be able to scent this—oh, thank you."

I had done it while he was talking, so that made me laugh. But then Russet's nose twitched, his cock hardening again. He curled down and sniffed my thighs, then hooked his fingers under my panties and stripped them down my legs. I whimpered when Russet tossed them aside, then pushed my knees to my chest and firmly spread them apart. His deep russet-brown eyes were nearly black as they focused on my dripping hole. He sniffed again, moving closer until the bridge of his nosed rested against my sac.

"I don't remember you getting wet like this, Annie." he breathed, sliding his right hand down to tease my sopping wet entrance.

"It's been like this since I first had sex, Russ. We haven't really spent any time together since Wally came into your life. I think you would have noticed it eventually if we'd been spending more time together." I said quietly, then blushed with a soft mewl on my lips just as two of his fingers easily slipped inside.

"Dian and Ian did this to you?"

"Well, they were still in one body. But yes, that is why I'm still kind of loose."

Russet hummed, curling his fingers and then smirking when I jumped with a soft moan. "Bring Walter here, Annie."

"Right now?" I asked with a squeak, which made Russet laugh.

"Yeah," he replied, laughter still on his lips. "I want you to be here for my first time and I want him to see that you and I have a special relationship. I don't want him to find out one day and think I was cheating on him. I did tell him I love you too, but I don't think he understood the ramifications of what I meant."

I blushed. "So you really do love me like that?"

"Yes," firmly stated Russet, leaning over me with his hands above my head. His intense gaze made me feel a bit heady. "I have told you again and again that I love you, Annie, and that I want to do things with you that our family does. Was it a lie? Am I not one of your beloveds?"

"Russ," I breathed, reaching up to cup his again teary face. "I didn't lie to you. I sill love you—both as family and one of my beloveds. I wasn't certain of your feelings for me because I was your caretaker for awhile. And then you were kind of taken away by Wally. But I was so, so happy for you. I still am happy for you, Russ."

Russet slowly nodded. "I can understand that," he whispered. "I haven't been allocating my time properly and I certainly didn't explain much of what's going on between us to Walter."

"I'll bring him over," I stated, slowly sitting up. I hugged his shoulders and then pecked his lips. I peered over his shoulder to watch his cute tail wiggle.

Russet hugged me tightly. "Thank you, Annie."

"You're welcome, Russ."