"Ann," whispered Briar, and I sleepily cracked open my eyes.

"Bri?" I croaked, my eyelids fluttering shut again. "What's wrong?"

"You were sleeping like the dead, Ann. I thought something happened."

"Well, something did." I mumbled, curling my fists tighter against his shirt and nuzzling his throat while he growled. "Nothing bad, just exhausting."

"That still sounds bad, but for a different reason."

I giggled tiredly and kissed his right collarbone. "I love you, Bri. I just need to sleep a little bit more before I can explain. If you're really concerned, just call Mattie and he'll tell you why I'm like this...mm." I ended my sentence by gently kissing his throat again, then snuggled into his arms and let myself drift into the abyss once more.

The next time I awakened, Briar had me securely swaddled to his back with a blanket while he worked on something. I took a deep breath and yawned, weakly curling and uncurling my fingers and toes. Briar's breath hitched when he felt mine brush over his nape.

"You've slept a long time."

"How long?"

"About twelve hours. It's early morning now."

"I'm sorry, Bri." I mumbled, and he gently rubbed my kneecaps.

Briar sighed softly. "Once Kyler awakened, he told me what was going on and what you'd done for him while I was asleep. I never knew that my friend was suffering so much in silence because of that dangerous entity out there. Thank you, Ann, for helping him."

"You're welcome, Bri." I replied quietly. "Um, was anyone else in the apartment?"

"If you're talking about Aeglaeca, he went out to buy some groceries for breakfast about twenty minutes ago." Briar chuckled, reaching over his shoulder to ruffle my hair. "I heard you kept him in a cell inside your inventory for a few months. That was quite amazing to hear."

I blushed, my tail wiggling against the backs of our legs. "Well, he deserved it at first 'cause he was making Mattie and his family suffer, but I offered him a deal 'cause his former master was the Evil Spider. Initially, he refused to accept my offer of friendship but later warmed up to it."

"Hmm, I see."

I frowned, then rubbed his shoulders. "Bri, are you jealous again?"

Briar exhaled harshly. "I know it's ridiculous, but I am actually jealous of a guy who was trapped in your inventory. He was technically closer to you than I was in that span of time."

"Oh, Bri..." I whispered. "I'm sorry for leaving you alone for so long."

My Emerged black jaguar slowly shook his head. "I've been busy too, but I'm happy we can be together like this for awhile."

"Me too, Bri." I replied, resting my cheek on his left shoulder. "Say, um, where's Ky?"

"Kyler is sleeping in his room. He was awake for awhile just staring at you after he told me what'd happened, but I think exhaustion won over at some point. I put him in his room about six hours ago."

"Mm, that's good."

"Could you explain more on what you did? Kyler only said that it felt like acid was coursing through his veins and then liquid fire went through him."

"Ah," I murmured. "The acid part was my removal of the Evil Spider's black-colored magic. His magic had literally stitched every muscle, nerve, vein, tendon, and bone together that was not originally part of Kyler's body. So that made me realize why the Evil Spider thought of him as a failure."

"Why was that?"

"Because Kyler's body was rejecting the foreign arms and heart and refusing to grow smoothly into place. So the Evil Spider used his magic to bind the heart and limbs to Kyler's body, which meant I had to unstitch each thread and restitch it with my own magic. It was a lot of fine detail work, which was more than I'd ever done with my magic, but I had to do that to keep Kyler alive. The Evil Spider literally could have killed him at any moment had I not moved him into my inventory."

"Because it's made entirely from your excess magic and it's not connected to this world other than through your own self?"

"Mmhm. There are no spiders in my inventory either, so it would be impossible for the bastard to listen in."

Briar shivered. "I'm squishing every damn spider I see."

I giggled, so Briar began to chuckle. I rubbed his shoulders and lazily swished my tail. Briar got back to working on something at a desk, so it was quiet other than pencil lead on paper.

"What about Aeglaeca?"

"Mm, what about him?" I asked tiredly, yawning again.

"What did you do for him?"

"I removed the contract poison and venom mixture of the Evil Spider's magic that was magically tattooed into his back." I murmured, nuzzling Briar's nape. "I did him first and then Kyler 'cause I knew that my task with Ky would be arduous."

"Both could have been killed?"

"Mmhm, and afterwards I just needed to sleep to replenish my energy and mana. My mana had been depleted a little bit unlike the time with Matteo's father, but it wasn't enough to cause any concern."

"I did call him as you suggested. Matteo was surprised by the call and even more worried once I told him you were deathly asleep, but once I mentioned what you told me, he was much more relieved."

"That's good. I should contact him later." I mumbled, then yawned again. "Is it okay if I ask for a kiss, Bri?"

Briar got up and moved to the bed, sitting down on the corner and untying the blanket. I flopped onto my back and laid there as Briar flipped over. I blushed as he placed his forearms on either side of my head and curled down, his face hovering over mine. He seemed to be waiting, so I took the initiative and cupped his cheeks.

"Bri, is it okay?"

His emerald-green eyes glimmered with gold, then his lips curled up. "Are you going to spoil me, Ann?"

I blushed again and nodded, guiding his head down a bit more for a gentle kiss. Briar's lips met mine and I moved ours together, then poked my tongue into his mouth. Briar purred, turning his head slightly to get more access in my mouth with his tongue. Tingles began to spread throughout my body as warmth blossomed in my core.

As Briar's tongue rubbed the roof of my mouth, I began to tremble and squirm. Briar's purring deepened as he situated his rear end onto my legs, pressing them into the bed as he cupped the back of my head. I gasped for air next to his head, moving my arms around his neck and shoulders. Briar nuzzled my throat and the crook of my neck, kissing along my shoulder.

"B-Bri," I panted, making a soft noise of pleasure when he sucked at a sensitive spot on my throat. "I-I want to touch you, okay?"

Briar's purring intensified, but he was reluctant to lay my head back down on the bed as I unwound my arms from his neck. He groaned when I hooked my fingers behind his human ears and kissed him again. Briar's emerald-green eyes were dark with desire when our lips parted and his predatory gaze made me shiver as I suggested a position change.

"All right, but I want you to undress me."

My face turned beet-red and Briar smirked, kissing my hot cheeks before sitting upright. I carefully scooted my legs out from underneath him, but my toes brushed Briar's throbbing package. He hissed and bit his lip, which immediately had me apologizing but Briar pressed my hand to his bulge. I flushed when I realized that what I'd done hadn't hurt him at all. In fact, Briar was even more turned on now.

I knelt in front of him and quickly began to unbutton his shirt, pressing kisses down his throat and chest as more of his lightly tanned skin was revealed. Briar trembled, his shallow breathing making me feel breathless. His heartbeat pounded inside his chest like a tribal drumbeat as I slipped my fingers under his shirt and lightly pushed it off his arms. Briar's lithe but strong muscles tensed and relaxed under my hands as I stroked them up over his shoulders.

Briar began to pant, his back arching as I licked his throat and ligjtly nibbled on his right shoulder. When I brushed my fingers over his nipples, his soft mewl and visible shudder was just too adorable. But I didn't want to kiss Briar just yet, since I have a feeling that he will push me down and have his way with me otherwise. Briar trembled as my hands firmly slid down his sides and reached his jeans.

"M-maybe I should do that..." mumbled Briar, but he didn't try to stop me even before I popped the button and unzipped his jeans. "F-fuck," he hissed.

My body temperature seemed to jump to an even higher degree as my palm rubbed over Briar's pulsating package. A big wet stain was on his light gray underwear, so that made my blush even more obvious on my much fair skin. Briar nuzzled my head and nibbled on my right wolf ear, then gently licked the inside. I gasped and shivered, my hand squeezing Briar's shaft ever so slightly.

"Feels good, Ann..." he said as he panted, tilting my head back and then kissing me.

I hugged his waist with my left arm and pressed my head upwards to kiss him back, which made Briar even more pleased. I kept moving my hand, then reached up with my left hand to tweak Briar's right nipple. He jumped and broke the kiss, a soft mewl on his lips. I giggled and then licked his lips, but I had him move off the bed so I could finish undressing him.

Briar cupped the back of my head as I stroked my hands down his muscled thighs. I looked up at him as I sat on the edge of the bed, but changed our positions in an instant. Briar blinked because he was now seated where I had been and I was between his knees on the floor. I licked my lips as Briar guided my head closer.

"Do you want to lick it, Ann?" he asked teasingly, moving his cock away from my face. I pouted and pinched his inner thighs.

Briar quietly yelped and let me have his cock, then my pleased expression clearly made him blush. I giggled and grasped his big cock with both hands, gently rubbing my cheeks on it. I looked up to see his super dark green eyes and his ears fully trained on me, which made me grin. Briar shivered and bit his lip as I lifted his cock upright. His low groan only came after my tongue met the sensitive underside of his mushroomed cap.

I slid my tongue around it, then gently suckled on the tip. Briar's hand grew hotter as I began to push my head forward and stroke his cock with my lips and tongue. I turned my head and he hissed with pleasure while he watched my cheeks stretch. I moved my hands on his shaft and sac, massaging every part of him that I could. Briar breathily whispered encouragement, telling me what felt best and what would feel even better, so I was feeling pretty confident when Briar was holding back his moans a short time later.

"F-fuck, I-I'm so—ooh, fuck." he gasped, then his grip tightened on my hair as I popped my mouth off his cock and put his balls in my mouth. "Mm, Ann..."

I kept looking up at his flushed face and erotic expression. I really want to see more of that sexy expression on his face. Briar shuddered and tensed when my fist pumped him a bit faster, then I heard him moan breathlessly. I quickly put his cock back into my mouth just in time for the first spurt of his semen to land on my tongue. A little bit of his release hit the roof of my mouth and I pulled back to get the last squirt onto my face. Briar shivered and whined, mewling while I eked the last few drops onto my tongue.

I gently kissed the tip of his cock moments before Briar flopped onto his back. I chuckled and used his thighs to push myself up. I swallowed Briar's seed and crawled over his body, then smirked and sat back on his lap. Briar's chest was heaving in the midst of his recovery, but he managed to crack open one eye as I moved to my forearms above him.

"A-Ann?"

"Bri, I hope you realize that this isn't the end."

Briar's eyes widened and he got the chance to taste himself through our kiss. Using magic, I transferred his semen on my face to his mouth. A growl rumbled in his chest as he slipped his fingers under my sweater, so I sat back and he pushed upright to tug it off my body. Briar caught sight of my hickey-laden skin and I felt his cock throb with life again. He was so turned on by seeing the kiss and bite marks he'd left on me in the plane. I draped my arms over his shoulders and mewled into his hair, trying not to be too loud for the sake of his ears while he nibbled on my nipples and tugged my shorts off my body.

"Mm, Bri," I mumbled, then began to tremble as his big hands grabbed my ass.

Two of his fingers pressed against my hole through my panties and he growled again when he noticed how turned on I was for my insides to be leaking. Briar pricked my skin with his canines and snipped my panties with his claws, then tossed the ruined fabric aside to his left. Briar panted against my throat, but the loud sounds of his fingers squishing inside my naturally lubricated insides were really making me blush. My arms curled tighter around Briar as I moaned, his fingers pressing inwards and stretching my hole.

"You're still soft from before, Ann. Your warmth, scent, and taste are exactly the same. I can't wait, Ann—mm!"

He seemed upset by his lack of control, but I was happy, so I kissed him. Briar reached between us and I tilted my hips down for him, moving my body a bit more for a better angle. My insides throbbed from the sensation of Briar's cock rubbing against my entrance. I whined and quietly begged, but Briar only pressed inside once our lips met again. My muffled mewl of pleasure still seemed so loud while Briar's cock settled itself inside my channel. I panted against Briar's neck as he grabbed my hips and began moving his own.

"Move your hips, Ann. Weren't you going to spoil me?" he teased with a playful smirk.

I pouted but nodded, then hugged his neck tighter as I began to ride his shaft, squeezing and thrusting his full length inside me. Briar was a bit stunned at first, but he gripped my ass and even thrust his pelvis upwards. Briar laid back and bent his knees so I could use them for support while I worked hard to make us both feel really good. From the way Briar and I were throbbing, I'd say I accomplished my goal.

My Emerged black jaguar lover suddenly started stroking my cock with three fingers, which made me drop down, whine, and squirm on top of him. Briar's lips curled up in a pleased smirk as he guided my hands to his chest, drawing me down into another kiss while I continued to buck my hips.

"D-does it feel good, B-Bri?" I asked weakly, my body trembling with each movement.

Briar chuckled against my head. "It feels amazing, Ann. But I think it's time for me to take care of you."

"Wha—ngh!" I grunted, my back hitting the bed.

My lover grabbed my narrow waist and lifted my ass up, keeping my thighs against his sides. His cock quickly snaked inside, which nearly made me howl from surprise more than pain. Briar smirked and grabbed my forearms, curling down over me to completely devour my mouth and body. I kissed him back, just as eager for him to consume my being.