It was a little awkward in the living room during dinner. Daddy had allowed us to come back in here to eat because of the closeness we could experience on the couch and floor versus spread out at a dinner table. I was tucked into the corner of the very large L-shaped couch between Damon and Gavin with my lovers huddling up against whomever they were closest to aside from me.

Papa went home after a short time of snuggling, which made me a little sad, but I understood why. And because my men did not want Azazel inside of me anymore, I had properly formed his new body and placed his soul in it. Azazel is currently being kept under "house arrest" with my magic in a spare room of Daddy's creation. He had suggested putting my creator into the dungeon, but everyone shuddered after hearing that idea. I was really surprised by their reluctance to even consider his offer.

I'm still curious as to what happens down there for punishments. I know Matteo was tormented with snakes, but what about Zaire? I remember Daddy making sure Zaire wouldn't get into trouble again with some kind of a threat after our first meeting. It's kind of weird that even Angel is freaked out by Daddy's magical dungeon.

"Are you feeling okay?" asked Russet, leaning over Angel's lap next to Damon. I looked over at him with a small smile and nodded. Russet pulled his lips down. "You haven't eaten much yet."

"I'm already getting full, Russ. Just like old times." I explained quietly.

Damon leaned over and rested his right cheek on my head. "Anwyll, how are you feeling?"

I sighed and put my bowl of tomato soup onto the coffee table in the room with my magic. I pressed my back deeper into the cushions and then loosely grasped three of Damon's fingers and the same number of Gavin's digits on his left hand. Gavin was staring intently at me already.

"I don't feel particularly good," I finally revealed, "but that isn't too surprising after we talked about everything possible."

Kyler agreed with a nod. "Although, despite my initial reservations about sharing my past, I am actually relieved I did. I hope that whatever comes from this means that I have more friends and somewhat of a family aside from my relationship with Anwyll and Briar."

Angel's lips lifted ever so slightly. "I can attest that you will receive both through time. I mean, you already have gained a close friend group."

Kyler smiled back and hugged Briar's shoulders. "Thank you, Angel."

Matteo was resting on the floor by my legs, so he set his bowl aside and turned more to press his face onto my thighs. I smiled and reached for his messy and loose dark brown curls, then Matteo relaxed with a happy sigh as my fingers found purchase in his hair. Kyler paused in eating and watched Matteo press himself as tightly to the couch as possible for more petting from me. Matteo sighed and nosed my thighs, smiling when I curled down to kiss his head.

"Perhaps some cuddle time with Anwyll's wolf-dragon form will certainly help us all—including you, baby." murmured Daddy, adding, "That way you can have all of us tucked against you."

Kyler frowned and tilted his head. "Wolf-dragon form?"

Briar turned his head. "Wait, you don't know?"

"Know what?"

"Ann is obviously a hybrid, although we have now learned how different he is from all of us. Not that it's a bad thing, Ann." Briar smiled at me, but I wasn't going to take offense to anything. What he said was true. Briar continued, "Like his father and you, Kyler, he can shift into a hybrid animal form."

Kyler looked at me. "So your main traits are wolf and dragon?"

I nodded, then Matteo piped up, "And gnome, like my brother pointed out."

"Mattie!" I quietly exclaimed, but I was giggling along with everyone else's laughter.

Kyler chuckled. "Well, he wasn't wrong. There were dwarves and gnomes captured, too. So perhaps your creator put a dash too much of gnome and dwarf into you, Anwyll."

I pouted. "You meanie, Ky."

Waltz and Damon were nearly howling with laughter from that, but a cheery atmosphere had finally returned to our home. I'm really so happy. Kyler and Briar were smiling, like the rest of my family who wasn't laughing, which made me feel a little better, too.

"I'm very curious."

"About?" I murmured, twirling a couple of Matteo's curls on my left pointer finger.

Kyler blinked. "Your other form. May I see it?"

I nodded with a smile. "If everyone's finished eating, we can go outside now."

Russet hopped up, his tail wiggling. "I love your hybrid form, Annie!"

I laughed as he leapt onto me, narrowly avoiding Matteo and almost kneeing Damon. Russet quickly apologized and hugged my head, then kissed my cheeks. Matteo huffed and rested his chin on my legs.

"Master, I want a tongue bath."

Angel looked bewildered. "Tongue bath?"

Ambrose chuckled. "He wants to be licked in his other form."

"Oh, that makes sense."

I grinned and ruffled Matteo's hair. "Okay, Mattie."

Gavin leaned closer. "Me, too."

"Okay! Anyone who wants to get bathed with my tongue can decide who goes after Mattie and Gavin through whatever game you want."

Waltz hummed. "It would be interesting to get licked head to toe while buck naked."

My cheeks warmed. "I don't think Dian and Ian want you to be completely bare in front of everyone."

Waltz waved his hand. "They won't mind because they will be joining me."

Dian and Ian both blushed bright red. "Zee!" they exclaimed, so I burst into laughter.

"If everyone is up to it, let's go outside."

The others nodded and set their dishes aside, but I used my magic to pile everything up in the kitchen in organized stacks. Kyler blinked a few times, then slowly got up. Angel scooped me up from the pile and smiled after I kissed his right cheek.

"Ange," I murmured, hugging his neck. "I love you."

Angel hugged my small form tighter as he stepped outside. "I love you too, Anwyll. We'll get through this together—with all of us this time. We all love and cherish you—not only because you helped us face our pasts, but also because you have given us a way to be happy in our own skin and find happiness in others as well as ourselves."

Blaine took me from Angel and kissed my cheeks. "That's right, Anwyll. You have given us so much happiness, joy, love, and care. It's only natural to share it all with you."

His green and brown eyes were glittering with unshed tears, so I gently pecked his lips. "Blaine..." I whispered, but he shook his head.

"We know you're not back up to snuff yet, but it will happen with time." he whispered, kissing my forehead. "Not all of us were instantly fixed. You took the time and put effort into taking care of us all. And now we want to do the same for you."

"And you can, just after the tongue baths." I replied, which made Blaine and Angel laugh.

Daddy and Uncle Andros then shared custody of me for a few minutes, cuddling my form and kissing anywhere they could reach without undressing me. Russet bounced over and asked to participate, so that made my uncle laugh. I knew Uncle Andros was remembering when he first met Russet, who was fresh out of captivity and shaking like a newborn lamb.

"Baby, give me a kiss."

I blinked and kissed pecked my daddy's lips, but he didn't look satisfied in the slightest. I giggled and hugged his neck, then nuzzled his lips and whispered, "Daddy, do you want the special treatment later?"

Daddy frowned as my lips met his own for a deeper kiss this time. Instead of interrupting it, he telepathically asked me, "Special treatment?"

"My special sounding, Daddy."

Daddy's skin flushed as I sent the memories of my pinky finger thrusting into his slit. He growled and squeezed my waist, deepening the kiss in an instant. Uncle Andros probed our minds for the reason his brother was blushing, then he smirked and kissed our cheeks.

"Sounds like a plan, pup." he rumbled, petting my head and ears. "Now give me a kiss."

Once my lips were slightly swollen, I was set on the ground to shift. My lovers were very excited to see my hybrid form, which was making me strangely nervous and extremely happy at the same time. My tail wiggled, which made several of my beloveds smile broadly. Kyler appeared to be a bit anxious, but he also seemed very interested to see what my other appearance would look like. I decided not to make anyone wait any longer.

I shifted to my full form that had my height at my head a little over twenty feet tall. I wagged my tail and then curled it around my talons and paws. I laid down and quietly barked when Matteo stripped down to shift. Gavin did the same, his tiger form stretching while he yawned. Matteo trotted closer, his heavy body making the earth tremble as he approached me. I lowered my nose and he licked it, quietly mooing at me. I smiled and licked him, pushing my tongue across his rich dark brown hair. Matteo mooed again, moving his head for me to get the folds of skin hanging from his neck and the underside of his jaw.

Ambrose came over and leaned against my left side, so I fluffed up my fur and pulled my tail closer around him. Ambrose sighed softly and pressed his face to my fur. Russet leapt on my tail with Waltz, giggling away as they hugged the fluffiness. My tail tip thumped on the ground from that, then it began wiggling when Kyler stepped up to my right shoulder with Briar on his heels.

"Oh my goodness gravy," murmured Kyler, pressing his hands into my fur. "What soft, luxurious fur you have, pup."

I paused in sweeping my tongue over Matteo's head and eyed Kyler. "I'm guessing you like it, Ky. Go ahead, do what you like and check me out. I love it when my beloveds snuggle with me."

Kyler nodded and pushed his face into my fur, then Briar plopped down with his back against my shoulder. He snuggled against me and clutched my thick, longish silvery heather coat. He purred, his tail tip flicking after I acknowledged his presence with a gentle poke of my nose to his head.

I continued lapping over Matteo's body until he was satisfied. He licked my nose and lips, then lowered his head as he lumbered over to snuggle into the crook of my left draconic foreleg and fluffy chest. Matteo folded his legs underneath himself as he settled down with a huff, then rubbed his head on me before he licked his nose. My Mattie is happy now.

Gavin was next—well, it's Ragnar right now. I greeted him with a kiss and a lick before starting to bathe him. I could sense Gavin's pleasure as my tongue scraped all of his itchy spots. Zaire eyed the deep scars across his cousin's back, then looked up at me as he sat down by my right foreleg. He traced the scales and petted my talons. His movements were a little ticklish, but his gentle touches to my talons were making me distracted in a nice way. Zaire adores snakes, so maybe dragon scales have a similar feel to them with no smell.

Ragnar's tongue briefly scraped mine, so I returned my attention to him and Gavin again. "Enjoying yourself, I see."

Gavin chuckled in my head. "It feels great, Anwyll. I might ask for more tongue baths at a later date."

"I can deliver."

Gavin's wide eyes met mine—the former gold of Ragnar having disappeared to reveal the navy blue belonging to my lover. "You can give birth?"

I frowned, leaving my tongue on his side. "Huh?"

"You said you can deliver." he explained with a laugh, so then I got his joke.

I giggled and continued bathing him. Gavin stretched again, even raising his tail for me to lick. Ragnar returned to the forefront as he laid down and rolled onto his back for more. I smiled internally, then pushed my tongue through his thick white fur.

Meanwhile, Blaine and Damon had crawled onto my back and were admiring my twisty horns. Angel was talking with Ambrose at my left side. Dian and Ian were hanging out with Waltz and Russet by my tail, and Daddy and Uncle Andros were getting ready to shift now. They had moved back quite a bit so they wouldn't hurt anyone. Kyler jumped when he noticed the change in the air and the shadows looming over us. He looked up with wide eyes.

"A lich? How? Who is who?"

I blew out a breath and rested my tongue for a moment. "The lich dragon is my uncle Andros. My daddy is the other one. Uncle Andros was the product of experimentation to get a pure bloodline without stepping out of the clan. I'm sure their mother was somehow inspired by my creator."

Kyler hummed as Uncle Andros' enormous form carefully sidled closer to mine. He shrunk down a bit with his magic in order to cuddle close to me, making sure to be careful of my other beloveds on my right side. Daddy moved in on my left. Damon was quite amazed that he could reach out and touch my uncle's skull. Briar was still snoozing against my side. Angel was admiring Daddy's magnificent white form with Waltz. Russet was huddled against my left hind leg with my tail keeping him secure. He was probably a little frightened by the sudden appearance of my daddy's huge dragon form, even though he had shrunk down somewhat—closer to my overall size.

"It's official," started Kyler, a big grin on his face as I nuzzled his side. "I love this place."

I grinned. "Me, too!"

Kyler chuckled and reached over to kiss my nose. "Can this be a home to come back to?"

"Of course. My home is yours, Ky. And this family is yours, too. Welcome to the beginning of a new life with a loving family, Ky."

Kyler teared up a bit. "Thank you, pup."

Uncle Andros lowered his head and nuzzled Kyler. "Pup brethren."

Kyler laughed, but he welcomed the affection.