{"id":775,"date":"2021-02-03T15:22:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hidden-shelf.com\/?p=775"},"modified":"2021-02-03T15:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:23:03","slug":"the-gift-ch-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hidden-shelf.com\/?p=775","title":{"rendered":"The Gift Ch. 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

The infection spreads through the castle and the princess confronts the king and queen.
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The two werewolves approached the kitchen slowly, cautiously, dropping to all fours with long ears at attention.\u00a0 The smaller wolf glanced at the larger until given a nod.\u00a0 She leapt, crashing through the kitchen door to the sounds of screams.\u00a0 The women inside all backed into a corner with Matilda holding a shaking spoon before her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ignoring the old woman, Beatrice snapped and clawed as one girl tried to run.\u00a0 The stricken girl screamed, spun and slammed to the ground, holding her dangling arm.\u00a0 She lay there, panting and trembling and groaning in pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Satisfied that everyone else was cowering, the young she wolf grabbed one of the maids, paw around her throat.\u00a0 She slashed down the girl\u2019s tunic and then pulled her down to the ground.\u00a0 Slowly, she turned, lowering her ass to the girl\u2019s face with her thighs spread.\u00a0 The girl turned her face and then bucked, mouth open when Beatrice licked between her thighs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh god!\u201d The girl with the broken arm screamed.\u00a0 She raised her head in a silent howl as her canine teeth lengthened and fur grew along her jaw lines.\u00a0 Sharp claws pierced the fingertips of her broken arm and the arm itself trembled, healing with a loud popping noise.\u00a0 Fur pushed through the tears in the fabric and she grunted, lifting her dress with her undamaged arm.\u00a0 Her tongue lolled from her mouth and she panted while rubbing her bare clit in front of the terrified onlookers.\u00a0 Fur sprouted around her fingers, growing in a tuft to cover her sex.\u00a0 Her bodice bulged, the fabric snapping as her breasts grew.\u00a0 \u201cThe heat!\u00a0 Oh god!\u00a0 Fuck!\u00a0 The heat!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With a throaty growl, the changing girl stood, catching herself on a table as her feet popped and grew.\u00a0 She reached for a girl and then growled as the girl pushed away.\u00a0 All the woman parted around the poor lone girl and the changing she wolf laughed, snatching her away.\u00a0 She held her, kissing her roughly while rubbing herself against the other girl\u2019s leg.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlease!\u201d the girl gasped between breaths.\u00a0 Light black fur grew along the tips of her round ears.\u00a0 More hairs sprouted down her jaw and along her bare shoulders, thickening into a small mane at the back of her neck. The shewolf with the slashed arm pushed the girl down, forcing her to kneel between her legs. \u201cPlease, god, please no!\u00a0 Please, I- I don\u2019t-\u00a0 I- I-\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As if in a daze, the kneeling girl reached arms around the wolf girl\u2019s thighs.\u00a0 She moaned with cracking jaws and licked at the other girl\u2019s swelling pussy lips.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the ground the serving girl was wrapping her arms around Beatrice\u2019s furry ass.\u00a0 She dug fingers into the girl\u2019s hips and pulled at her tail as her own body began to change.\u00a0 Small teats formed and a slim body quickly turning to hardened muscle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agnes huffed, pleased with her little lover.\u00a0 She sniffed the air and padded silently down the corridor, hunting for new prey.\u00a0 She could hear frantic nobles yelling and sobbing further into the castle.\u00a0 They smelled of fear and panic and she bared her teeth in a mockery of a smile.\u00a0 Following their scent, she found large, ornate doors with a single guardsman posted in front.<\/span><\/p>\n

She paused, crouching.\u00a0 Tensing powerful leg muscles.\u00a0 The man glanced away briefly and the large she wolf pounced.\u00a0 They crashed to the ground, sparks flying while they slid. She snapped at his face and slashed him, her claws nearly catching in his armor before parting the thin metal.\u00a0 He yelled and the smell of blood filled the air.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIs- is everything okay out there?\u201d A quivering voice asked.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The shewolf stood over the guard.\u00a0 He reached for his sword and then jerked, his body spasming.\u00a0 He tried to speak but drool escaped his lips and his jaw cracked.\u00a0 Long, sharp fangs tore through his gums.\u00a0 She sniffed at him and felt the ache deep within, still unfilled.\u00a0 For a moment she considered taking him but she knew it wasn\u2019t the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, she pushed the door and was surprised to find it unlocked and unbarred.\u00a0 She stepped into the room as the soldier behind her rolled to his hands and knees, straining against the changes coursing through him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Screams filled the chamber.\u00a0 Lords and ladies pushed to the back of the room in a panic, trampling each other in their rush.\u00a0 She glanced casually about the room.\u00a0 Lazily strolling in with her proud tail up behind her.\u00a0 Nothing could stop her and she would find a mate here.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the corner of the room, a young man was sliding his way to an ornate set of armor.\u00a0 His hand barely trembled as he reached for the sword in the armor\u2019s scabbard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Him.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

She ran on all fours, tail streaming until she slammed into the young man, rolling with him.\u00a0 They landed in a pile and he cursed her while she ripped the clothes from his body.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few more courageous nobles made a break for the door but a large black male werewolf stepped into the room, growling.\u00a0 A few fragments of armor clung to his large frame.\u00a0 He sniffed and then grabbed a cowering young noblewoman in a perfect white dress.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo!\u201d the woman\u2019s husband yelled.\u00a0 The foolish man stepped forward but crumpled to the ground at a casual swipe from the werewolf.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The noblewoman screamed as the werewolf licked her from her breasts to her cheek.\u00a0 She turned her face and he grabbed her, turning her back.\u00a0 He lifted her for a kiss, forcing his tongue inside her mouth while his claws dug into her ass.\u00a0 Finally, he released her and she fell to her knees.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cE- Emma-\u201d the woman\u2019s husband gasped.\u00a0 He reached for her with a trembling arm and then gasped, pulling himself into a tight ball.\u00a0 The back of his trousers bulged and a tail slid from the band.\u00a0 The man grabbed his face and screamed, pulling at his pants until he was bare.\u00a0 His heavily veined cock throbbed above his body and it began to redden.\u00a0 The man stood, hunched and then stood again, scenting the air.\u00a0 He stalked to the back of the room.\u00a0 A larger, older woman shoved a petite young girl forward and the man grabbed her, nipping at her neck and breast until a chair crashed into his face.\u00a0 He roared, dropping the girl.\u00a0 Blood dripped from his mouth and it cracked, forming into the start of a muzzle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou fucker!\u201d the changing man screamed, lunging at slashing at the man who hit him.\u00a0 He scored several hits and then roared, howling while muscles bulged and his knot formed, thick at the base of his cock.\u00a0 He stood, licking black lips on a shortened muzzle while he stalked over to a new woman.\u00a0 An older, attractive heiress found herself alone in the shift crowd.\u00a0 She tried to step back but her foot caught the edge of her dress and she fell backwards, catching herself with her hands.\u00a0 She began to wail as the half changed beast loomed before her.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new werewolf grabbed the older woman\u2019s hair forcing her mouth to the tip of his red cock.\u00a0 He growled and pushed and her jaw opened.\u00a0 She gagged as he forced his manhood inside her mouth.\u00a0 Moaning with bestial lust, he thrust, his growing tail swinging with each movement.\u00a0 The woman\u2019s protestations slowly ceased and she leaned forward on her knees as her ears grew to tips and her canine teeth began to lengthen.\u00a0 Silver fur sprouted up from her cleavage and her bodice tightened against her chest, straining to contain her growing breasts..<\/span><\/p>\n

With the distractions, a man in the crowd took his chance, running to his fallen wife.\u00a0 \u201cAlice!\u00a0 Alice, are you hurt?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt- it hurts,\u201d the petite girl said, a hand to her neck.\u00a0 A line of blood flowed from underneath.\u00a0 The girl bit her lip and moaned.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh my poor wife,\u201d the man said, cradling her in his lap.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll get out of this.\u00a0 The king is summoning the witches.\u00a0 They\u2019ll be able to-\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt hurts so much,\u201d the woman gasped.\u00a0 She ran her hands through her hair, pulling at the ends.\u00a0 A small ring of hair lined the bite marks in her neck.\u00a0 \u201cThe heat, Peter, the heat and the ache and, oh god!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh darling,\u201d the man cried.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll be safe.\u00a0 They\u2019ll save us, you\u2019ll see.\u00a0 They\u2019ll save us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Alice moaned and rolled, lifting her head in her husband\u2019s lap.\u00a0 She sniffed his crotch and whined, opening her mouth to let her long, wide tongue out.\u00a0 \u201cYou smell so good, Peter. So fucking good.\u00a0 God.\u00a0 God, yes, the heat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man\u2019s wife grabbed his stomach and leg.\u00a0 She licked his crotch with small, whining moans, running her tongue over the small bulge in his trousers.\u00a0 She pulled at his belt, her lust fogged brain confused.\u00a0 The man\u2019s wife gently bit at his cock and she moaned again, her voice far lower now.\u00a0 \u201cHeat.\u00a0 Need.\u00a0 Peter.\u00a0 Mount.\u00a0 Mount me.\u00a0 Bitch.\u00a0 I\u2019m.\u00a0 Your bitch.\u00a0 Mount me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Seams burst on the young noblewoman\u2019s dress, exposing her bare body.\u00a0 Hard lines of muscles outlined her arms and legs and thick fur traced her spine.\u00a0 She pulled at her husband\u2019s pants again and he yelled as they tore in her powerful grasp.\u00a0 She moved, straddling him, pressing a swollen breast into his mouth.\u00a0 Her hips flexed against his bare, flaccid cock.\u00a0 She held him in place, rocking her swollen, wet sex back and forth until he hardened.\u00a0 With a happy growl, she pressed down and he slipped inside.\u00a0 They kissed and he hissed through clenched teeth, gripping her ass.\u00a0 Slowly, the base of his cock swelled as skin grew up to cover it in the start of his new sheath.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agnes held the young man on the ground, her paws on his hands and her thighs around his hips.\u00a0 He was naked before her and struggling uselessly.\u00a0 She smiled her crooked, toothy smile and licked his face.\u00a0 Carefully, slowly, while keeping eye contact with him, she leaned over and bit his arm until she tasted blood.\u00a0 She released him and he sat up, pushing himself backwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

She lazily turned away from him, dropping to all fours.\u00a0 Glancing back at him, she lowered her heavy chest, her nipples brushing the cold floor.\u00a0 With her golden eyes still locked on his, she raised her hips and spread her thighs.\u00a0 The engorged black lips of her pussy, opened slightly to show pink within.\u00a0 She watched him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou sick, filthy animal,\u201d the man said.\u00a0 He held his arm with his other hand and stood.\u00a0 Blood poured from his wound for a moment but Agnes smiled again when it stopped.\u00a0 She lay her forehead down on the floor and slowly began to wave her hips back and forth.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll be damned if I rut with a creature like you.\u00a0 I\u2019ll kill myself first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The man looked for a weapon from where he stood but his eyes kept straying to the she wolf before him.\u00a0 He cleared his throat with a heavy growl and his lips pulled back.\u00a0 His cock began to swell and he pushed at it while looking away.\u00a0 Despite his thoughts, it continued to grow until completely erect.\u00a0 He glanced back at her and now, without realizing, his hand was pumping his own cock.\u00a0 Pulling at it.\u00a0 Tugging at it.\u00a0 It began to grow again.\u00a0 His hand bulged to contain it and he growled once more.\u00a0 The rounded head of his cock pulled flat against his thickness and slowly lengthened to a point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The curly, untrimmed pubic hair around his manhood thickened and a dark line of brown hairs grew up to his belly button.\u00a0 The man lifted his chin, sniffing the air.\u00a0 The growing hair surrounded his belly button and continued up into his chest hair.\u00a0 The hairs twined together until his bare chest was covered behind a heavy coat of fur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRutting.\u00a0 With a god damned animal,\u201d he growled, watching Agnes\u2019 ass.\u00a0 Muscles bulged in his forearms.\u00a0 Claws pierced his finger tips, digging into the darkening pads of his palms.\u00a0 \u201cRutting and fucking.\u00a0 Mounting her.\u00a0 Mounting my bitch. Rutting.\u00a0 Breeding and fucking.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With another growl, the man stepped forward.\u00a0 The base of his cock began to swell and the entire length of his manhood darkened to deep, glossy red.\u00a0 He moaned as he gripped the knot forming at the base of his changing manhood.\u00a0 He squeezed it and rubbed it and snarled at the heat pouring into his body.\u00a0 His hips cracked to free his tailbone and it pushed against his skin.\u00a0 Blood rushed to his cock and his knot swelled.\u00a0 He was panting now, his tongue drooling as it hung from his mouth from blackened lips.<\/span><\/p>\n

She looked back at her mate to see him standing behind her.\u00a0 Her own wetness and heat was a pain that felt like it could never be quenched.\u00a0 She bowed further, pushing her ass against him and he dropped to all fours above her.\u00a0 Patches of his bare skin slid against her fur as he began to mindlessly thrust against her.\u00a0 The tip of his dick pressed against her thighs and ass before finally slipping into her velvety black pussy lips.\u00a0 She growled as he pushed into her.\u00a0 He was huge, larger than Ralf and incredibly long.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRutting.\u00a0 Mate.\u00a0 Breeding,\u201d the man gasped, his mind lost in the lust and freezy.\u00a0 Words became impossible when his muzzle began to form.\u00a0 He bit her shoulder at the pain of it all and she shuddered, pushing back harder.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the two new lovers, people were screaming and howling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A half changed man was throat fucking his wife, forcing his cock down her throat again and again while she scratched and fought with him.\u00a0 He laughed and howled until she began to beg him to mount her aching wet pussy.\u00a0 To change her more.\u00a0 To make her his bitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beside those two, a young man was backing away from his infected fiancee.\u00a0 She reached for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPlease! Please don\u2019t-\u201d She groaned, hiding her hand in her armpit.\u00a0 He stopped backing up when he hit the wall and she kept coming.\u00a0 Her hand twitched and popped while it changed.\u00a0 She reached for him, pulling him into a hug while he tried to push away.\u00a0 \u201cPlease, it\u2019s okay, I\u2019m not-\u00a0 I\u2019m-\u00a0 Oh.\u00a0 I\u2019m not- Oh god.\u00a0 I\u2019m-\u00a0 I\u2019m so hot.\u00a0 God it feels so good.\u00a0 You\u2019ll- you\u2019ll see.\u00a0 You\u2019ll see.\u00a0 It feels so good.\u00a0 So fucking good.\u00a0 So. Fucking. Good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The woman kissed her fiance, her clawed hand scratching down his back as he screamed in her mouth.\u00a0 She grabbed his head and pulled him down beneath her, hiking her dress up to straddle his face.\u00a0 Her lips turned black and her ears lengthened while she rocked her hips against his mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFuck,\u201d she growled, rocking back and forth.\u00a0 She grabbed her breast and pushed, forcing her clit against her fiance\u2019s nose.\u00a0 With a sudden, happy yip, she came, spraying the man\u2019s face and chest with her juices.\u00a0 She leaned forward, panting and then moaning loudly when her fiance opened his mouth to her.\u00a0 \u00a0 She whined over and over, her voice dropping with each word.\u00a0 \u201cYes, yes, yes, yes!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Beneath her, her fiance\u2019s pants bulged, the red tip of his cock sliding past the waist of his pants.\u00a0 He gripped her hips with strong hands and pushed, forcing her down towards his cock.\u00a0 His fiancee snarled and reared back to swipe at him with a clawed hand but he growled, twisting, grabbing the mane on the back of her neck and forcing her down to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes!\u00a0 Like that!\u00a0 Fuck me!\u00a0 Fuck me like a bitch!\u201d She screamed, reveling in the raw animalistic strength and passion.\u00a0 Her ass and hips swelled and he forced himself on her, parting her engorged pussy with the tip of his red cock. \u00a0 Drool dripped to her furred back with each grunting thrust.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the changes continued, a brave cornered young man shielded his older sister from the beasts around him.\u00a0 A large blond male werewolf stepped away from the bitch he\u2019d mounted and she snapped at him before bucking from a sudden orgasm.\u00a0 The male walked toward the young man, eyeing the girl he was hiding.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo!\u201d the man cried out, pushing his sister.\u00a0 He pointed to an armoire, knowing it was useless but without any other ideas of how to protect her.\u00a0 She ran, slamming the door behind her and the werewolf gave chase. The girl\u2019s brother turned to stand in front but the werewolf simply reached out a huge, clawed fist to bat him aside.\u00a0 The man slid to the wall and the werewolf continued to stalk to the girl until his mate came behind him, pressing her furred breasts to his back and reaching to grab his knot.<\/span><\/p>\n

The girl\u2019s brother watched, sickened as the two suddenly mated in front of him, unconcerned with him or the danger he might present.\u00a0 Wincing, he stood and crawled to the armoire where his sister hid.\u00a0 He knelt in front of it, knocking on the door quietly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can try the windows,\u201d he whispered.\u00a0 The werewolves were distracted with each other.\u00a0 He glanced back at them for a moment.\u00a0 Watching them mate like beasts.\u00a0 People he\u2019d known his entire life.\u00a0 Gentle people he\u2019d grown up with.\u00a0 People that would be embarrassed to sneeze in front of others.\u00a0 Changed and mating like dogs.\u00a0 He licked his lips, watching them still.\u00a0 In public like that.\u00a0 Rutting.\u00a0 Forcing themselves on each other.\u00a0 Pounding into each other.\u00a0 Giving into carnal desires.\u00a0 Losing themselves in it.\u00a0 He\u2019d never seen a naked woman before but now, he\u2019d seen that and more.\u00a0 Watched them grow.\u00a0 Watched their soaking wet pussies change and swell and fold like a dog\u2019s sex.\u00a0 Wet and slick and hot.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust open the door, Rose,\u201d he groaned, pressing at his bulging pants.\u00a0 A female werewolf was mounting a male barely ten feet away.\u00a0 He could smell her.\u00a0 His nostrils flared and darkened.\u00a0 He could almost <\/span>taste<\/i><\/b> her.\u00a0 He growled and clawed at the door before looking back.\u00a0 His pants pulled painfully tight against him and his thumb flicked against the soft, red, sensitive tip sliding forth.\u00a0 \u201cOpen the damn door, Rose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cN-no!\u201d the man\u2019s sister yelled quietly.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m- I\u2019m- not coming out until you go away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRose,\u201d the man growled, licking his lips.\u00a0 His teeth felt sharp and they itched in his jaw.\u00a0 He undid his pants to relieve the pressure.\u00a0 A line of skin was growing from the base of his furred sheath.\u00a0 It grew up his belly, pulling his manhood against his stomach.\u00a0 \u00a0 He clawed at the door and his blackened nails cut deep furrows in the thick wood.\u00a0 \u201cRose, I can <\/span>smell<\/i><\/b> your sex in there.\u00a0 Open the door, Rose.\u00a0 Let me- let me take you before they do.\u00a0 I\u2019m so hard.\u00a0 I\u2019ll show you, Rose.\u00a0 I\u2019ll- argh!\u00a0 Open the damn door, you fucking bitch!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The girl\u2019s brother slammed on the door and it splintered under his powerful strikes.\u00a0 Muscles bulged beneath spreading fur on his back and arms.\u00a0 He growled and reached in, pulling his sister from her hiding spot.\u00a0 She screamed and tried to crawl away from him before he fell on top of her.\u00a0 The young man tore his sister\u2019s dress to expose her thin, pale back.\u00a0 Her moaned and licked her skin, nipping at her without drawing blood.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, don\u2019t!\u201d Rose screamed, struggling beneath him.\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019re still you, Walter!\u00a0 Remember!\u00a0 Remember me !\u2019m- I\u2019m your sister, Rose!\u00a0 Please!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy mate. You\u2019re my mate,\u201d the man growled.\u00a0 He thrust against her, his cock prodding her dress.\u00a0 It slid up against her as he moved, exposing her underclothes.\u00a0 The throbbing head of his dick pressed against her pussy but the white silk small clothes prevented him from entering her. His teeth found her shoulder and he bit deep, growling against her skin while he thrust.<\/span><\/p>\n

She could feel the fur growing on his belly – felt it on her back and hated how it made her shiver and want to moan.\u00a0 Hated how it sent shocks of pure electricity between her thighs.\u00a0 Hated how good the pain of his fangs felt.\u00a0 Hated how he couldn\u2019t enter her.\u00a0 How her mate wasn\u2019t filling her properly.\u00a0 How his thick cock kept teasing her over and over without taking her.\u00a0 Hated the way he wasn\u2019t grabbing and twisting and pulling at the teats forming on her belly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rose roared, sharp fangs bared in her still human mouth.\u00a0 She reached under herself, arm dragging against milk-tipped teats.\u00a0 She grabbed her small clothes and tore, spreading her scent to her brother.\u00a0 He howled triumphantly above her when his red wolf\u2019s cock pierced her tight, pink lips.\u00a0 She slammed back against him, grunting and growling, turning her head to lick at her brother\u2019s mouth in an awkward kiss as the fur growing on her back tangled with the fur along his belly.\u00a0 She dreamed of the pups he\u2019d give her.\u00a0 Her belly full of babies, sucking on her teats-<\/span><\/p>\n

The girl\u2019s first orgasm forced her to her stomach.\u00a0 Her quivering tight pussy milked her brother\u2019s thick cock and he bit deeper into her shoulder, grunting and sweating to contain his own release.\u00a0 His sister\u2019s pussy opened to him and his knot widened her further, slipping inside just as her lips darkened and began to re-form.\u00a0 Her brother clawed her back again and raise his lengthening muzzle in a long, loud howl as hot jets of cum filled her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Around them, the wolves were standing. Sated for the moment.\u00a0 The brother stood and the sister turned, lapping at his cock.\u00a0 Cleaning him before standing next to him.\u00a0 Fur was slowly spreading along her stomach, tickling her small teats and making her twist her thighs with renewed need.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agnes stood in front to gather their attention.\u00a0 They followed her when she ran and they filled the hall and castle, spreading out to find more people.\u00a0 A small group of them arrived at the front gate and Agnes approached while her small pack dealt with the guards.\u00a0 Her mate helped her when she struggled with the enormous bar blocking the gate until, finally, they lifted it free.<\/span><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/p>\n

Queen Margaret paced the throne room with her king.\u00a0 Eight of their guards, the elite of their small army, stood at attention along the hall.\u00a0 They drew their swords and formed a ring around the royal couple at the first heavy strike against the chamber doors.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhere are they?!\u201d\u00a0 the queen screamed.\u00a0 \u201cWhy aren\u2019t they here to protect-\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Light dimmed in the center of the room.\u00a0 Darkness seemed attracted to it, pulling from the corners of the room until it formed a large, oval void.\u00a0 The center of the oval twisted and an old, hunched woman stepped out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou!\u201d\u00a0 The queen raged.\u00a0 \u201cThis is all your fault!\u00a0 You cursed her!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The old woman laughed and flipped her free hand.\u00a0 \u201cNo, I saved her.\u00a0 And the others won\u2019t be coming to save <\/span>you<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0 For you see-\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

With a loud \u2018crack!\u2019 the heavy door to the chamber exploded in wooden shards.\u00a0 A tall, powerful blonde werewolf stepped into the room, ducking her head through the door.\u00a0 A horde of werewolves stood behind her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou see,\u201d the old woman continued.\u00a0 \u201cYour daughter has breached the castle.\u00a0 They hold no dominion over her.\u00a0 Not any longer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The werewolf paused and growled.\u00a0 Her claws sunk into the solid stone next to her and she anchored herself.\u00a0 Her body trembled and shrunk, thick blonde fur receding back into her skin.\u00a0 Bones creaked and cracked and groaned until her muzzle began to resemble the princess\u2019s beautiful face.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Princess Isabella stood naked before her parents.\u00a0 A pitch black male werewolf came up behind her and to her side.\u00a0 An honor guard.\u00a0 Her mate.\u00a0 She ran her fingers through the fur on his stomach he chuffed at her in return.<\/span><\/p>\n

She was taller, leaner and far stronger than she\u2019d been\u00a0 Her heavy breasts hung perfect and full on a wide, fit body.\u00a0 The black werewolf placed a momentary possessive paw on her breast before stepping back.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPrincess,\u201d the old woman said with a small bow.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIsabella!\u201d Queen Margaret exclaimed.\u00a0 She rushed forward but stopped behind her guard.\u00a0 \u201cMove!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, highness,\u201d the commander said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Princess Isabella smiled, showing small, sharp fangs.\u00a0 \u201cThey have the right of it, mother.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWould you kill us, then?\u201d the king asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, father,\u201d the princess answered.\u00a0 \u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t kill you.\u00a0 But, you aren\u2019t wolves.\u00a0 You could never be a proper wolf.\u00a0 You bartered away our kingdom blindly and, in the end, tried to sell me off to a foreign prince to buy a few more years of peace. Both of you.\u00a0 You aren\u2019t fit for ruling and you aren\u2019t fit to join me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The princess turned to the old woman.\u00a0 \u201cGrandmother?\u00a0 Would you, please? One more favor?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The old woman smiled. \u201cNo favor this.\u00a0 Pure pleasure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Power filled the air.\u00a0 The wolves growled uneasily behind Isabella but settled at her signal.\u00a0 The king and queen hugged each other, unsure of what was happening.\u00a0 The royal couple begin to sweat profusely while their guard glanced nervously at each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you intend?\u201d the king asked.\u00a0 He hooked a finger beneath his collar, pulling at it to allow air inside.\u00a0 His cheeks began to swell, slowly, and his jaw pushed forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJohn!\u201d the queen exclaimed, falling to her hands and knees.\u00a0 She rolled to her back and kicked, pulling at her purple and gold dress.\u00a0 It bulged over her swelling stomach and she tore at it frantically until the growth of her body simply tore the overly tight dress down the side.\u00a0 Her white under clothes were stained with sweat and they too strained under her growth.\u00a0 Her sagging breasts pressed against the fabric and the buttons popped, exposing her chest.\u00a0 The breasts sagged no more as the skin tightened and they became bloated, larger and larger until they were full and heavy on her body.\u00a0 Her large, dark nipples elongated, doubling and tripling in length until the dangled from her chest.\u00a0 \u201cWhat are you doing to reeeeeeee!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The queen clasped hands to her mouth at the loud squeal that escaped.\u00a0 Her large belly was full and rounded.\u00a0 Light patches of short white and brown hair was sprouting from her back and sides.\u00a0 Her ears grew longer until they flopped over and she rolled awkwardly to her distended belly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With wide, horrified eyes, the king watched the changes unfold.\u00a0 His face continued to lengthen and his nose pulled flat and round on his swollen cheeks.\u00a0 He fell to knees, yanking at his robe as his own body changed.<\/span><\/p>\n

A sword clanged to the ground in front of him.\u00a0 The commander of the guards twirled in place, slapping at his arm, chest and neck.\u00a0 Small black holes opened along his neck and shoulders.\u00a0 Long, black wet feathers slid from the holes in his skin.\u00a0 He danced around, plucking at one and screaming at the pain of it.\u00a0 More grew forth, faster and faster and he began to remove his armor and clothes, throwing them aside as he frantically stripped.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t stop it!\u201d He cried out.\u00a0 He pulled and plucked at his feathers until the pain grew too much.\u00a0 The man\u2019s mouth bulged forward, the skin hardening into a glossy beak that clacked loudly while he spoke.\u00a0 Pure, inky blackness flooded the man\u2019s eyes and he flapped his arms to steady himself on unsteady feet.\u00a0 \u201cI can\u2019t-\u00a0 I caaaaaawww!\u00a0 Caaaaw!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The men around their commander yelled in revulsion and scattered.\u00a0 Princess Isabella watched them with amusement, noting how easily they broke.\u00a0 More of her wolves stepped into the room, cutting off the soldier\u2019s retreat.\u00a0 And yet, there was no need as, one by one, they fell to the ground, screams turning to the loud cries of the ravens they were becoming.<\/span><\/p>\n

One soldier crawled to Isabella.\u00a0 The long, wet feathers lining his arms dragging on the flagstones.\u00a0 He reached for the princess\u2019s leg but stopped at a growl from the black werewolf by her side.\u00a0 Naked but for his tattered hose and linen leggings, he begged incoherently for her to help him.\u00a0 A massive lump formed on the soldier\u2019s lower back.\u00a0 He reached for it and his huge wings stirred the air.\u00a0 The man paused, tilting his head to look at the glossy feathers drying on his body.\u00a0 He looked back up at the princess with his strange, black eyes and blinked.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a single, graceful movement, the man lifted both arms.\u00a0 Thick, ropy muscles bulged beneath the feathers coating his back.\u00a0 He flapped his wings and Isabella turned her face away from the powerful gust of wind he caused.\u00a0 The soldier lifted into the air and then settled on his feet before Isabella.\u00a0 He cocked his head again and then tilted his wings before sketching an awkward bow.\u00a0 Around the room, the other raven men bowed before her, some toppling forward when their toes began to lengthen and change.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young princess strode forward towards her parents.\u00a0 Her father sat against his throne.\u00a0 His eyes were unfocused, set deep within his snout.\u00a0 He picked at two fused fingers on his right hand, mindlessly trying to separate them over and over.\u00a0 They shortened while he plucked at them and he grunted when a third finger merged.\u00a0 His nails grew thick and strong and he held it up to his daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cReeee?\u201d\u00a0 the old man grunted.\u00a0 He began to fall but Isabella caught him and gently laid him on his side.\u00a0 His wife, the queen, stood on four short legs nearby.\u00a0 She walked to her husband and thrust her nose at him, sniffing and grunting while the old man\u2019s belly expanded.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat will you do now?\u201d the old witch asked behind the princess.<\/span><\/p>\n

Werewolves flooded the room, snapping and growling at the changed royal guard.\u00a0 The former guardsmen ignored the wolves.\u00a0 On silent black wings that seemed to drink of the light, they flew to higher ground to observe and wait for the princess\u2019s orders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe neighboring kingdom was so kind to send their son to wed me,\u201d the princess mused.\u00a0 She turned and sat on the throne, pushing her father gently with her foot when he nosed too close to her.\u00a0 Her mate climbed the steps to stand beside the throne.\u00a0 \u201cThey were eager to gain a foothold in my father\u2019s kingdom.\u00a0 I\u2019d say that, come night, it\u2019s time to return the favor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The old woman nodded several times.\u00a0 \u201cYour godmothers will intervene.\u00a0 Not directly against you, no, they cannot.\u00a0 But they will try to stop you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u201d the princess said.\u00a0 She smiled, showing her teeth.\u00a0 Her sharp little canines were lengthening as fur began to sprout along her body.\u00a0 \u201cThen I shall make good use of the gifts they bestowed upon me on my birth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She stood, still changing.\u00a0 Her jaw cracked and she snarled.\u00a0 \u201cAll of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Howls filled the chamber.\u00a0 Distant pack members, some in the middle of their first transformation, tentatively picked up the cry until it filled the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

—<\/span><\/p>\n

Three women sat in a semi-circle before a roaring fire, staring into the flames. The youngest of them wept silently.\u00a0 The air shimmered and wavered above the logs as if the intense heat was tearing a hole in the fabric of reality itself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe must ask his help,\u201d the oldest of them said.<\/span><\/p>\n

A log split, shifting on the pile and spitting tiny embers.\u00a0 For a moment, the image of a mountain was visible above the fire.\u00a0 It was snow-capped and alone, far taller than the surrounding peaks.\u00a0 A gigantic cave opened near the summit and it glowed with a soft light.\u00a0 The image faded as quickly as it appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost is too high,\u201d the middle woman croaked.\u00a0 She reached for a nearby cup with trembling fingers.\u00a0 \u201cWe cannot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll-\u201d the youngest spoke.\u00a0 She sniffed and wiped tears from the corner of her eyes.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll speak to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The oldest woman nodded.\u00a0 \u201cGods be with ye.\u00a0 I\u2019m sorry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A low, moaning wind twisted and flattened the fire until it licked the rocks surrounding it.\u00a0 The two old women sat alone, watching it in silence as the full moon rose overhead.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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