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“Just my phone,” I said and jogged up the stairs.
When I came back down, Nico set his hand on my shoulder and said, “Great! Time to experiment!”
“Wait, what?” Triston asked.
Chapter
Thirteen
“Ember!” Fox yelled when we teleported onto the grass outside their house and his sword almost decapitated me.
Thankfully, Nico put a shield up, stopping it.
“Well, that’s a rude way to greet your daughter-in-law,” I said and scoffed. “And here I was starting to think you might be my favorite.”
Fox pouted. “I’m sorry. It’s Nico’s fault! He knows better than to teleport here. He should have teleported to his lab.”
“I was hoping to catch you all here,” Nico said, looking at his friends. “We’re going to do some experimentation.”
“About that,” Triston said. “What does that mean?”
“We’re going to see what Ember is capable of doing through the mate bond,” Nico explained.
“Oh! Yes!” Fox cheered.
“I’ve been curious,” Rhys admitted from where he sat in a chair to the side.
“Where’s Jolie?” Nico asked.
“Here!” she called as she walked out of the house, drying her hands on a dish towel. She hugged me and Triston.
“Okay, so first thing’s first. Ember, tap into Triston’s bond and see if you can shift into a tiger,” Nico instructed.
Triston’s eyes widened and mouth dropped. “That’s possible?”
Jolie shifted into a wolf and back to human. “Yep.”
“So cool,” he whispered.
“Wait, does that mean they could shift into a rabbit?” I asked.
“For some reason, they aren’t able to access my siren powers,” Jolie said. “We think it’s because my soul is the central repository for their bonds. I’m not sure about your form, though.”
“Good thing we brought a secondary test subject,” Nico said with a wide grin at Triston.
“I suddenly regret my decision to join,” Triston whispered out the side of his mouth to me.
“Okay, me first,” I said and took a deep breath, centering myself. Tapping into my mate bond with Triston, I pictured his tiger form and willed my body to take on that form.
“Well, that’s interesting,” Jolie whispered.
Opening my eyes, I frowned as I realized I was the same height, so definitely not in tiger form, but when I looked at my hands, I realized they were tiger paws. “Uh, I changed my hands only?” I asked and looked over my shoulder. My eyes widened at the sight of my fluffy, white rabbit tail.
“You took on your warrior form and added his tiger’s paws,” Nico said. “Fascinating. I wonder how many you could combine? Jolie can use all of ours at once, so you should be able to as well. Try to use Branson’s bear form.” He was practically vibrating with excitement like a child at a candy store.
“Should I call him to advise him? Does it startle you guys when she uses your powers?”
“I can tell you’re using my powers,” Triston said with a nod.
