“Yeah, I’m fine. Look!”
I gestured with my snout towards a school of baby fish. They were so small I barely even saw them. They moved like one organism, their tiny, scaled bodies like sentient glitter. Nearby was a bigger version of the same fish. It swam around the babies like a guardian and never strayed too far. The sight of it tugged on my heartstrings.
“Is that their parent?” I asked.
Nero watched them. He was less physically expressive as a shark, but I could hear the smile in his voice. “I think so. It’s probably protecting them from giant sharks like me.”
I wasn’t usually so sentimental over fish, but there was something about the school of baby fish that made my chest ache. They were so small that I almost didn’t even notice them, and yet their parent was watching over them diligently. It warmed my heart.
Even a tiny mute fish can be a good parent,I realized.Maybe I’ve been too hard on myself…
When I finally hit my swimming limit, I hauled myself out of the water and shook out my soaked pelt. I began to lick myself then stopped when I tasted salt. I shifted so I wouldn’t smell like wet dog.
“Bleh,” I said.
Nero half-beached himself on the shore, then shifted to human form again so that the waves lapped at his ass and legs. His black eyes sparkled brighter than sunlight reflected off the water. He looked so happy, and that mademehappy.
“That was awesome,” Nero said with a grin.
“It was a lot of fun,” I agreed, unable to stop myself from smiling back.
Nero regarded me warmly. “C’mere.”
I got down to his level and crawled towards him on the damp sand. When I got close, Nero kissed me. His lips tasted sweet yet salty. I moaned into the kiss as I started to grow hard again.
“You’re getting me all excited,” I scolded him.
Nero chuckled. “So? What if that’s what I want?”
I splashed him with water, making him laugh harder.
After sufficiently fooling around (in a non-sexual way), we took up sitting on the warm sand together as the sun began to set. The sky was a beautiful wash of pink and orange, all reflected on the water’s ever-shifting surface. I linked my fingers with Nero’s and leaned against his shoulder, feeling a deep happiness in my soul.
But I was also still horny.
That wasn’t all. Something inside me had unlocked. I was so incredibly happy with Nero, my fated mate, but seeing the baby fish made me realize that I wanted something more.
I wanted to create a family with him.
Thinking of all the kids back at the pack and how happy their parents were, that small pang of jealousy returned. I loved them all. The whole time I’d helped raise the pack’s children, I never thought I’d be ready for my own, but I was ready now. I knew it.
My skin was ultra sensitive as I brushed up against Nero’s naked body. I purposely ran my hand down his bicep in a sensual manner. His gaze flitted towards me, dark with hunger.
“Are you tempting me, Remmy?” he teased.
“Yes. Is that a problem?”
He smirked. “Not unless you care about getting sand in places you’d rather not get sand.”
I bit my lip, then pulled out the shirt he’d discarded earlier and never put back on. I threw it on the ground beneath us. “There.”
Careful not to dislodge the shirt, Nero grasped my waist and kissed me. He reached for my already hard cock but I stopped him.
“Wait,” I said. “I want… something else.”
“Anything. Tell me.”
How would Nero react when I told him? He said before that he wanted kids eventually, but would he want to have one so soon? I chewed my lip.
