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“What are you—get away from me.” She stumbles back, that familiar shuttered expression crossing her eyes, souring her scent the same way it does each time she looks like this. Her dress falls away from her legs to reveal the small cut on her shin and the blood coating her feet. Guilt burns up my…

There. I said what I said. I’m not ashamed—yes, I am—to admit that for one embarrassingly long second, I was imagining how it would feel to have the real deal inside me. Don’t get me wrong, the tentacle dildo in my bedside drawer doesn’t have a bulb on it, but I did potentially make an…

Her breath comes out in a rush. Cindi’s eyes have an awed bewilderment to them that matches the sweet notes of desire and curiosity from her. The heat of her gaze has a low groan rumbling through my chest. The sound snaps her out of her trance, making her go back to fighting me. “Get…

“Can you get me out of here?” He snorts. “I need to get out of here. My friends will be?—“ He slaps me with his tail, as if to say, “Shut up. I’m trying to sleep.” “Are you going to eat me?” I contort my neck to watch him turn to look between me and…

“No.” “Yes.” “I cannot let you leave.” Ever. Her eyes search mine, scent turning bitter with fear, chasing away any evidence of her lust. My lips tic, and I suppress the urge to growl. We were making headway. She was beginning to understand. Why is she upset again? Cindi lowers her voice. “Are you…” Her…

“Counselor Lazell.” Lightning thunders in my veins. He is a snake amongst kraken. His eyes dart to my dark hair floating around me. His lips twist in distaste. My mother killed his brother when he campaigned for my execution a few months after I was born, then later attempted to carry it out himself. Since…

How did I end up right back where I started, but with a… Jesus Christ, I can’t believe I’m even thinking this. But with a goddamn, living, breathing, eight-armed fucking kraken. A kraken who does things to my body I can’t explain—relaxes it, lulls it into a faux sense of comfort. A kraken whose suckers…

It’s never because of me. The gills along my neck bristle, and I steel myself to weather the disgust Cindi doles my way. I’m torn between racing through the tunnels or leaning into my trepidation by prolonging the inevitable pain. I want to see my mate, make sure she’s okay, but I…I don’t want her…

Dad said he’ll always be happy as long as I’m doing what makes me happy. He’s not even here, and I can feel his disappointment. Happiness isn’t on the table for me. The only thing I can offer him is my survival, however fleeting that might be. I have to go back to the cavern….

I didn’t dare have keepsakes of my family on display. I have enough reminders of my shortcomings, I refuse to add to them. The treasures I’ve been gathering over the years are kept in another cave. During the day, some light trickles in through the hole on the side of the den that leads up…