His Mate Or His Step-Sister
Its body tapers into a sleek, powerful tail covered in iridescent scales that shimmer with each movement.
Dark circles ring its sunken eyes, giving it a haunting appearance. I remain perfectly still, adrenaline coursing through me as the creature continues to circle, its movements graceful yet intentional, as if testing my reaction—perhaps trying to assess my strength and resolve.
Before I have a chance to prepare myself, it hits me across my body with its tail, causing a sharp jolt of pain that makes me cry out. I stumble backward, and land in the deeper waters, water splashing all around me from the force in which I'd been hit. The creature continues to circle me, its eyes glowing with a p