Mate or Meal 5: The Shark Who Rode a Seahorse by Scarlet Hyacinth

Author:Scarlet Hyacinth [Hyacinth, Scarlet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mm
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-01-06T08:56:06+00:00

Chapter Five

A few months later

“You should really consider taking a break, Mr. Cunningham. You haven’t rested enough.”

Skylar grabbed a crystal ashtray from the coffee table and threw it at Malcolm. “I’m only reading,” he shouted. “Leave me the hell alone.”

He was panting hard, furious, and feeling hunted. Two months into his pregnancy, he’d now grown to proportions that must have rivaled Byron’s shifted form. He felt angry all the time, something unusual for seahorses and for him in particular, and lately, he’d begun to throw items at helpful people, or even at Byron.

Still, it felt good to hear Malcolm call him Mr. Cunningham. He and Byron had officially registered their mating shortly after finding out about the pregnancy. Of common accord, they decided Skylar would take Byron’s name, but the children would have both their names, so that the Pierce line wouldn’t end.

Skylar now knew that he would have twins, although beyond that, many things were unclear. His last ultrasound showed two embryos, a seahorse and a shark, inside Skylar, something that concerned both the doctor and Byron greatly, given the history of cannibalism in the womb sharks had.

Not only that, but the situation made it impossible for Skylar to give birth naturally. He would have to suffer through a C-section in human form, although he’d be under anesthetic the whole time.

But Skylar didn’t fear all that. He already felt connected to his children on a level he couldn’t even explain and knew the two brothers wouldn’t hurt each other. Already he knew what their names would be. Layton and Morgan. And he wasn’t afraid of the birth per se, either.

However, what did concern him was not knowing. The uncertainty was killing him. Like in Annabelle Wade’s case, he didn’t know when he would give birth, how much longer his pregnancy would last. She was luckier than him, since the difference between wolves and sheep wasn’t as big as between sharks and seahorses.

Hell, shark pregnancies were known to last up to two years. The mere thought drove Skylar out of his mind.

He took a deep breath and struggled to calm down. “I’m sorry, Malcolm. I’m just at wit’s end.”

“It’s all right,” the jellyfish said, not looking in the least bit bothered. Then again, the man was always calm. It sometimes creeped Skylar out. “I understand.”

Malcolm’s wife, Yuki, peeked into the room, and Skylar immediately felt relieved. As odd as it seemed, he’d become quick friends with the female octopus. She was small, like an Asian porcelain doll, but that didn’t make her any less deadly. Like her husband, upon her choice she could poison anyone she touched.

However, she was also very motherly. She and her husband were not able to have children of their own due to circumstances beyond their control. As a blue-ringed octopus, she risked certain death should she ever become pregnant. Even not knowing whether inter-species breeding was possible, the two had decided not to take a chance.

Since Malcolm and Yuki had come to live with them, Yuki had lavished all her affection on Skylar.

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