Hack: Cosmos Alien Mail Order Bride #2: Intergalactic Dating Agency by Annie Nicholas

Author:Annie Nicholas [Nicholas, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Hack smiled as a school of fish followed him through the coral reef. They were curious and didn’t recognize him as a predator.

Jeannie swam ahead, diving deeper, following the gentle slope of the ocean floor.

He gathered dead coral and rocks into his pockets to weigh him down so he could follow at a distance. Though he no longer carried air in his lungs, his body resisted going deeper. His ears hurt with the growing pressure. His body wasn’t made for this environment. At least, his nictitating eyelids had remained and helped with his underwater sight.

The reef stopped and the fish disappeared. Only barren sand with a few rocky outcrops remained. Still Jeannie and her partner continued to dive.

She looked over her shoulder once, but he’d been close to the ground and far enough that she didn’t spot him. Even with the revelation that he’d been telling her the truth, she continued on her mission. He had to admire her tenacity.

These sawtooth sharks meant a lot to her. Part of him swam behind her because he worried for her safety, the other part was curious about this competitor for her attention.

The water’s temperature dropped the deeper they went. Shivers racked Hack’s humanish body. It lacked the natural thermal layer his original body had. The nanobots refused to respond to his need for more heat. He’d used up their energy by the small change in shape. The strain of swimming so deep was taking a toll on their reserves as the nanobots attempted to compensate for the increased pressure. He didn’t know how much more he could take, but instinct wouldn’t allow him to leave his mate’s side. What if the sharks were dangerous?

Jeannie and her dive partner changed their air supply source. Though the water was deep, sunlight still filtered through the clear blue waters. It still amazed him how unpolluted these oceans were compared to his home world. Sure, he could taste a taint every now and then, but humankind still had a chance to preserve what they had.

The dive partner pointed to the right. A large fish with a long pointed snout swam along the bottom. Languid, slow swishes of its tail propelled it closer and Hack spotted teeth protruding outward lining each side of its nose. The name sawtooth made sense now.

He didn’t sense any aggression from it. As long as Jeannie kept her distance, he didn’t think it would attack.

She lifted her camera and filmed the shark. Two more emerged in the distance. She filmed those as well then signaled her partner that she was done. That was quick. He hoped he hadn’t ruined this experience for her. She’d been looking forward to seeing the sharks since he’d met her.

For some reason, the two divers paused halfway up and hung at that depth for some time. He’d have to ask her about that.

Hack emptied his pockets of stones and commenced the long swim back to shore. Though he didn’t have his webbing between his fingers and toes, he still managed a decent speed.

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