Seas Of Passion

Chapter 2

Back inside the cave, Alan and Shanice had gotten out of the warm pool and were drying off at the geyser that constantly blew out heated air, and every so often a jet of heated water. Shanice was enjoying the sight of Alan’s body in the soft lighting and she put her arms around him, pressing close to him as she kissed him softly.

“I can see you are changing more, soon you may start having dream-shifts. They will be dreams where you are a shark, but when you wake up you might be partially shifted. It can be very disorienting, even frightening, but I will be here with you, so it will be okay,” Alan said as he leant against the wall near the geyser, enjoying the warmth of it on one side and Shanice curled against him on the other.

“I can feel it inside me…I’m sorry I bit you, I really couldn’t help myself though, I felt like I had to do it. I’m worried that I won’t be able to control my shifting when it happens, what will I do if I start shifting when I’m in a public place?”

“Shanice, it will be fine, your brain will grow accustomed to the new feelings and as long as you don’t want to shift when anyone can see you, your brain will keep you from being able to if there is anyone in your line of sight. It does not always work perfectly, but along with your negative charging, it will be more than enough to keep anyone away from you while you are shifting. This is very exciting for me; I have always…always wanted a mate that I could travel with,” Alan said as he looked upward, distracted.

“Alan, what’s wrong? What’s going on?” Shanice said as she picked up more and more of Alan’s emotions. She felt his nervousness, anger and a hint of fear, but could not determine the source. She focused and spread her senses outward; looking for whatever Alan was sensing and then felt it, a signature similar to his, another shifter.

“Alan, who is that? Is it the second shifter?”

“No, that’s the female shifter, the one who had claimed me as her mate before she became a shifter…I had hoped she was gone, but she seems to be back, and it looks like she will be involved, I am very worried for your safety.”

“Alan, why are you so bothered by her?”

“Shanice, you must understand that in the world of Great White Sharks, as you call us, the Females are far bigger and more dangerous than the males.  In shark form, Lara could easily defeat me, even more so because I am still rather young compared to her and have been in no real battles. In her human form, she will have abilities beyond what I am aware of, so there is no telling what will happen if we encounter her.”

“Alan, stop worrying so much about me, I will learn and once I can shift I’ll be able to do the same things as her, so I’ll be able to help you. We can do this together; I just need you to help me to deal with the changes since I’ve never shifted before.”

“I will do my best Shanice; it would be best if we stayed away from her, though she will almost certainly come and see me at least once. You are my mate now and I will not let her harm you if I can help it, but for now we should rest, the caves are shielded and cannot be sensed, so for now at least we are safe.”

Shanice hugged Alan close and drifted off to sleep, wishing that their time in the cave wouldn’t have to end, but knowing it had to. She opened her eyes and was back underwater, so deep that the surface seemed miles away, yet she could breathe easily. She looked around and realized quickly that she was a shark and that she was dreaming, though she was rarely ever aware of it before waking up.