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He had to save her, it was the only thing on his mind. Perhaps there were others on board the ship, but they meant nothing to him. No only her, only she was worth risking his life. A daughter of man had somehow stolen his heart. The rest could die as far as he was concerned.

As he got closer, it was everything he had feared. The beast attacking the ship was indeed the Kraken. Then he was right, it was them. The thought of them placing their vile tentacles around her body made his blood boil. He knew them all too well. They wanted her just as much as he did. But unlike him, they were willing to destroy anything that got in their way.

As the beast continued it's assault on the ship, he witnessed the horror of it feasting on some of human's on board. He himself never cared for humans, mainly because of what they did to his oceans. But the very thought of what was happening to them, made his stomach turn. But he could honestly save only one of them, he could only save her. Other wise he would have left them all die.

"NO! MOTHER!" He heard a voice cry. It was her, the one known as Holly Hobby; his fair haired angel. She was holding onto her mate, begging and crying fo this life. But of course the tentacled demon spawn refused her request. Her mate tried to kill the Cacaelian, but had failed. Her unfortunate mate was then dispatched in a gruesome manner.

He felt somewhat guilty. The death was horrific, and seeing the look of devastation on his beloved's face was heartbreaking. But he had to admit that a part of him was glad that the mate was now out of the way. Besides, even though she was human, did she not deserve a better mate than that of the foulest of creatures known as man?

The Cacaelian demon kept demanding that she come to him, but she refused. She continued to back away from him, as she moved closer to the edge of the boat. This was the opportunity that the merman had been waiting for, he had to save her. In one fell swoop, he breached the surface of the water as he spun in the air.

He looked into the Cacaelian's eyes, and saw nothing but shock and anger. With triumphant satisfaction he wrapped his arms around his beloved, and pulled her into a protective embrace. As soon as he did, they returned to the ocean. But he knew he had to act quickly.

Immediately he turned her around, and saw that she was already struggling to breathe. Unlike the people of the sea, humans were not amphibious. So as he breathed through the gills in his neck, he quickly pressed his lips to her. As he held her tight, and forced the air into her mouth, he could feel it filling up he lungs.

Even after she fainted, he continued to share his oxygen with her until he got her back to this cave.

The cave had two entrances. One entrance was at the bottom, which he would normally use to enter from the ocean.

The other was from a small island.

Being amphibious, he had both gills and lungs. He had made his home in the cave, it was to easier just to sleep on land that in the sea. As he swam with her through the bottom entrance, he gently laid her on a ledge of the cave just above the water. He then pushed himself out of the water, and onto the ledge next to her.

He brushed his hand against her cheek, her skin felt cold. Soon her body began to shiver. He had to get her her out of her wet clothes, or he was afraid she could freeze to death. Soon he removed everything that had been covering her, as her body was now completely exposed.

He then gently scooped her up in his arms, and laid her down in a bed. It was a soft nest that was made up of moss, seaweed, and different bird feathers. As his angel continued to sleep, his arms wrapped around her body as held her in a close embrace. Fortunately the air inside the cave was extremely warm and humid. Between that, and his own body heat, she seemed to stop shivering.

He touched her soft face again, but this time it felt a lot warmer. A he looked at her, he was in awe of his goddess of the world above. Never before had he seen any woman as enchanting as his sleeping beauty.

Gently he placed a delicate kiss on her unresponsive lips, and delicately stroked her cheeks with the back of his hand. Even though she was still asleep, she let out a pleasant sigh. He smiled at thought of his pleasing her in such way. Her face was so soft, and silky smooth. It felt so nice to the touch, that he began to wonder how the rest of her skin felt.

He lightly kissed her neck as he left arm remained wrapped underneath her shoulders. The heat from his own breath emanated off of her. As he continued to sample her sweet indulgence, his right hand slowly began to explore the rest of her body. His fingertips lightly made their way down her creamy silk skin, to her milky white breasts. It had been so long since he had touched woman, and this was his first time he had ever touch a human.

With great care, he delicately cupped her breasts. They were so soft and smooth, he wondered why she would even want to hide them as she did. He marveled at how her firm and supple they were, and how nice it felt to cup them within his fingers as he gently squeezed them. His finger soon brushed over her nipples. To his delight, they began to harden with each gentle stroke. Her body was reacting positively to his touch, and yet she was still asleep.

With his face still buried in the crook of her neck, he couldn't help but become intoxicated by her alluring fragrance. Even covered in ocean water, her body was giving of an amazing fruity yet floral aroma. His body was craving her, and he wanted more.

His hand then made her way down between her two tails. He knew that humans used them to walk on land. They were a lost less flexible than a single tail or tentacles, but they were a lot for practical wen it came to maneuvering on land. It was believed that the humans sex organs rested between their twin tails, and he wanted to feel for himself.

His finger began to circle around her soft folds. To his delight, they were as soft as her lips. He began to wonder if if his touch would feel just as good to her, as it did to him. Then he began to wonder how good to would feel to have her touch him.

As he continued to ponder, she began to respond to his touch as she let out more pleasing sighs. If only she was awake, more that anything he wanted to truly pleasure her. To have a loving look of adoration in her eyes, and moaning as he slowly touched her soft naked body was something he longed for.

As he continued to touch her between her tails, he could smell the heat coming off of her body. It must have been her sexual organs that he had found, because he could feel the heat as well. As she continued to let out pleasing sound, hot moisture began to seep on his fingers. But how good did it taste?

He was tempted to find out, but decided to wait. The merman wanted her to be conscious when he took her for the first time, when he would fill her with his seed. After all he wasn't like the Cacaelians, he wasn't a perverted barbarian. He could never take a woman against her will.

With that he stopped kissing, and touching. He then wrapped both arms around her, and held her in his loving embrace. Was he a hypocrite? She didn't ask to come here, and he never got the chance to invite her. He took her, just as they had planned. They even took got rid of the mate for him. Deep down he knew that keeping her was wrong.

But as he looked at the beautiful creature in his arms, he didn't care. She was now his mate, and the soon to be bearer of his young. If she had to, she would learn to love him. He didn't know much about humans, or their mating rituals. But as he looked at his sleeping angel, he did know one thing.

Now that you're in my arms, I can never let you go!