Dry as a Fish by Deiri Di

Why did I think a lakeside party would be safe?

Nothing at this school is safe and there are monsters in the water.
One moment I’m distracted by a lycan tearing through the dance floor, the next a hand like iced rope clamps around my ankle and drags me beneath the surface. I’m not going down without a fight but even clawing at his gills won’t get him to let me go.
But the monster under the surface is kinder than the ones on land.
Delphon, with a voice like the melody of ancient tides, claims me as his heartsong, his fated mate. He will do anything to keep me, even if it means taking me home so he can ask for my hand from the family I left behind in the Mundane Realm. No polite introduction can bridge the gulf between scales and human skin. Yet Delphon’s relentless devotion beckons me toward a future I never dared imagine.
I must choose: forsake my family or let go of the love as deep as the ocean.

This standalone novella with a HFN ending, like the others in this series, is cheeky. Monstrous kisses, chosen-ish proximity, and a happy-for-now ending await in this fast, fun novella set in the Chaos God universe. Perfect for readers who crave unexpected surprises in monster romance where the sizes are more than compatible. The cake is a lie, and so is the dryness.