Asahi wasn’t sure what to expect, but what happened next made him say a few colorful words—in his mind. Nali reached out and wrapped her arms firmly around his waist. He reciprocated the move, sliding his arms around her.
The delightful feeling of her arms wrapped around him wasn’t the part that made him nervous. He enjoyed holding her. It was what happened next that shook him.
Her body transformed from the waist down. He watched with a mixture of awe and horror as her lower limbs shimmered before changing. Her leather pants turned into thick, black scales—they felt like velvet against his palms.
He hissed in surprise, and he tightened his hold around her waist when his feet suddenly left the ground. She was growing larger—or at least her lower body was growing longer. The upper portion
