Harlan is a shapeshifter, but his life is hardly simple because of it. There's a big stigma around shapeshifters in the world, for they are difficult to track and often seen as criminals, but Harlan cannot change who he is. And shapeshifting is very much a part of him, so it's not as if he wants to lock himself into one single form for the rest of his life anyway.
Yet Harlan has to trust and he has to step forward, for he cannot truly have a relationship with the seal unless he shows Monte exactly who he is. So, with a pounding heart, he takes the plunge at the riverbank, transforming from his stag form into something a little more suited for swimming.
Just like Monte. But in his own way.
As they come together, knowing one another truly and completely, their lusts rise...
Author's note: this story contains consensual sex between anthropomorphic characters. As in all my stories, all characters are aged eighteen or older and clearly written as such.