Depraved Noble: Forced To Live The Debaucherous Life Of An Evil Noble!-Chapter 480: Thank You For Everything, Cassius

The boat drifted farther and farther out, the soft creak of its wooden hull echoing through the still morning air.

Ripples spread lazily across the lake, disturbed only by the gentle push of Nala’s hands beneath the surface as she guided them away from shore.

Cassius sat near the bow, watching the mist roll over the water like slow-moving clouds. For a while, it was peaceful, quiet, even—until he frowned slightly and glanced toward the vanishing shoreline.

"Uh, Nala." He said, his brow furrowing. "Do we really have to go this far out?"

He looked back, trying to spot the land through the mist, but it was already fading into a blur.

"I mean, we can barely see the shore anymore. Can’t we just stop here?"

Nala turned toward him, smiling cheerfully, her tail gently flicking through the water as she pushed the boat along.

"Oh, don’t worry, Cassius! Just a little bit more." She said with that teasing tone of hers. "It’s calmer down there, more serene. I promise it’ll be worth it."

Cassius exhaled, smiling faintly despite his unease.

"You and your surprises." He muttered under his breath, shaking his head. "Alright, alright. A little bit more."

The minutes passed, the world growing quieter and emptier the farther they went. Soon the village was just a faint shadow in the distance, the forest no longer visible. The only sounds were the soft lap of water and the creak of the boat’s wood.

Finally, the boat slowed to a gentle stop.

Cassius stood up carefully, balancing himself as the vessel swayed beneath him. He turned in a slow circle, his red cloak catching the faint breeze.

"Wow." He said softly, looking around. "We really did come far. I can’t even see the shore anymore."

"If we go any farther, Nala, people will think I’ve eloped with a mermaid." He chuckled lightly.

Nala giggled at that, going over to his side while hanging off the boat.

"Maybe that’s not such a bad thing." She teased softly, her tone lighter than the expression in her eyes. "I just wanted this to be a special moment, Cassius. Just for us. No one else around, no one to see, or hear us. Just you and me."

Her words made him pause. The way she said it...something about it felt heavier than her usual playfulness.

"You really are sentimental today, huh?" He smiled gently.

Nala didn’t answer immediately. She instead inhaled slowly, as if gathering courage. Then she looked up at him and said quietly.

"Cassius...could you kneel down for a moment? I want to tell you something."

"What’s this all about?" He asked with a grin. "Why so serious all of a sudden?"

"Please." She only gestured again, softly but firmly.

He chuckled and crouched down, the boat shifting slightly beneath his weight.

"Alright, alright." He said, leaning closer until he was eye level with her. "What do you have to say, my little mermaid?"

That nickname, the one he always used when she’d swim around him, made her giggle faintly. But her laughter was small, almost bittersweet.

Then she looked at him with a tender smile, and said softly,

"Cassius...thank you."

"Huh?" He blinked.

Her voice trembled, but she kept speaking.

"The reason I brought you here...it’s because I wanted to say thank you. These past few days, even though they were short, they’ve been the happiest days of my entire life."

"Nala—"

"Let me finish." She said gently, placing a wet hand on his hand. "You see, I’ve never laughed this much before. Never smiled this much. Never...felt this alive."

"You’ve taken me on adventures I never thought I’d have. You’ve shown me things I didn’t think I’d ever see. You’ve made me believe I could be more than what I was."

Her voice broke slightly, but she smiled through it.

"And I know that someday, no matter what happens, I’ll always look back at these days as the best ones of my life."

Cassius frowned slightly, his expression softening.

"Hey, that’s nonsense." He said gently. "You’ve still got plenty of amazing days ahead of you. This isn’t the peak. The future’s only going to get brighter—"

But Nala shook her head slowly, her eyes shimmering.

"No...for me, this is it. This was my happiness. Because I..."

She took a deep breath, her voice quieter now, trembling but sincere.

"I love you, Cassius. I truly do. With everything that I am."

The words made him freeze, while she smiled sadly.

"I-I love every part of you, your voice, your laugh, your strength, the way you look at me like I matter."

Her fingers clenched against the boat’s edge.

"And I know...that I’ll never love anyone else. Not like this. No one could ever match up to you, Cassius. Even if you leave me...I’ll always love you."

Cassius opened his mouth to speak as he didn’t understand why she was suddenly saying this—but before he could say anything, she continued, her tone trembling.

"That’s why..." She whispered, eyes lowering. "To see you go...to watch you leave me here...it hurts so much I can barely breathe. It breaks my heart."

He reached a hand toward her, but she looked up again, smiling, though her eyes were full of tears.

"So please, Cassius." She said, voice soft and trembling. "Give me something to remember you by. Something I can keep forever. So even when you’re gone, I’ll have something that’s yours, something I can hold, something I can love, and never forget."

Cassius stared at her in confusion.

"Something to remember me by?" He repeated slowly. "Like...what?"

She didn’t answer at first. Her gaze locked onto his, trembling but unyielding.

Then, softly, with all the love, pain, and desperation she had left, she said,

"Your baby, Cassius...I want you to leave behind with me your child."

Cassius froze, his eyes widening.

But before he could even process the words, Nala suddenly pushed herself up with surprising strength, her arms wrapping tightly around his neck.

"Nala—!"

He gasped—but before he could pull away, she twisted her body, and with one powerful movement of her tail, she pulled him off balance and into the water with her.

Spash!

Cassius gasped as the world turned upside down, the cold of the lake swallowing his breath.

The surface shimmered above them, growing dimmer as she dragged him deeper, deeper into the blue—her tail locked around him with the strength of someone who had made up her mind.

Cassius instinctively kicked, legs thrashing toward the fading glimmer above, but water was not wind, nor was it a playground.

It swallowed every movement like a greedy god, and Nala’s tail wrapped tight around his waist was no ribbon. It was muscle and intent, holding him firm, unyielding.

He then grabbed her shoulder, eyes wide, panic rising—but the second his hands touched her, something in her gaze stopped him.

That look.

It wasn’t mad. It wasn’t manic.

It was loving. Desperate. And full of feelings.

Saying all at once: I’m sorry for doing this. But I need this.

And just like that, they floated in that in-between, suspended between dark and light, the last golden strands from above slicing into the deepening blue.

Bubbles danced like silver coins between them.

His chest ached. His mind screamed. And yet, he didn’t fight her. Didn’t peel her tail off even though he knew he could, as it might hurt her.

So he didn’t. He let himself sink.

Sink with her.

And then she moved.

Her hands, trembling but sure, reached for the fastenings of his belt, tugging, undoing them with practiced care, urgency building in her touch. She worked quickly, fumbling underwater, until finally his underwear followed, tugged down his thighs.

His cock sprang out.

And it was hard. So goddamn hard, stiff as iron beneath the water, pulsing faintly in the cold like a heartbeat in revolt.

The adrenaline coursing through his body had driven all the blood straight to his cock, like it was the last thing his body needed to hold onto.

Nala gasped, or as close to a gasp as she could get underwater, eyes wide with relief.

She’d been afraid, afraid that the shock might leave him too soft, too confused, that her plan would unravel right here.

But no...He was gloriously hard, thick and straining, bobbing slightly in the water like it was already reaching for her.

She smiled, cheeks flushed, and without a word began stripping herself.

Her dress floated off first, bubbles catching in the folds. And then her underwear and finally her bra unraveled, caught in the current like a ribbon as her full blue round breasts emerged into view.

They rose like they were carved of pale moonlight, the water accentuating their curve, nipples tight and purple from the cold.

Then her lower half, shimmering scales melting into skin, twisted, and her plate fluttered away.

And now she was bare.

Nala, in full.

Her breasts rose and dipped with each current, her long hair fanning like a living halo behind her, hips wide, her rear round and strong, half-scaled in blue and gold.

But what caught him off guard, what stole his breath worse than the lack of air, was what lay between her thighs.

Her specimen of a vagina.

Two glistening openings, symmetrical and smooth, nestled just above the joining of her tail. One slightly smaller, the other wetter, more open, both pulsing faintly with heat despite the cold water.

He stared, unable not to.

And right now...she looked like a goddess.

A being sculpted from sea and desire and wildness.

Not human. Not Lamia. Not fish. Not myth.

Something else entirely. Something more.

Cassius felt his throat tighten. He opened his mouth as if to say something, anything, but she was already moving, pressing close, arms wrapping around him again, holding tight.

Her breasts mashed softly against his chest, cool and warm at once, and he could feel the tight press of her belly against his cock.

She hugged him. Firm. Loving.

And then—

The tip of his cock bumped her lower slit.

His body jolted, eyes wide. He knew what she was doing now. The look in her eyes wasn’t madness. It was clarity. Devotion. Purpose.

She was claiming him.

"Wait—" He mouthed, twisting slightly, but her tail coiled tighter.

Not painfully, no, never cruel—but anchoring. Refusing to let go. Refusing to lose him.

She then shifted, both hands gripping his cock, steadying it, pointing it downward between her thighs.

And then, she angled her hips. Lined herself up.

Her eyes met his one last time.

So much in them. Regret. Joy. Fire.

And then, she thrust.

"Ahh!"

Cassius felt it like lightning. Her inner walls swallowed him all at once, that left hole slick and tight and hot, clenching around him like it was made for this and only this.

The pleasure exploded through his spine, his arms jerking around her instinctively.

And Nala...

Nala shuddered.

"Hmmmmm!♡~"

A long, rippling moan bubbled from her throat, the kind that couldn’t be faked.

Her tail spasmed slightly. Her lips trembled. The first full stretch of his cock inside her was too much. Her inner muscles were fluttering, adjusting, fluttering again, the heat of him inside her setting off sparks across her whole nervous system.

But even still she clenched harder.

But she held on.

She had to.

This was the moment.

Her hands clutched his shoulders, tail wrapped firm around his thighs, locking him in place as she began to move.

Slow at first. Up. Down. Letting his cock slide out an inch, then take it back. Again. Again.

Then faster.

Each pump shoved him deeper, her walls sucking at him like a second heartbeat. Her tits brushed his chest with every thrust, swaying and bouncing despite the water, nipples dragging along his skin.

Her body seemed to worship him, every inch of her slick and hot and shivering with need.

Cassius gritted his teeth. The way she moved, desperate and full of emotion, it wasn’t just fucking...It was mourning. It was hope.

"Nnnh—Nala!" He groaned, barely able to form her name.

But she just pressed her forehead to his, her lips barely apart, her voice a whisper in his mind, not words, but feelings.

’Please. I need this. I love you.’

And gods, he felt it.

His cock throbbed. He tried to hold back, to resist, but the way her pussy gripped him, so impossibly tight, the way her body milked him with every thrust—she was pushing him to the edge faster than he ever thought possible.

The cold of the water only made her heat more intoxicating.

Slap. Slap. Slap.

Each collision of their bodies echoed in the water, like thunder held beneath glass.

Her pussy clutched him now, spasming around his length, greedy and soaked.

He could see her, cheeks flushed, eyes fluttering, breasts bouncing—and it broke him.

He gasped. Convulsed.

And came.

"Hmmmm!♡~"

The explosion inside her was immediate.

Hot. Thick. Endless.

Cum burst from him in thick ropes, flooding her inner canal, pulsing in waves. He gripped her shoulders tight, teeth clenched, body shaking.

And she...she felt it.

Every jet of him, every surge, every hot pump of his love filling her.

Her mouth parted in a silent cry, her head dropping against his neck as she moaned out bubbles.

She held him tighter. Let him fill her.

And smiled.

Because now, now she had something of him that would never leave.