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Coming home to an empty home right after work never appealed to you. Much like your friends you preferred to let the day end with some company; often times paid company, as well. You and some guys you regularly hung out with had gotten into the habit of visiting the local succu-joints together. Sure, each of you usually picked out their own girl, had some fun and met up after for a drink, but you still arrived and left together, chatting about your experience all the while. It was a bit odd at first, but you'd gotten desensitized to chatter of that nature by now.

So, when your close friend Reiner suggested trying the newly opened lizard succu-joint you didn't think twice.

With your mind wandering, thinking of all the slender breeds of cold-blooded succu-girls you barely noticed you and your pals already arrived and entered the succu-joint called 'The Cold Embrace'. Its entrance resembled a cave with a dimly lit set of stairs leading you down into the lobby.

Unsurprisingly, this newly opened succu-joint was bustling with adventurous suitors looking to experience laying with a lizard. An exhausting looking gekko succu-girl with crooked glasses stood at the reception, welcoming you with a friendly bow. She gave the four of you a weary smile as she checked a clipboard. "Welcome to the cold embrace, boys," she started, her voice measured and polite, "You came at some pretty busy hours. We're down to the last four girls right now, but-" Your friend Reiner cut her off "No matter, we'll take 'em!" The receptionist was taken aback for just a moment before nodding her head and making some notes. "Certainly. The customer is always right. Please follow me to your rooms, the girls will be with you shortly."

You and your friends enjoyed some banter on the way to the rooms, saying your goodbyes and settling to meet in the lobby after you were done. You chose to take the last room, at which the receptionist gave you an almost sorry smile. "Enjoy your stay," she said hurriedly before you could ask any questions and ushered you in.

The room itself looked about as you expected. It was fashioned after an underwater cave with a small pool functioning as a waterway access to someplace else. There was only a couch and a bed shaped out of the stone the room is made of, so you decided to inspect the waterway. You could see a small black shape in the distance approaching you. Your succu-girl was part aquatic lizard, you could tell that much. But what would she be? The excitement had you panting.

Your succu-girl's arrival, however, had you screaming like a girl. Instead of a small, slender amphibian slowly slipping out of the sloshing waters a behemoth of a succu-girl jumped out, announcing herself as Nilea as she wrapped you in an embrace that swept you off your feet. She stood as tall as you'd imagine a minotaur might. She had the head of a gator, snout and all a torso shaped like that of a well built amazon woman and a tail as long as your body.

"It is not often one of your kind seeks the services of a queen of the Nile, such as myself," Nilea cooed, her voice dominant and sappy. Her body was still dripping with water, her muscles glistening in the dim light of the cavern. A low rumble sounded from her throat as she turned her head to inspect you up close with one eye. "A prince of the human kingdom. I am surprised, though perhaps it shouldn't be."

She had a broad face with two sharp fangs protruding from her lower jaw. Her scales were greenish brown, with hints of red. Her eyes were a deep blue, with pupils that shifted between white and yellow. Her hands were scaled, and her fingers ended in razor sharp claws. You gulped, unsure of what to say as she set you down in front of her. "I'm ${name}. But I am no prince," you finally managed to squeak out.

Nilea chuckled, her long tail waving back and forth. "Nonsense. Everyone that visits is a prince to me, my dear."