The serpent-beast despises me as a weirdo

I kept telling myself that snakes were cold-blooded creatures, so it was only natural my adopted shifter wouldn't want to get close to me.

It wasn't until later that I realized he was in love with my sister.

Because my sister was tall, with long limbs, the dream partner for all snake-shifters.

And I? I was a freak who just wouldn't grow.

I simply wasn't worthy of that magnificent snake.