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think you would ask me if you could,” Break suggested. “First things first. I met Alex a long, long time ago. When I met him he was a very broken man.”
Falyn sat up straight now.
“Aha, this was not something you expected to hear! But it’s true. I too was a little lost, being new to the human world, much like a fish out of water.”
Break laughed. It was like music.
“Alex helped me with an issue – one that helped me accept I would no longer belong to the sea but could still make a home here. Alex had lost someone close to him, and because of it he was cold and never let anyone get close. Yet when someone is in trouble, there is no better friend to have!” Break smiled again. “I’m sorry. I’m being vague, I know, but those stories are best left to Alex to tell you when he’s ready. However, there are plenty more stories I can share fully with you!”
Falyn listened to Break. She talked about other run-ins she and Alex had. The more Break told her about Alex, the more Falyn understood their friendship. It made her feel better knowing they had no romantic interest in each other.
The day was starting to fade into dusk. Sending Falyn into a pacing frenzy. She prowled up and down in front of the porch waiting for Alex to return. She must have done this a very long time because Break came to get her.
“Falyn, Alex was urgently in need of feeding. It may be a while before he returns. Now let’s get you changed back into yourself.”
Break gently encouraged her into the house. Falyn gave one longing look toward the road before following Break back inside. Once inside the living room, Break walked over to a large blue throw rug. Pulling it back she revealed a trap door.
“No worries, the stairs are very easy to get down,” Break called as she ducked into the space.
Falyn quickly padded down the stairs behind her through a long tunnel that led into an open cavern. In the middle of the open space was a tide pool. The moonlight poured down into it from a crack above the cave wall.
“This is called a moon pool. It’s how mermaids catch the magic of the full moon. Normally we use it to become human when we wish, or, in my case, to change back to a mermaid, although I don’t do it anymore.” Break’s tone was a little sad. “Now, I need you to get into the pool.”
Falyn slipped into the tide pool, looking up into the light of the moon. This was a bond she shared with Break; the moon was a power source for them both.
Break dipped her hand into the water, dripping it over Falyn. She chanted in some language Falyn did not understand. The opalescent stone around her neck started to glow with light as Break kept pouring the water onto her head. Falyn felt the magic run along her body, transforming her. Her skin was still tingling as she touched her face with her hands. She was never gladder of anything in all her life.
“Thank you!” she whispered, as she stumbled from the tide pool.
“You’re welcome, Falyn,” Break smiled at her.
“Alex!” Falyn called, turning to head up the stairs.
“Wait, Falyn!”
But Falyn was in too much of a hurry to get back into the house to see if Alex had come back. She slipped on the wooden floor, her body still dripping wet. But it took her only moments to spot Alex. He sat on the sofa, his body hunched forward, his head in his hands. The moment he heard his name, his head snapped up and his eyes locked on hers.
“Falyn! Thank God!” Alex said as he stood up.
Falyn didn’t wait. She rushed to him, crashing into his hard chest with a thud. Tears spilled down her face even as she tried to stop them.
“Alex, I’m so glad to be human again!” she mumbled into his chest.
“I know, little wolf,” he whispered into her wet hair. “I wish it wasn’t only for tonight.”
Falyn cried harder because she too was not looking forward to turning back into a dog.
“Falyn, I’ll give you some alone time with Alex, but first I need to get a sample of your
Falyn sat up straight now.
“Aha, this was not something you expected to hear! But it’s true. I too was a little lost, being new to the human world, much like a fish out of water.”
Break laughed. It was like music.
“Alex helped me with an issue – one that helped me accept I would no longer belong to the sea but could still make a home here. Alex had lost someone close to him, and because of it he was cold and never let anyone get close. Yet when someone is in trouble, there is no better friend to have!” Break smiled again. “I’m sorry. I’m being vague, I know, but those stories are best left to Alex to tell you when he’s ready. However, there are plenty more stories I can share fully with you!”
Falyn listened to Break. She talked about other run-ins she and Alex had. The more Break told her about Alex, the more Falyn understood their friendship. It made her feel better knowing they had no romantic interest in each other.
The day was starting to fade into dusk. Sending Falyn into a pacing frenzy. She prowled up and down in front of the porch waiting for Alex to return. She must have done this a very long time because Break came to get her.
“Falyn, Alex was urgently in need of feeding. It may be a while before he returns. Now let’s get you changed back into yourself.”
Break gently encouraged her into the house. Falyn gave one longing look toward the road before following Break back inside. Once inside the living room, Break walked over to a large blue throw rug. Pulling it back she revealed a trap door.
“No worries, the stairs are very easy to get down,” Break called as she ducked into the space.
Falyn quickly padded down the stairs behind her through a long tunnel that led into an open cavern. In the middle of the open space was a tide pool. The moonlight poured down into it from a crack above the cave wall.
“This is called a moon pool. It’s how mermaids catch the magic of the full moon. Normally we use it to become human when we wish, or, in my case, to change back to a mermaid, although I don’t do it anymore.” Break’s tone was a little sad. “Now, I need you to get into the pool.”
Falyn slipped into the tide pool, looking up into the light of the moon. This was a bond she shared with Break; the moon was a power source for them both.
Break dipped her hand into the water, dripping it over Falyn. She chanted in some language Falyn did not understand. The opalescent stone around her neck started to glow with light as Break kept pouring the water onto her head. Falyn felt the magic run along her body, transforming her. Her skin was still tingling as she touched her face with her hands. She was never gladder of anything in all her life.
“Thank you!” she whispered, as she stumbled from the tide pool.
“You’re welcome, Falyn,” Break smiled at her.
“Alex!” Falyn called, turning to head up the stairs.
“Wait, Falyn!”
But Falyn was in too much of a hurry to get back into the house to see if Alex had come back. She slipped on the wooden floor, her body still dripping wet. But it took her only moments to spot Alex. He sat on the sofa, his body hunched forward, his head in his hands. The moment he heard his name, his head snapped up and his eyes locked on hers.
“Falyn! Thank God!” Alex said as he stood up.
Falyn didn’t wait. She rushed to him, crashing into his hard chest with a thud. Tears spilled down her face even as she tried to stop them.
“Alex, I’m so glad to be human again!” she mumbled into his chest.
“I know, little wolf,” he whispered into her wet hair. “I wish it wasn’t only for tonight.”
Falyn cried harder because she too was not looking forward to turning back into a dog.
“Falyn, I’ll give you some alone time with Alex, but first I need to get a sample of your
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