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deep teal eyes fixated on my face.
“Onions,” I finally whispered after almost a minute of intense gazing at one another. He looked behind me to see them on the cutting board and then nodded.
“Oh good. Makes sense,” he said curtly. Then backed up awkwardly, after he had reached over my shoulder to grab an apple.
“Aren't you going to grab Gina one, Merrick?” Rayne asked in a teasing tone.
“She doesn't like fruit,” he said and walked back to the living room. Gina's voice was finally calming as she was finished talking on her phone.
When I turned back around, Coral was leaning on the kitchen island with her chin nestled in her hands. She was looking at me wistfully. Pearl had her hand clutched against her heart and both sighed.
“I know that's my brother and all, but I wish my mate was that sweet with me, and wiped away my tears. We never have moments like that- Murdock is such an ass,” Coral said.
Pearl nodded. “I agree. Mine is too far away for us to bond like that right now, but when he's here, he is wonderful.”
“We weren't bonding,” I said in protest, finishing the onions and moving onto the tomato.
“All of you have mates already?” I asked trying to divert the attention from me. Of course they did, they were beautiful and looked like Mers.
“That Mer in the car with us a couple of weeks ago is my mate. You must see him at school with Merrick sometimes. Murdock.” Coral said spitting out his name bitterly.
“He's an ass?” I asked, wondering how on earth she would have chosen a poor mate. Coral was so fun and vibrant.
“He's just a little serious, and well a bit of a bad boy right now,” Rayne added.
“We're all hoping he grows out of it,” Pearl said.
“Yeah for my sake,” Coral added. “I agreed to him because I thought it would make my parents happy, but now I wish I had waited like Merrick. I don't even know why he picked me,” she huffed. “He just isn't romantic at all. He gets so irritated with me sometimes- especially when I'm cheerful!”
“That doesn't sound nice,” I said trying to be careful with my words. “You should tell him when he's being a jerk.”
“I know,” Coral said, “but I'm too nice, and he's so bossy.”
“You'll find your own way to put him in his place,” I said with a wink. “You’re too strong a Mer not to.”
Coral perked up at my words. “You really think so?”
“I know so,” I said. “I can feel it.”
“Yeah, that is amazing what you can do,” Rayne began, “those empathic waves are incredible.”
“Thanks!” I gushed.
Pearl sighed again.
“You miss him?” I asked already knowing that she did.
“Yeah,” she said, “His name is Merlin. We spend a lot of time together in the summers when he's visiting his uncle Arturo. This year he went to Military training college in the mid-Atlantic, though.”
“Merlin!” I said, “Your mate is Merley?” I couldn't contain my excitement even though I tried not to raise my voice to hearing level for Gina. Although she seemed pretty clueless, I couldn't be careless.
I had met Merlin a few years ago when Arturo had brought him on one of his visits to meet with my parents. He was one of the kindest Mers I had ever met, and someone I considered family, a good friend. Not to mention he was absolutely stunning. At seventeen now, he was gorgeous. His eyes were sea green, and his skin had a bronze complexion from his Spanish mother and Malagasy father. He was soft spoken and intelligent, but an incredibly skilled warrior from a long line of science Mers. His warrior skills were unusual for a family such as his, but much like my mother, a science Mer from a long line of warriors, he pursued his dream despite his family's discouraging words.
“You know him?” Pearl asked excitedly.
“He's like my cousin,” I said proudly. “I call Arturo my uncle even though there's no blood relation.”
“By Poseidon, Merlin is one dreamy Mer,” Coral said with a sigh. “I
“Onions,” I finally whispered after almost a minute of intense gazing at one another. He looked behind me to see them on the cutting board and then nodded.
“Oh good. Makes sense,” he said curtly. Then backed up awkwardly, after he had reached over my shoulder to grab an apple.
“Aren't you going to grab Gina one, Merrick?” Rayne asked in a teasing tone.
“She doesn't like fruit,” he said and walked back to the living room. Gina's voice was finally calming as she was finished talking on her phone.
When I turned back around, Coral was leaning on the kitchen island with her chin nestled in her hands. She was looking at me wistfully. Pearl had her hand clutched against her heart and both sighed.
“I know that's my brother and all, but I wish my mate was that sweet with me, and wiped away my tears. We never have moments like that- Murdock is such an ass,” Coral said.
Pearl nodded. “I agree. Mine is too far away for us to bond like that right now, but when he's here, he is wonderful.”
“We weren't bonding,” I said in protest, finishing the onions and moving onto the tomato.
“All of you have mates already?” I asked trying to divert the attention from me. Of course they did, they were beautiful and looked like Mers.
“That Mer in the car with us a couple of weeks ago is my mate. You must see him at school with Merrick sometimes. Murdock.” Coral said spitting out his name bitterly.
“He's an ass?” I asked, wondering how on earth she would have chosen a poor mate. Coral was so fun and vibrant.
“He's just a little serious, and well a bit of a bad boy right now,” Rayne added.
“We're all hoping he grows out of it,” Pearl said.
“Yeah for my sake,” Coral added. “I agreed to him because I thought it would make my parents happy, but now I wish I had waited like Merrick. I don't even know why he picked me,” she huffed. “He just isn't romantic at all. He gets so irritated with me sometimes- especially when I'm cheerful!”
“That doesn't sound nice,” I said trying to be careful with my words. “You should tell him when he's being a jerk.”
“I know,” Coral said, “but I'm too nice, and he's so bossy.”
“You'll find your own way to put him in his place,” I said with a wink. “You’re too strong a Mer not to.”
Coral perked up at my words. “You really think so?”
“I know so,” I said. “I can feel it.”
“Yeah, that is amazing what you can do,” Rayne began, “those empathic waves are incredible.”
“Thanks!” I gushed.
Pearl sighed again.
“You miss him?” I asked already knowing that she did.
“Yeah,” she said, “His name is Merlin. We spend a lot of time together in the summers when he's visiting his uncle Arturo. This year he went to Military training college in the mid-Atlantic, though.”
“Merlin!” I said, “Your mate is Merley?” I couldn't contain my excitement even though I tried not to raise my voice to hearing level for Gina. Although she seemed pretty clueless, I couldn't be careless.
I had met Merlin a few years ago when Arturo had brought him on one of his visits to meet with my parents. He was one of the kindest Mers I had ever met, and someone I considered family, a good friend. Not to mention he was absolutely stunning. At seventeen now, he was gorgeous. His eyes were sea green, and his skin had a bronze complexion from his Spanish mother and Malagasy father. He was soft spoken and intelligent, but an incredibly skilled warrior from a long line of science Mers. His warrior skills were unusual for a family such as his, but much like my mother, a science Mer from a long line of warriors, he pursued his dream despite his family's discouraging words.
“You know him?” Pearl asked excitedly.
“He's like my cousin,” I said proudly. “I call Arturo my uncle even though there's no blood relation.”
“By Poseidon, Merlin is one dreamy Mer,” Coral said with a sigh. “I
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