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her father! Kristian coughed then nodded. Actually, the term "hag" came to mind, but he could never say that about his love. Even though she didn't look like herself, she remained his.
"She must have given up her looks for legs. That's my guess at least," the merman mused.
"Given up her looks?"
"That's how Merlinasea operates," Sirena's father explained. "She takes before she'll give."
"What did Sirena have to give up to save me?" Love and devotion filled his heart. If Sirena had gone to such lengths as to give up a part of herself for him, then she must love him in return. His chest swelled with pride.
"You needed saving?" The merman's tone was haughty, as if Kristian was a peasant and not worth his time.
Despite his infuriating attitude, Kristian remained unfazed. "When Sirena didn't come to see me like she'd promised, I went diving to find herâ"
"I thought you said you didn't know she was a mermaid."
"I thought she might be a selkie. Anyhow, I thought something might be wrong so I tried to find her. I got caught in a current and ran out of air and died. That witch must have brought me back, but she turned me into a zombie."
Sirena's father tapped his fingers on his bulging bicep. "I'll forgive you for not knowing this, but I am the ruler of the sea. I am King Tritonion, and I deserve more respect than you are giving me."
"Well, I forgive you for not knowing this, but I am Prince Kristian of Heroica." As King Tritonion did not look amused, Kristian hurried to add, "What did Sirena have to give up in order to save me?"
"I don't know." He stared at something above Kristian and tilted his head.
Kristian had a suspicion the king had a guess, but he didn't seem willing to share it. "Is there anything I can do to help her?" He would do anything, risk anything, give up anything to be by her side again.
The king turned his back on him. "Don't you think you've caused her enough trouble? Leave her be."
"Butâ"
"I said let her be or else I'll do worse than turn you into a zombie." Sirena's father made no move closer to Kristian yet his form seemed much larger, as if he had ballooned to encompass a bigger body and longer fin.
Kristian's jaw dropped. "You can't be serious."
"I thought I told you to treat me with more respect!"
"You can't be serious, Your Highness!"
The king pointed his trident at Kristian, and the prince was no longer able to breathe underwater. He grabbed his throat and began to drown.
Chapter Fifteen
Sirena shifted her body to the left, swung her legs around, and stood stiffer than a rod, leaning most of her weight against the cane. She promptly fell, the cane clattering to the ground. It rolled away, out of reach.
Her door flung open, and Blaise entered again, concern in his eyes. "Rena! I told you the doctor had to give you the okay first." He wrapped his strong arms around her, lifted her up, and placed her back into bed. "Now stay here."
Sirena's legs ached. Both felt like swords, sharp and pointed and impossible to walk on. Numbness spread from her toes up to her hair, and she shivered despite feeling as if her body was on fire. "What's happening to me?" she tried to ask, but her words sounded like grunts of pain.
"Rena? Are you all right?"
Her body vibrated, shaking despite her trying to hold still.
"You're ⦠you'reâ¦" Confusion filled Blaise's face.
Sirena stared at the mirror. A gasp escaped her lips as she watched her mirror self touch her face â her beautiful face, her black hair instead of the gray and white matted mess the hag had.
She looked like herself again!
"You are Sirena, aren't you?" Blaise asked. "I knew it! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Iâ"
"But if you're Sirena, then where is Kristian? And why did you look like a hag?"
The mermaid opened her mouth to answer but instead let out a long wail. Her back arched, her head still on the pillow, her feet still on the bed. Flesh ripped open in various places along her body. Pus filled the gaping
"She must have given up her looks for legs. That's my guess at least," the merman mused.
"Given up her looks?"
"That's how Merlinasea operates," Sirena's father explained. "She takes before she'll give."
"What did Sirena have to give up to save me?" Love and devotion filled his heart. If Sirena had gone to such lengths as to give up a part of herself for him, then she must love him in return. His chest swelled with pride.
"You needed saving?" The merman's tone was haughty, as if Kristian was a peasant and not worth his time.
Despite his infuriating attitude, Kristian remained unfazed. "When Sirena didn't come to see me like she'd promised, I went diving to find herâ"
"I thought you said you didn't know she was a mermaid."
"I thought she might be a selkie. Anyhow, I thought something might be wrong so I tried to find her. I got caught in a current and ran out of air and died. That witch must have brought me back, but she turned me into a zombie."
Sirena's father tapped his fingers on his bulging bicep. "I'll forgive you for not knowing this, but I am the ruler of the sea. I am King Tritonion, and I deserve more respect than you are giving me."
"Well, I forgive you for not knowing this, but I am Prince Kristian of Heroica." As King Tritonion did not look amused, Kristian hurried to add, "What did Sirena have to give up in order to save me?"
"I don't know." He stared at something above Kristian and tilted his head.
Kristian had a suspicion the king had a guess, but he didn't seem willing to share it. "Is there anything I can do to help her?" He would do anything, risk anything, give up anything to be by her side again.
The king turned his back on him. "Don't you think you've caused her enough trouble? Leave her be."
"Butâ"
"I said let her be or else I'll do worse than turn you into a zombie." Sirena's father made no move closer to Kristian yet his form seemed much larger, as if he had ballooned to encompass a bigger body and longer fin.
Kristian's jaw dropped. "You can't be serious."
"I thought I told you to treat me with more respect!"
"You can't be serious, Your Highness!"
The king pointed his trident at Kristian, and the prince was no longer able to breathe underwater. He grabbed his throat and began to drown.
Chapter Fifteen
Sirena shifted her body to the left, swung her legs around, and stood stiffer than a rod, leaning most of her weight against the cane. She promptly fell, the cane clattering to the ground. It rolled away, out of reach.
Her door flung open, and Blaise entered again, concern in his eyes. "Rena! I told you the doctor had to give you the okay first." He wrapped his strong arms around her, lifted her up, and placed her back into bed. "Now stay here."
Sirena's legs ached. Both felt like swords, sharp and pointed and impossible to walk on. Numbness spread from her toes up to her hair, and she shivered despite feeling as if her body was on fire. "What's happening to me?" she tried to ask, but her words sounded like grunts of pain.
"Rena? Are you all right?"
Her body vibrated, shaking despite her trying to hold still.
"You're ⦠you'reâ¦" Confusion filled Blaise's face.
Sirena stared at the mirror. A gasp escaped her lips as she watched her mirror self touch her face â her beautiful face, her black hair instead of the gray and white matted mess the hag had.
She looked like herself again!
"You are Sirena, aren't you?" Blaise asked. "I knew it! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Iâ"
"But if you're Sirena, then where is Kristian? And why did you look like a hag?"
The mermaid opened her mouth to answer but instead let out a long wail. Her back arched, her head still on the pillow, her feet still on the bed. Flesh ripped open in various places along her body. Pus filled the gaping
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