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cleared his throat meaningfully, I pulled up short. I’d forgotten all about Kellina when I’d made that comment.
“Yeah, but by who?” Jersey asked, watching me carefully.
I couldn’t help the puzzlement that wrinkled my brow. Something about the way she looked at me said she wasn’t referring to Aidan. Unfortunately, with Kellina present, I couldn’t ask what she meant without exposing my real relationship with Aidan.
“That’s a good question. I’ll guess I’ll find out soon enough,” I responded casually.
I turned to Kellina.
“Mer draw supernatural power from the water, the royal Mer most of all. I’m going to show you that I’m telling you the truth and that you need to trust me if you want to survive.”
Kellina laughed uncomfortably, looking to Aidan.
“Is she always this dramatic?”
Aidan screwed up his face in wry expression of exasperation.
“Yeah, pretty much.”
“Good to know.”
“I’m going to try to find out a little more about Dustin Hyden while I’m out there. See you in a few.”
With that, I was off. I walked quickly down to the water, my soul leaping with excitement as I neared the beautiful turquoise waves.
The salty air tickled my nose and the ocean spray bathed my face as I approached. I stopped and closed my eyes when my toes first touched the warm shallows. Just that small contact was like going home. Immediately, my heart began to ache with fear for the safety of my family and my birthplace.
I took three more steps into the water. I felt the swells breaking over the skin of my calves as the power of my natural element seeped into my body.
A surge of adrenaline shot through me, raising my pulse and quickening my breath. It burst from my core as the magic of my heritage ascended my legs. The two collided in an explosion of pure energy that stole my breath.
I gasped, opening my eyes and looking out to the endless horizon. Without further hesitation, I ran, ran as far as I could run until the waves overtook me and I dove beneath them.
Giving no thought to my clothes, I swam. And I swam. And I swam, until something inside me brought me to a stop.
I felt the familiar tickling sensation as I let my scales erupt. I equated the feel of them covering my skin to the feel of freedom, to being loose and wild in the vast oceans of the earth. I loved that feeling.
Like a bullet, I shot toward the surface. When my face broke through the water, I felt the sun warm my skin. It radiated down into my stomach, as if it focused its warmth and solar power into a tight ball of light in the center of my being.
I understood what it was. It was my fate, the purpose and strength of my life as the future Queen of Atlas, blossoming into maturity. It was the enchantment of an entire race flowing through my veins.
A laugh of sheer pleasure spilled from my lips and I spun in a tight circle, one controlled by the wide web-like tail that spread out from my toes. I felt more alive than I could ever remember feeling. It was as if, in that single moment, everything in my life came together perfectly, as if I could feel destiny and reality intertwining their fingers in agreement.
Finally, I looked toward shore. With a grin, I determined that I was going to give my three onlookers something to remember.
I stretched my arms out to my sides, laying my palms flat against the glassy surface of the water, and I closed my eyes.
I concentrated all my attention on my bracelet, feeling it warm against my skin. Then I summoned the ball of light as I thought of the sea and what I wanted her to show me. I pictured the face of the boy from the party.
The water around me started to move, circling me, spinning about me, faster and faster, tugging at my clothes. It was the silent voice of something that only I could understand. I listened with every fiber of my being, focusing all my senses on what the swirling waters had to say.
I opened
“Yeah, but by who?” Jersey asked, watching me carefully.
I couldn’t help the puzzlement that wrinkled my brow. Something about the way she looked at me said she wasn’t referring to Aidan. Unfortunately, with Kellina present, I couldn’t ask what she meant without exposing my real relationship with Aidan.
“That’s a good question. I’ll guess I’ll find out soon enough,” I responded casually.
I turned to Kellina.
“Mer draw supernatural power from the water, the royal Mer most of all. I’m going to show you that I’m telling you the truth and that you need to trust me if you want to survive.”
Kellina laughed uncomfortably, looking to Aidan.
“Is she always this dramatic?”
Aidan screwed up his face in wry expression of exasperation.
“Yeah, pretty much.”
“Good to know.”
“I’m going to try to find out a little more about Dustin Hyden while I’m out there. See you in a few.”
With that, I was off. I walked quickly down to the water, my soul leaping with excitement as I neared the beautiful turquoise waves.
The salty air tickled my nose and the ocean spray bathed my face as I approached. I stopped and closed my eyes when my toes first touched the warm shallows. Just that small contact was like going home. Immediately, my heart began to ache with fear for the safety of my family and my birthplace.
I took three more steps into the water. I felt the swells breaking over the skin of my calves as the power of my natural element seeped into my body.
A surge of adrenaline shot through me, raising my pulse and quickening my breath. It burst from my core as the magic of my heritage ascended my legs. The two collided in an explosion of pure energy that stole my breath.
I gasped, opening my eyes and looking out to the endless horizon. Without further hesitation, I ran, ran as far as I could run until the waves overtook me and I dove beneath them.
Giving no thought to my clothes, I swam. And I swam. And I swam, until something inside me brought me to a stop.
I felt the familiar tickling sensation as I let my scales erupt. I equated the feel of them covering my skin to the feel of freedom, to being loose and wild in the vast oceans of the earth. I loved that feeling.
Like a bullet, I shot toward the surface. When my face broke through the water, I felt the sun warm my skin. It radiated down into my stomach, as if it focused its warmth and solar power into a tight ball of light in the center of my being.
I understood what it was. It was my fate, the purpose and strength of my life as the future Queen of Atlas, blossoming into maturity. It was the enchantment of an entire race flowing through my veins.
A laugh of sheer pleasure spilled from my lips and I spun in a tight circle, one controlled by the wide web-like tail that spread out from my toes. I felt more alive than I could ever remember feeling. It was as if, in that single moment, everything in my life came together perfectly, as if I could feel destiny and reality intertwining their fingers in agreement.
Finally, I looked toward shore. With a grin, I determined that I was going to give my three onlookers something to remember.
I stretched my arms out to my sides, laying my palms flat against the glassy surface of the water, and I closed my eyes.
I concentrated all my attention on my bracelet, feeling it warm against my skin. Then I summoned the ball of light as I thought of the sea and what I wanted her to show me. I pictured the face of the boy from the party.
The water around me started to move, circling me, spinning about me, faster and faster, tugging at my clothes. It was the silent voice of something that only I could understand. I listened with every fiber of my being, focusing all my senses on what the swirling waters had to say.
I opened
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