“The pool is ready, Your Highness,” one of my executive ladies curtsied.
Prince Mitchalus has been nothing but kind. Ever since the day on the patio, he made sure to keep scarce whenever I was around. There was one executive lady or the other to my beck and call. Though he never blessed me with his presence, he texted and called.
I cruised into the glass-plated room with the pool. The drapes were drawn and the inside was invisible to everyone walking by. At my request, the pool was drained and filled with seawater. My next transformation cycle was not for another few days. Yet, I needed a swim in my true form.
This week was a lonely one. Prince Marvelon was also avoiding me. I figured it was because of our last unpleasant encounter. Alex had warned me the prince was not too keen on the coupling movies. I could not understand why he did not want me to learn about it when he had it playing on the big mirror.
I slipped int
I stopped short on my journey to Ms. Saunders's class. Sophie was up ahead. Her cheeks were rosier than usual. The rage in green eyes could be seen from a mile away. She said something. It hit Alex the wrong way. His lips opened and closed several times. He tried to walk away but Sophie grabbed his arm. Alex gritted out something and slapped her hand away. Whatever she had to say afterward was swallowed when he stomped away.Sophie rubbed at the side of her face.This was a first. Sophie and Alex rarely made public scenes. If one did something the other did not like, they would ignore it, and tackled it behind closed doors. There were moments when Sophie would act out. However, Alex had a way of kissing the rage away.Still, they did not do things enough for anyone to mark them as a couple. To strangers, it was a one-night or day hook-up. There was a stray kiss and touching here and there but nothing that said, Sophie and Alex, fucked on
I parked my car in the circular driveway of the Antarctican manor. By the time I got out of the vehicle, a lean executive was waiting for my keys.“Guardian Shelliot.” His pleasant smile was more than enough to warm my heart.I relayed a smile and dropped my keys in his hand. He settled in the leather seat behind the steering wheel and drove around to the side of the manor to park in the garage. They never allowed me around there. It was understandable from a royalty point of view. I was a guest, a Guardian to a King of Kings. I was respected and honored. It would be considered as disrespectful if I had to do lesser activities like parking my car in another Kingdom.I turned to the flight of stairs leading to the front door. My first time here was filled with oohs and ahhs. It should not have come as a surprise the Antarcticans lived this way. Their Kingdom in the ocean was the most luxurious and beautiful of all the others. It was like t
We followed the guard up to the house. Guardian Torus's hopping and my wobbling strides took us more than fifteen minutes to accomplish this.The arrogant man paused in the hallway of the west wing. “I’m going to get cleaned up.”Two lines pinched between the guard’s thick brows. “What should I relay to the informant?”Guardian Torus turned his back to the young man. “Tell him I'll get to him when I get to him.”The guard did not approve of his leader's comment but showed no interest in bringing his thoughts to light. “Yes, Sir.”The poor man pivoted on his heels and left us.I could pity him. Guardian Torus was the devil. The young man had to work for him. I could only see how much verbal abuse he has gotten since he started working for this snake. It was a wonder all these merfolks were not bitter.Guardian Torus used the aid of the wall
Knock! Knock!I almost squealed in excitement at the sound at the front door. Prince Mitchalus's driver was here. Sophia forced a smile and gave my attire a once-over. Prince Mitchalus had told me land folks courted differently. Most of them went out for years without being ‘married’. It was a thrilling experience learning how to court on land. Prince Mitchalus was determined to let me undergo the pleasures of being on land.When he asked me out on a date, I smiled and nodded. My efforts to play it cool had not gone in vain. He did not comment on my reaction. Not knowing the next step, but wanting to please Prince Mitchalus, I had confided in Sophia. Right away, she knew which route to take. We went shopping. Instead of buying one dress, we bought three. Stilettos and accessories were a must. Sophia's words.We spent half a day getting me ready for the activities of the night. The first half of the
“Aren’t you going to answer that?” Guardian Shelliot placed a plate in front of me. The egg and cheese stuck out at the side of the sandwich.My gaze slid to the communication box singing and dancing. No, I was not. Prince Mitchalus has been calling me non-stop since sunrise. I was ignoring him. Who was he to dismiss me? I was royalty like him. He was going to be King, head of the monarchy, but I was to be Queen. It would happen whether we completed our matched or not. I deserved better than to be spoken to like a subject.“No,” I murmured. “How do I make it stop?”Guardian Shelliot rested a teacup with a dark brown heated liquid. “You can turn it off or put it on silent.”I handed her the small creation. “Please.”Guardian Shelliot chuckled. “I’ll just turn it off. If it’s on silent the vibration will still be an annoyance. Off is complete s
Prince Mitchalus’s sudden visit destroyed the mood for our girl's night out. Guardian Shelliot was no longer smiling. Now a scowl crinkled her beautiful face. It was like a warning sign warding off everyone and anyone. Sophia kept murmuring to herself that she had seen Guardian Torus before. Most of the time was spent with her nibbling on her bottom lip, wondering why he seemed familiar. I made her none the wiser. It was not my place to discuss Prince Mitchalus's business. He had to reveal himself to everyone.Due to the disastrous start of the night, we skipped dinner and went straight to the club. Between Guardian Shelliot's sneers and Sophia’s wandering mind, only rounds of drinks visited our booth.“I think he likes you. Why else would he take the time out to bust your balls?” Sophia tossed back the awful beverage called tequila.I tried a shot earlier but it was just too terrible. The burnt throat and warm tummy did
Women. Sometimes I understood why some men stuck to their gender or turned monks. On those pathetic days, I would consider boarding myself in one of those places monks lived. I would have already been there if it was not for my weakness towards females. By my third week in that place, I would be jumping the walls to find the nearest brothel.Pathetic, yep, that’s me.I froze at the pur coming from the bedroom. Shuffling followed the soft sound. I peeked out of the closet to the bed. Sophia cuddled next to my pillow, hugging it tighter, then settled back down. I went back to getting dressed.She, Shelly, and Little Miss Mermaid didn’t go to bed until four in the morning. They stayed up all night drinking and swearing off men. I had no choice but to hear. They weren’t quiet. I stayed in my room to give them room to let off whatever steam they needed.At four, the house went silent. I found them sleeping on the couch in the livi
I've called Alex five times and left three messages. No response to any of them. He was ignoring me. When Sophie might neglect me, Alex would never have. Until now. Whatever it was that was bothering him, he would come to me when he was ready. So I kept telling myself, hoping it was true.Trying not to be late for my meeting with the old man, I avoided dropping by Alex's apartment. He might still be out anyway. It could be a waste of time. If he was upset, his apartment would be the last place he would go.Even though I didn’t go, what Shelly and the mermaid debated about plagued my mind. According to Shelly, after a merman mated he would take on an awful seaweed scent to ward off the other mermaids. Other mermen would be aware of the scent to know he was matched. The mating stench indicated the power of the mated mermaid. The more pungent the odor on the merman the more powerful the mermaid.Once some mermaid noticed the powerful stench,