Second Chance at Love and Life
"You did something, didn't you? Those black-finned mer-babies were supposed to be mine! You stole them! Celine, you thief! You wretch!"
I looked at her coldly and asked, "Did you really think changing husbands would allow you to steal the life that should've been mine?"
"What are you talking about?" she asked, confused.
I stepped toward her, slow and deliberate.
"Even among Pregnancy Maidens, there's a hierarchy. Your low-level constitution could only ever produce red-finned mer-babies. No matter who you married, the outcome would be the same.
"Also, haven't you already seen for yourself what kind of merman Sheldon really is? What I have now, I paid for with my life."