9. Of Land & Sea

YILEYNA

Deliana...

She didn't respond as she watched me, her eyes growing darker, and I felt the anger spreading from her.

'What is the meaning of this, Lavina?' Her voice rang in my head, it held power and suppressed anger.

'Forgive me, but we had no other choice...' Lavina replied, her head still bowed to the queen.

My birth mother was a queen. 2

It felt strange to see her before me, it just... I would do anything to have my mom back. My real mom who raised and held me... But instead, I was finding royal parents who I didn't want or need.

'Do explain.' 'She was in danger, we've been watching the shore, they were ready to kill her!' Lavina exclaimed.

'She is not a child; she can look after herself. Bringing her here is a death-wish...' She trailed off, before glaring at all the guards and the other sirens. "Leave US."

They all listened, aside from Ariella, who raised an eyebrow.

"May I stay, sister?”

Sister?

Deliana pursed her lips before giving a small nod.

"Of course, since you were clearly a part of this. It seemed your last rendezvous with animal shifters wasn't a reminder enough." She said, looking at her sister's scars.

Ariella smirked.

"No, but fear not, the males tend to find them very sexy."

turning back to me once it was just the four of

Lavina before her gaze turned

the prophecy, Deliana."

Prophecy?

resides within the child born of the land and sea, she is the child born from land and sea." Lavina whispered. "We need to unlock the final seal. Your father-" "I do apologise, but

she abandoned me, but I couldn't

your spark." Ariella added

was an entirely different person than the monster who had attacked our

beginning." Deliana said, going to the seat Lavina had sat in previously

down and

"Tell her the truth."

I mean,

turned to me I could see her long nails and the sheer hatred on her face, her eyes shimmering with hues of purples,

front of me ever

I nodded.

he's dead anyway." I said

was too much of a coward to ever approach the sea... and father forbade me from ever setting foot on land again,

and Lavina looked

on my queen, she

he was drawn to her. They began spending time together. Weeks became months and they got closer, until one day he said to her they had to end it. She had pleaded and begged for him to accept her,

I could see the pain in them. My own heart clenching at the story she was telling me. The pain in her eyes somehow told me she was telling the truth. "He said I was a monster, but I had done nothing to be called one. He forced me to the ocean, knowing fore well my father would kill me. He didn't care, and from that day forth, he had the sea and coasts scoured for sirens, killing them mercilessly in fear his truth of having a relationship with a siren would come to light. Yes, we have killed men at sea, but not as often as they killed

all too much to

true mate

Andres had lied...

upon our seas. Something that father approved of, despite my sins. When I found out about my pregnancy, Lavina helped me hide it, and when you were born, we realised you were a hybrid. If you were a full siren I would have kept you here, but your lungs weren't made to live underwater constantly." Deliana continued. "It had been one of the more difficult decisions I had to make, but your health was vital, commanded Ariella to go on land to find a couple

indifferent, but this topic was still painful for her. Her eyes were boring into mine, as if she wanted to ask me something, but her pride refused her from

and so I decided to do a little more research

and left you there, since Deliana couldn't step foot on land. Our father is the ruler of the seven seas, and although he sees all, we managed to hide this pregnancy." "Before Ariella took you, I and Deliana placed the barriers upon you, so no one ever found out what you were. Without realising, we suppressed

did my parents know what I was? My heart was thundering as I struggled to process it

1 "When you began playing in the water, sirens were drawn to you for who you are, and knowledge of your existence reached him. Of the legged siren who lived

a beat as

know

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255