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."

impressed, her gaze turning back to me once it was just the four of US in the room. She waved her hand and a shimmering

She said to Lavina before her gaze turned

the prophecy, Deliana." She

Prophecy?

whispered. "We need to unlock the final seal. Your father-" "I do apologise, but can you please include me in this conversation instead of acting like I'm not

me,

your spark." Ariella added

entirely different person than the monster who had attacked our

start at the beginning." Deliana said, going to the seat Lavina had sat in previously and sat down, her tail flicking as she

and

"Tell her the truth."

king's version, I mean, Andres

to me I could see her long nails and the sheer

in front

I nodded.

anyway." I said

father forbade me from ever setting foot on land again, or I would turn to

fell and Lavina looked

my queen, she deserves

telling her story. How she had saved Andres, spent the night watching him and had been greatly attracted to him. She sensed the bond was of a true mate, Andres seemed not to notice it but 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

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

felt... stunned, it was all

mate bond...

Andres had lied...

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 who could take

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

loverheard discussing how they were unable to conceive, and so I decided to do a little more research upon them.

what you were. Without realising, we suppressed all your abilities. It was only after you were given away did we realise what you truly were, but we couldn't let the power-hungry wolves use you, and so we approached you once again to strengthen those spells. We decided the

I was? My heart was

sirens were drawn to you

as I took in

know

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