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."
gaze turning back to me once it was just the four of US in the room. She waved her hand and
said to Lavina before
prophecy,
Prophecy?
the child born from land and sea." Lavina whispered. "We need to unlock the final seal. Your father-" "I do apologise, but can you please include
I wanted to ask Deliana why she abandoned me, but I couldn't complain because I had found the
spark." Ariella added
entirely different person than
said, going to the seat Lavina had sat in previously and sat down, her tail flicking
and Lavina smiled
"Tell her the truth."
know the king's version, I mean, Andres Apelion's version." I
her heart thundering. When she turned to me I could see her long nails and the sheer hatred on her face,
in front
I nodded.
dead anyway." I
me from ever setting foot on land again, or I would turn to sea foam." She
and Lavina looked at
on my queen, she deserves 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
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,
stunned, it was all too
true mate bond...
Andres had lied...
I too promised revenge and I followed up on it, taking an oath that I would kill every alphablooded male that set foot 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 who could take care of you, and at the same time make sure you were close to that scum father
Her eyes were boring into mine, as if she wanted to ask me something, but
they were unable to conceive, and so I decided to do a little
snuck you out of the water 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 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 barrier would weaken upon your eighteenth birthday and
was? My heart was thundering as I
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 on land. Our Emperor, my
skipped a beat as I took
he know about
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