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."

her gaze turning back to me once it was just the four of US in the room. She waved her hand and a shimmering veil-like cloak covered

to Lavina before her

prophecy, Deliana." She

Prophecy?

born from land and sea." Lavina whispered. "We need to unlock the

down, I wanted to ask Deliana why she abandoned me, but

spark." Ariella added

person than the monster who

seat Lavina had sat in previously and sat down, her tail flicking as she did

sat down and Lavina smiled at

"Tell her the truth."

I mean,

turned to me I could see her long nails and the sheer hatred on her

name in front of me ever

I nodded.

anyway." I

to ever approach the sea... and father forbade me from ever

silence fell and Lavina looked at

on my queen, she deserves the

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 begged for him to accept her, and

night, he tried to take my life." She opened her eyes, and 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

all too much to take

mate

Andres had lied...

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

Her eyes were boring into mine, as

couple, who loverheard discussing how they were unable to conceive, and so I decided to do a little more research upon them. It turned out they were close to the king too." Ariella added

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

I was? My heart was thundering as I

playing in the water, sirens were drawn to you for who you are, and knowledge of your existence

heart skipped a beat as I

know

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