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."

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

She said to Lavina before her gaze

the prophecy, Deliana."

Prophecy?

of this world 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 can you please include me in this conversation instead of

I wanted to ask Deliana why she abandoned me, but I couldn't complain because I had found the

your spark." Ariella

different person than the monster who had

going to the seat Lavina had sat in previously and sat

down and Lavina smiled

"Tell her the truth."

the king's version, I mean,

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

liar's name in front of me

I nodded.

anyway." I said

and father forbade me from ever setting

silence fell and Lavina

queen,

to notice it but he was drawn to her. They began spending time

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 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.

was all too much to

true 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 more difficult decisions I had to make, but your health was vital, commanded Ariella to

eyes were

to conceive, and so I decided to do a little more research upon them.

Without realising, we suppressed all your abilities. It was only after you were given away

heart was

you touched the water, the sirens sensed it." Ariella remarked, running her fingers through her hair. 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

heart skipped a beat as I took in

he know about

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