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."

just the four of US in the room. She

before her gaze

the prophecy, Deliana."

Prophecy?

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

I wanted to ask Deliana why she abandoned me,

has your spark."

than the monster who

said, going to the seat Lavina had sat

down and Lavina

"Tell her the truth."

I mean, Andres

she turned to me I could see her long nails and the

liar's name in front of me ever again." She

I nodded.

dead anyway." I said

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

and Lavina

queen,

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

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 didn't care, and from that day forth, he had the sea and coasts scoured for sirens, killing them mercilessly in fear his

all too much

mate

Andres had lied...

had a strong feeling that perhaps they had been mates, but Soleil had enchanted the king... If she hadn't, so much could have been prevented. 1 "But 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

trying to act indifferent, but this topic was still painful for her. Her eyes were boring into mine, as if she

loverheard discussing how they were unable to conceive, and so I decided to do a

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 slowly, slowly you would come into power." Lavina said

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

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 legged siren who lived on land. Our Emperor, my father: Queseidon."

heart skipped a beat as I took in

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