The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0557

For a while, I thought maybe I could do this. If I could muster my resolve, maybe my will could outmaneuver Bridget's confidence.

And, as I pushed myself, I finally began to take the lead away from Bridget.

I was pulling ahead. The raceway was clear ahead of me and I felt my heart soar.

This was my moment. I could probe to everyone that I could be a capable Luna. I was strong. I was fast. And I was-

"Aarggh -!"

Suddenly something grabbed my leg and yanked me down under the surface. Water filled my mouth. I spit it out, but I hadn't enough air. I felt like I was choking.

I kicked against my restraint, eventually hitting something solid. It released me, and I swam as fast as I could toward the surface. I broke through and sucked in a lungful of air - just as the whatever-it-was caught me by both legs this time and dragged me down.

Beneath the water, I looked down, and straight into the raging eyes of Prince Ronan, the merfolk prince I had turned down. He seemed furious, his features twisted with anger.

Was this... revenge?

This merfolk man meant to

legs was too strong this time for me to break free and kick him. I tried to punch at him, but the

laughed at me, his gills

do, I leaned down, reached forward,

to pull away, but I kept firm, my hands laid flat over his gills. If he

get back to

to lose it now? I couldn't let that happened. I'd promised him I'd be careful. I couldn't let myself die just because some

in merfolk form, Prince Ronan had a massive fish tail that he used now to thrash me around. I couldn't hold onto his gills any longer. I couldn't even

being thrown this way and that as

coming closer, I saw

on Prince Ronan's chest, and

kicked toward the surface of the water. But it was so far. I

world was

up,

but she was weakened now too. That thrashing had shaken us both. And there

my face towards the surface of the water. The sun shimmered on the