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?

my chest. This merfolk

down, and his hold on my legs was too strong this time for me to break free and

laughed at me, his gills

leaned down, reached

flat over his gills. If he was

get back to

only 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 asshole who

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

this way and that

closer, I saw a figure.

hands flat on Prince Ronan's chest, and in an instant,

of the water. But it was so far. I had been underwater too long. My breath was running

world was turning

couldn't give up, but everything

mind, but she was weakened now too. That thrashing

the water. The sun shimmered on the surface. I only had to reach