Formal attire.
I hated Mitch and hated this stupid tuxedo. Every time I stared at or fixed my blue tie, it reminded me of Soph and everything else sucked more. Alex loved dressing up. He rocked the shimmering red tuxedo. His hair was gelled back and tied in a man bun 'mafia style'. That was the exact term he used to describe it."Damn, I look good," he praised himself. "I would date me right now."The mermaid was not lying when she said she went all out. Her purchases were stellar. They fit us perfectly. I was impressed.I stared at the standing mirror in my blue tuxedo. It reminded me of something Soph would buy. I guess she did teach the mermaid well."We should take pictures," the mermaid crowed. "The ones we could look at in the communication device and books."There was no other way to view pictures. Still, I didn't burst her bubble.She waltzed beside Alex in front of the other mirror. The red dress s"What did you just say?" Mitch choked out. The misbelief was punctuated in his tone.The man swallowed aloud. "Sir, the King is de—""Shut up!" Mitch jumped to his feet. "Just shut up!" His voice echoed in the room.The night was done. News like this would tear any evening apart. I hated the dude but this had to hurt.Mitch backed away from the table. He never said another word but stormed from the room."Prince Mitchalus!" The Torus guy shouted but Mitch was long gone.The rest of us remained seated, trying to process how the night ended up this way.The Torus dude cleared his throat. "Thanks for delivering the message to us. Get your men and go get cleaned up. There is enough food here to share. You can have some if you guys are hungry."The informant answered right away. "Yes, Sir. Thank you.""Okay, you are dismissed."The informant exited the room with his men and
I counted my treks to Prince Mitchalus's chambers. He left in a low spirit which meant he was still upset. We needed to talk but not when he was upset. One never saw reasoning when they were not in their mind. The situation could turn out worse than it already was.I sighed.I didn't have a choice either. He was feeling down and maybe lonely. His brother not showing signs of grieving angered him. So, now he was left to grieve by himself. My feelings once I left my Kingdom were different from what he was feeling now. Though I tried my best not to think bad thoughts about what was happening at home, sometimes it saddened me not to be there.With this situation, there was a guarantee that his home would never be the same when he returned. I didn't know how to treat such a tender situation. Not with Prince Mitchalus.I paused in front of his bedroom door. The two guards there looked at me with suspicion. After what went down the last time, the
Now that everyone was gone to do their own thing, I expected Shelly to evacuate the office, and tell us she was ready. To my dismay, she was still in there with the Torus dude. I swore this woman didn't know when to quit.Blowing out my cheeks, I attempted to enter the office but stopped at the ajar door. Shelly and Torus were having their alone time and I didn't want to be interrupted. It wouldn't hurt to hear them out. After all, Shelly was an annoying yet tender person. On most days.Torus continued to assault the liquor. One glass after the other without breaks. "What are you still doing here? The show is over, you can go."That was what I was thinking too, dude. This was never our place to stay and be drawn into these people's family drama. Their secrets were theirs to keep."You lost a father too, Guardian Torus," Shelly pointed out. "You don't have to be strong. You are allowed to be angry or sad."Oh, Shelly, why couldn'
A suit of clothes was laid on the bed when I exited the bathroom. I hauled on the pants and pulled on the blouse. Prince Mitchalus woke earlier and left the room. He was still going through his grieving process. I wanted him to have all the time he needed. Thought it would be wise to freshen up before I left the manor. King Marvelon and the others left in the night. I told them I would join them during the day.The bedroom door opened and Prince Mitchalus entered the room. He slipped on a smile at the sight of me."Morning," he chirped, embracing me from behind."Morning." I relaxed in his arms as he rested his forehead on my shoulder.He raised with, "We should get breakfast," then hauled me with him to the dining area.Princess Fesel and Guardian Torus… or was it Prince Torus now? Whatever the title he held, he was still Torus. Right, he and cousin dearest were already at the breakfast table, eating."Morning
"I'm not seeing a damn thing," Alex hissed.He was thrilled to play the recording of the princess's mating. But the excitement was knocked from his happy pedestal with static and a bright light. I didn't know what he expected. Mitch was royalty. Mia mentioned that royalties had higher levels of power which made them brighter than ordinary merfolks. If Shelly's mating was that beautiful then, of course, the princess's was going to be better."It was awesome though," the princess bragged. "Other than the part where he marked me and the soreness, it was good."I forgot she was a virgin. It must have been an experience. With all the porn she watched, she had to be ready. I knew for a fact Mitch was far from the ship of virginity. Yet, he didn't stop and she seemed to enjoy it. Like Fel. I could only ever remember one time Fel and I had sex and it was not brutal. It was the first time we did it. That night I was gentle—not because she was a virgin,
I didn't retain a thing in my brain. Fel captured all my attention. It couldn't be why she arrived that early. We studied but most of her time was spent observing the mermaid, Aqualia, rather than the books. It was easy to tell she was not too pleased to walk in on me with my hands on a next woman's boobs.Though Alex and the mermaid spent more time together studying, it didn't seem to ease the look of displeasure on Fel's face.Shelly returned but left again to help Mia and Martin with the interviews for the job vacancies at the merfolk community. She wanted to get that handled before her departure. Therefore, most of her day would be filled with such acts.I decided my brain needed a break from all the things it was not storing. Instead of watching clip scenes of twilight, we watch the entire movie. I cringed through it, getting a glimpse and pieces. Alex point-blank stared at his phone through the entire thing. My palm itched to smack him in the h
The same old dream. Rains of ash poured down from the sky to a desolate world. Tears of blood from the eyes of familiar faces. Fear shot through my veins. The same old, same old. But, then it all dissolved and I was underwater. The mermaid was back again. This time I had an idea of who she was.When she sang to me, I butted in, "Amoria, what do you want?"Her singing ceased and she observed me. She was beautiful. I couldn't deny that. But fear emitted from her. Not what I had wanted for Alex. They were so much apart. Of all the mermaids in the ocean, he had to mate with the craziest. A potential psycho and a crazy mermaid. That sounded like a disaster waiting to happen."So, he told you about me." Her voice was like a melody. So sweet like an amazing hum. Different from the destruction that radiated from her. If this was another situation and she was nicer, men would fall in love with her just by hearing her speak. "How typical of him. Head Sorcerer
I had a bad feeling about this. It was not the snow or the earthquake. I knew Marvelon was powerful, but something was not right. Once he mated that princess, an uneasy sensation chilled my blood. I didn't even know she was a mermaid much less a princess when she came here. It was as if all her powers were buried. Not even after Prince Mitchalus announced who she was had I sensed anything. Her powers were still hidden. Yet, Jayel could tell she was coming from a mile away. He was the one who pointed out that she would visit Marvelon. He was the one who told me when she arrived.I couldn't help but wonder if… No, I shook my head. Princess Aqua would have told me. I was the one who had to call her, not the other way around. Which was odd. Princess Aqua called every time Marvelon did anything. The first time we sensed he had another mate, she was ecstatic. She called me every day to find out who it was. I couldn't find any connections to the sensation because it was