The idea of escaping disappeared the moment I laid my eyes upon the island. Instead, my heart was filled with eagerness to arrive at the island. It was a bait that no marine biologist could deny. But at the same time, I couldn’t help but recall what Dicken had told me when we were locked in the cargo hold as well as the red-haired merman I met. My excitement dissipated, and my heart sank as I now felt conflicted about going to the island. I was worried something terrible would happen once I got there. I hoped that the unique characteristics of my body wouldn’t catch the eye of another merman aside from Dicken, including that red-haired merman. Regrettably, I didn’t pick up any self-defense skills, so I was just an utterly defenseless woman. The only thing I could do was establish a cordial relationship with Gary, as he was the only one I could rely on when we arrived. As for Laura and the other military-affiliated personnel, I couldn’t trust them at all. ‘But how can I mend my re
I flopped onto the bed and covered my whole body with the blanket. I could still feel the sensation of Dicken’s wet claw caressing my back before moving downward along my spine. His soft but cold lips had littered my body with tender kisses, causing my body temperature to rise gradually. I hated admitting that my body and mind yearned for Dicken when he wasn’t around those few days. He was like a drug, tempting me with its effects but lethal when overdosed. On the one hand, I wished to see him, but on the other, I hoped he would never appear before me again. I was worried that I would welcome him with open legs if I saw him again and let him ravish me like the beast he is. ‘That damn beast has ruined me. He turned me into a sl*t…How will I accept a regular man as my future husband now…’ I gritted my teeth as I curled my body. I hadn’t realized that I had been squeezing the blanket between my legs. A week later, the ship finally arrived right next to the group of legendary islan
As the lifeboats ventured deeper and deeper, the cave seemed eerily similar to the interior of a sea monster’s skeleton. The air within it was cold and stale as if it reeked of death. I could imagine countless souls of the dead floating around in the cave.I knew that there were no ghosts in there. Rather, there were only numerous beings scarier than ghosts—merpeople. This island was their turf, and they could be secretly watching us from one of the tunnels or the waters beneath us. Fear crept up my spine just from that thought. I stayed alert, and I gripped the handgun that was holstered at my waist. My gut feeling told me that the sparkles in the darkness were the light being reflected on some of the merpeople’s eyes. I had hoped in my heart that none of the merpeople noticed us humans entering the cave. If we managed to get through this tunnel successfully and arrive on the shore of the main island, we would undoubtedly be safer there. “Miss Laura, you weren’t making things u
In anticipation, I held my breath, and my body froze. I opened my eyes as wide as possible as I observed the unnatural ripples on the water. Then, I heard a splash, and a pale but unfamiliar face appeared above the water, followed by another, and another. Eventually, countless faces I didn’t recognize appeared in the waters around us. They were merpeople! They had already been hiding here before we arrived. Now, other than their faces, they had also extended their claws out of the water and positioned them toward us. An eerie light reflected in their eyes against the darkness of the cave, making them look like demons that had just climbed out of hell. But I had to admit, they all looked beautiful and handsome, and young too. But being surrounded by them like this only brought me fear. As they slowly closed in on our lifeboats, something caught my eye. It was the red-haired merman who had tried to snatch me away from Dicken. He sensed my presence and rose from the water, staring
A second after the initial shock, I finally reacted. I had expected that she would abandon me. I whipped out the gun from its holster and gripped it with shaky hands. I waved it at the people around me and warned, “Don’t touch me! I will shoot whoever who dares touch me!” Then, I glared at Laura in anger and said, “Don’t force me off this boat. You have no right to determine whether I live or die. I am not one of your men! If you want someone to go down, why don’t you go down yourself, you despicable woman!” Laura’s brows wrinkled in frustration as her eyes reflected a venomous glare. She said, “Every success comes with a price. It’s a pity that you were born unlucky, Linda. You were destined to be bait, so now’s your chance to fulfill your destiny.” After that, she raised her voice and spoke to everyone else on the boat. “What are you all waiting for? Do you all want to die here?” The sailors on board were eyeing each other in hesitation before glancing at me. They used to b
‘Dicken! It’s Dicken! It has to be him!’ Although the call sounded like it came from far away and was only faintly discernable, it seemed to have reawakened my will to live. I kicked at the claws that were grabbing my legs and quickly made my way up to the surface. The moment I broke through the surface, I opened my mouth wide to take in a large gulp of air, then started coughing violently. When I pushed away my wet hair that had been blocking my vision, I saw numerous glowing orbs in the water. They were the eyes of the merpeople staring at me hungrily. I frantically waved my arms to feel around for a section of the cave wall that I could lean onto. When I finally found one, I leaned against it and held my breath in wait for their attack. But the merpeople didn’t attack me immediately. They looked like they were hesitating, like they were worried about something. They didn’t even surround me. They gulped restlessly then swam toward the hole I was almost dragged into. They look
"No!!!" I screamed in horror and began to reach out to the webbed claw trying to touch my lower body. I felt a sharp pain from my waist; fresh blood dripped down my waist drop by drop. The red merman uttered something in my ear that I couldn't understand. It sounded like a curse. I understood that as a warning. This merman was nothing like Dicken, and he did not care about my life at all. I was confident that he would rip me open and show it to Dicken if necessary. Next, I noticed a long and deep wound on the merman's surfaced tail. Most of the scales around the injury had fallen off, which caused the snowy-white muscles underneath the scales to be exposed. I bet he was wounded while fighting with Dicken earlier. He wanted revenge against Dicken, so he regarded me as Dicken's weakness. I gritted my teeth and tried to stop my body from shivering out of fear, but the pain in my back was severe. I could not move but stared as the red-haired merman tore my pants and caressed my thi
I was terrified and panicked by my thoughts. I couldn’t believe nor expect Dicken to care about me above his alpha position as a wild beast. After all, I am of a different species. When the red merman placed his webbed claws on my neck and licked my ears with his slippery tongue, I couldn’t help but burst out a few broken syllables from my throat, “Di–ck–en.” The red-haired merman stopped caressing and then uttered a few syllables that sounded like a sneer. He thrust his fishtail forward and inserted them directly between my legs. Then he began to imitate my voice and teased ironically, “Di…ck…en…”It was at that moment I realized how foolish I was. In desperation, I had forgotten the meaning of this moment. I unintentionally sounded like courtship to the mermen! F*ck!The red merman licked my face and neck in a more vigorous motion and started to move his webbed claws along my thighs to my sensitive parts. My body was instinctively irritated and disgusted by his actions. I mus