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“One last time, I’m not human.”
“You certainly behave like one.”
“Well, I’m not. And anyway, what are you?”
He smirked. “You’re not telling me your species, so why should I tell you mine?”
“Point taken,” she sighed. “But you really need to let me go. I need to find my brothers, I need to make sure they’re okay.”
“Not possible.” He crossed his arms in front of his chest, showing off his hard muscles. She swallowed at the sight. It was hard to focus on being angry with him when looking at those distracting muscles.
“Why not?” She was getting really impatient now. Couldn’t he just answer her questions with more than a word or two?
He shrugged. “The Staran won’t let me leave.”
She huffed. “Well, I never said that you needed to leave. I can go on my own.”
“Only my kind can use the Staran. You need one of us with you to travel on the paths of mist.”
“But what about the other guy? Flint?” She knew she was clutching at straws now. She needed to get out of here, away from these crazy men who had kidnapped her for no apparent reason.
“He can try, but I doubt it will work. The Staran have brought us here, together, and they have a mind of their own. We haven’t done what they want us to do, and until we fulfil our purpose, they won’t let you leave.”
She shook her head, swallowing a growl. “But that’s just a theory, right? You’re just making this up, you want to keep me here. Pervert.”
He chuckled. “Seriously? You’re calling me a pervert? Don’t think I haven’t noticed you checking me out.”
She blushed, very aware of the truth in his words. But then, she didn’t really have a choice. He shouldn’t be allowed to look that good. Hot. Sexy. Fuckable.
Macey cleared her throat, trying to get her stream of thought back to the issue at hand. “I’ll try it anyway, when Flint is back. Will that be soon?”
“I don’t know,” Cam said, looking at the clock above the door. “He was a little annoyed when he left, which usually means that he’ll stop by the tavern on the way to pick up Jared.”
She frowned. “Why does he need to pick up Jared? And who is he, anyway?”
“Jared is not like Flint and me. He’s not... he can’t travel on the Staran on his own. Just like you.”
She sighed, sitting back down on the bed in defeat. “Can you contact Jared somehow? I really nee
d to know if my brothers are well.”
Camdan frowned and sat down next to her, cautiously putting an arm around her shoulders. She was tempted to shake him off, but somehow, it felt good. Calming.
“I’ve already asked him to, but he hasn’t replied.”
“Huh? How did you ask him? You’ve been with me ever since he left and you’ve not used a phone.”
He smiled and tapped a finger to his forehead. “We don’t need human toys to talk to each other..”
“Ohhhhhh. That’s what we do, but only underwater.”
“Underwater? You’re a mermaid? A selkie?”
She shuddered at the insult and instinctively grabbed his throat, letting her nails grow as a statement. “Never call me a selkie if you want to live.”
Instead of being afraid, he looked at her in fascination. “Interesting,” he murmured. “A kelpie.” He stared at her hair until she followed his glance and sighed in frustration. It had turned green. Again. She really needed to work on her self-control.
“And not just any kelpie. A member of the Royal family,” Cam mused. “Well, that certainly makes things more interesting.”
