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Seven
Havana
With a burst of magic, water sprouted us up into the air and I gripped Leon’s neck as he laughed. His magic manipulated the sea to do whatever he wanted which was to plop us right on the upper deck. Not only did Leon have elemental water magic, but he was a shapeshifter, and I had no idea what kind.
With his coloring shifting from the pale blue back to his natural dark plum, I wondered who Leon’s parents were. One could only assume that one parent was a dark fae and the other mer, the sea creature race which included everything from mermaids to kelpies.
Wringing out my dress in my hands, he picked up his hat and placed it back on his head. The crew finished hauling over the dead lichen, and the shadowy creature who had attacked me had disappeared somewhere.
I leaned onto the railing, taking in deep, slow breaths. Fire bloomed from the sinking vessel as the ship slowly descended into the sea.
“Let me see that cut.” Leon pressed behind me, turning my shoulder.
“I’m fine,” I said with a huff, doing my best to hide the intense burn the wound caused.
“I doubt that, love.” His gaze narrowed as he carefully lifted my chin, turning my jaw in his rough hand.
Warmth spread from that gentle touch, and I gripped the railing behind me to steady myself. Sunlight highlighted his eyes, making them shine like liquid gold unlike the pitch black they had been only moments ago. The gills I know I saw had vanished, the same with the grayish-blue skin. It was him, but changed, almost like . . .
“I don’t think you need to be stitched, but you’ll need to put antiseptic on it before it gets infected,” he said, pulling my thoughts to what he was saying. “Everything at sea is more dangerous than land.”
Isn’t that the truth.
“Ready to tell me what happened?” His hand moved from my face to my shoulder. “Did Elon do this to you?”
“That thing has a name?” I shivered, remembering howElon’sdisgusting mouth tried to eat my face.
Leon laughed. “Aye, he does.”
Needing to put some distance between the dark fae, I turned and moved to my right, looking back out over the water. “I hit my chin on the windowsill when the fighting started.”
Leon rested his forearms next to mine, glancing at me. “Even if you had some blood, Elon is ancient and can control his bloodlust quite well. I find it odd that he would attack without cause.”
“Are you calling me a liar?” I straightened, meeting Leon’s untrusting glare. “You’re the one who put me in danger. Why would you tell me to hide with that monster?”
“That monster would’ve protected you.”
“Ha! Well, that plan backfired.” I shook my head. “I need to change.”
“We’ll talk more when I return.”
“Return?”
Leon took his spyglass out, inspecting the nearby stretch of land. He frowned and whistled. A beautiful blue parrot with a bright orange chest flew to Leon’s shoulder.
“Rooster,” Leon said to the bird. “Go and inspect. We’ll meet you on land.”
The parrot clicked its tongue before taking flight.
“You named your bird Rooster?” I asked.
“He’s a macaw, and yes. He grew up on a farm on the Oasis and likes to imitate the roosters there.”
Havoc appeared by his side, a beautiful large fae with a wildness in his dark eyes, his shaggy hair the color of midnight. “Everything’s been destroyed.”
“How far north are we?” Leon asked, turning his spyglass.
“About ten miles from the port where we were supposed to go. Storm pushed us out too far. We’ll need to anchor here and walk to the meet.”
