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“Not really, no, but my parents are marine biologists. I spend most of my spare time in the sea and have basically grown up with the same pod of dolphins. Sapphire is mine, but she’s wild too.”
“Okay, you’re officially my most favourite person ever.”
“Hey.” Billy scowled. “What about me?”
“Okay, fine. Second most favourite.”
“Better.” Billy pinned me with his stare. “Question number two: if you could hook up with any person—alive or dead, famous or unknown—who would it be?”
I shivered as truth danced on my tongue.
What would be the harm?
“Aslan Avci.”
“Oh...hot name.” Honey grinned. “I have a thing for names.”
“I’m the same.” I shared a smile with her. “He’s Turkish, and when he speaks his native tongue, good God in heaven.”
“And moving right along.” Billy chuckled. “If you could be famous for just one thing...what would it be?”
“Famous?” I shrugged. “I don’t know. Not sure I want to be famous.”
“But if you had to pick something. Would it be a film star? A writer? An evil scientist who blows up the world?”
The seed that’d bloomed in my head spread wider petals, merging a childhood fantasy with the very real concept of something tangible.
Would it be possible?
Could it be possible?
A chill ran down my spine that perhaps, just like finding Aslan was fate, meeting Honey was also destiny directing me on the path I was meant to follow. All those nudges that I used to follow so religiously when I was a child. All those inner knowings that’d faded as I’d grown older flared brightly, hotly, whispering that this was one of those moments that I would look back on and think...
That.
Right there.
That was the moment I became who I was meant to be.
Rubbing away my goosebumps, I whispered, “If I could be known for anything...I’d want to go down in history as the creator of underwater living. A town nestled in a reef. A sphere with whales for neighbours. A place where humans existed side by side with fins and gills instead of legs and lungs.”
“Jesus, you really need to meet Teddy.” Honey looped her arm through mine. “I think you two could do big things.”
I shivered.
In a single chance encounter, I’d forgotten about the horror of breaking up with Joel and even the despair of losing Zara.
I buzzed with potential.
I hummed with possibility.
And all I wanted to do was run to Aslan and tell him everything.
Chapter Thirty
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Aslan
