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“I could. With the right tools and a little of your blood, I can read your pasts easily.”
“What is it with you people and bloodletting?” I asked.
Luc only chewed his lip and nodded, taking a step back. Jacques eyed him for a moment and then nodded to Henrik and Adrian.
“Finish giving the orders to your…followers,” Jacques told Luc, “then take to the helm. I assume you can steer?”
Luc nodded respectfully.
“And do you know where the Den of Sirens is?” Jacques asked.
“I have a general idea,” Luc replied.
“Perfect. I know theexactlocation,” Jacques replied. “We should get there easily then.”
Jacques turned on his heel to command his men while Luc turned to walk to his position at the helm. I stood, confused for a moment, wondering who I should follow, and yet not wanting to follow either one.
“Put them in the brig,” Luc ordered his men, pointing to Henrik and Adrian.
“You’ll pay for this, Luc!” Henrik swore, breaking his silence. He winced as he shook his head. “Siren or not, I’ll make sure you pay for this betrayal.”
The men started to drag Henrik and Adrian off. Adrian didn’t look at me, but Henrik did. I had never seen his eyes so cold and vengeful. I wanted to go to him and explain, but Luc pulled me back before I could even take a step forward.
“You need to stay away from them, little dove,” he said softly. “The veil is gone now.”
“What will happen to them? Why the sudden mutiny? And what was Jacques talking about…wings? Luc, please…”
His eyes drifted toward the light of the Eros. With a shake of his head, he turned to leave. “I need to get to the helm,” he said.
I followed, close at his heels. “If you want me to trust you, you need to give me answers. Now.”
Luc stopped and turned around, hesitating before opening his mouth to say something. He didn’t get the chance to, however.
“I need you at the helm, Luc,” Jacques said behind us. “Sail portside.”
Luc nodded and left me without any answers.
Jacques eyed me for a moment. “You seem to have a lot of questions,” he said. “I thought you knew all this.”
I shook my head at him, everything suddenly spinning. “How many times do I have to say that I don’t understand?”
He was quiet for a moment before exhaling slowly from his nostrils.
“A cursed siren who purifies their soul and redeems themselves can return to their full form as a winged siren.”
I blinked at him.
“Should the king of the sirens find it favorable, you will be tried as pure or impure. Pure sirens who have redeemed themselves will return to their true form, should they wish. Impure sirens return back into their curse as humans.”
He stepped forward, towering over me as the red light of the Eros lit up his face.
“But that decision is partly mine,” he said darkly. “I can free you from your curse, or I can sentence you to it.”
I sighed.
“Stop trying to be so intimidating,” I returned. “If that’s true, it’s not like I can remember the reincarnation, right? So if I die, I forget everything again and start over?”
Jacques rolled his tongue over his teeth, but he didn’t answer.
