Hook's Little Mermaid by Suzanna Lynn

Author:Suzanna Lynn [Lynn, Suzanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

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Zerena used her spell to give me the ability to breathe underwater again so we could travel to the Mermaid Lagoon and set the trap.

The plan was to catch the mermaid underwater. A trap at the surface would be too hard. Mermaids were more observant and leery out in the open. Beneath the surface they felt at ease and in their element.

We picked an area of the lagoon Zerena said the mermaid frequented. It was filled with boats and ships that had been taken down by the mermaids during the years.

As I stared at the boat boneyard, my gut twisted hard. All those souls lost, I thought. I hadn’t realized how true the stories were. An image of my beloved Jolly Roger sinking beneath the waves flashed in my mind. I shook my head, willing away the gruesome picture.

Zerena and I placed the treasure box in the center of a net we laid out to look like part of the old wreckage. In reality, we rigged the net so it could be pulled to capture the young mermaid.

I wasn’t sure how we would get her to the ship and in her cage once we netted her, but Zerena insisted she could subdue the little mermaid once she was close enough.

It turned into a waiting game. We hid in some of the old wreckage, the rope to let loose the trap tight in my hand. I breathed underwater, the action still so foreign to me; I found myself holding my breath out of instinct.

We waited a good hour before I caught sight of a mermaid flittering under the water. She had a beautiful blue tail and light auburn hair that flowed behind her. The one who saved me, I thought. What is she doing here? I tried to talk to Zerena, but gills or not, my voice wouldn’t come under the pressure of the water.

The mermaid neared the trap, eyeing the box.

Zerena placed a hand on my arm and pointed to the auburn-haired beauty. I shook my head, trying to signal this was the wrong mermaid. Zerena simply nodded and pointed to the rope I was holding.

I looked up again. The little mermaid was floating several feet above the chest, looking about as though she felt she was being watched.

I looked at Zerena, shaking my head again. Her brow furrowed, her confusion evident. She pointed frantically to where the chest lay. When I looked, the little mermaid was digging through it.

I hesitated. I wanted my revenge, but this mermaid had not only caused me no harm, she saved my life. This couldn’t be the right course of action. There had to be a more honorable way of catching Pan.

Before I could communicate my desire to abandon the plan, Zerena reached over me, grabbed the rope from my hand and pulled. The net encircled the mermaid and her little treasure chest. She panicked when the heavy ropes closed in around her. She struggled against it to no avail. Bubbles created by her tail thrashes made it hard to see what was going on.

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