Inked By The Ithaqua: A Monster Romance (Monstrous Meet Cutes) by Wendi Gogh
Author:Wendi Gogh [Gogh, Wendi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monster Heart Ink
Published: 2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Zhuliya
âWhoâs Duri?â I whisper to Ilian as the throne room erupts into activity.
âSheâs the Kueengâs youngest childâgets into more trouble than even Dairfyn.â
âI heard that!â The Dagon shouts as they sprint out of the room.
âCome on.â Ilian tugs my hand. âWeâll help look.â
We follow Dairfyn for a bit before the Ithaqua weaves us down another corridor.
âWhat does Duri look like?â
âAll orange with light pink fins.â
âAnd I take it that her disappearance is a common occurrence?â
Ilian chuckles. âYes. Sheâll be wearing something blue like her caretakerâthe Dagon who announced that the youngling was missing.â
âHow do you know sheâll be wearing blue?â
âBecause her caretaker matches the colors of her chargeâs clothes. Dagons are intersex. Those who wear black, yellow, gold, or red use the pronouns they and them. Those who wear blue, green, and orange use she and her. And those who wear pink, white, and gray use he and himâbut most are genderfluid and wear the whole rainbow.â
âOh, thatâs very interestingââ
âWait, this way!â
I spot a spec of orange through the glass panels, and Ilian takes off in that direction with me hot on his heels. Just as we reach the young Dagon, Dairfyn sprints from the other side.
âThere you are, little scamp! Youâre in trouble now.â
The pretty Dagon pokes out her bottom lip at them. âI canât find my friend.â
âWhat friend?â
âThe one playing hide and seek with me.â
By this point, the Kueeng and Duriâs caretaker have caught up and share a look.
âWhat did your friend look like?â Dairfyn demands.
âHeâs white and in a gray dress.â
As soon as the little one says this, something flashes in my peripheral visionâthe other Dagon child.
Theyâre running just outside the palace walls, being chased by a fearsome-looking creature.
âUm, is that him?â
Duri gasps. âOh, no! The tishpak is chasing him! Moddy, save them!â
The Kueeng bellows for their guards, but the tishpakâsome strange monstrous creature crossed between a bulldog and a shark that I assume is a petâwill soon catch up to the small Dagon.
Before me is a window of sorts, and I dash forward to throw it open. Ilian yells at me to stop, but Iâm through it before he can grab me. Everyone else is far too large to fit.
My feet hit the sandy ground, and I sprint forward, intent on grabbing the little one, but instead crash into the tishpak, who whimpers at the collision.
The Dagon child looks back only to trip, somehow catapulting himself out of the safety of the bubble.
Without a second thought, I grab hold of some long kelp growing decoratively nearby and launch out after the little one.
Of all the stupid things Iâve done in my life, this probably tops it, but my instincts just take over.
The water is so cold, Iâm certain Iâm going to freeze instantly. It sucks all the thought and function right out of me.
Luckily, the force in which I jumped out of the Dagon bubble sends me crashing directly into the child.
I wrap my arms around him just as my kelpy lifeline snaps. Salt water stings my eyes as I try to move, and panic sets in because I canât.
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