Mermaid Academy by Cameron Drake

Author:Cameron Drake [Drake, Cameron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“You missed so much! We learned about the weird rituals they enact in Asbezouth. Did you know they used to deliberately drown two-leggers? Like, as a sport? Though now they just reenact it as part of celebrations,” Starla singsonged, practically dancing around me in her excitement.

I nodded, looking around nervously. I’d narrowly avoided my wraith as I swam toward my first class of the day. Students were milling and talking after breakfast, which I’d skipped.

I was hungry and I’d still skipped breakfast. Ravenous, really. After all, I’d slept for two days.

But I was only supposed to eat in the Royal kitchen, and I knew without a doubt that Dane would be there. I couldn’t face him. I hoped I wouldn’t have to.

Well, not until my second class of the day, anyway.

I exhaled, convinced that my mirror image had gone elsewhere. Annaruth said there was some sort of proximity safeguard in place. It all sounded very complicated to me.

“You look better,” Rip said with a wry grin as he slid onto the bench beside me. Starla took a seat on my other side as students started to settle.

“Better?”

“You were a little stressed out,” he said mildly.

“Frazzled,” Starla agreed. I glanced from one to the other and sighed dramatically, but I was smiling. Having friends who told me the truth was a gift. Lila had been like that, too, commiserating when things went wrong but letting me know when I was part of the problem I was complaining about.

Or the whole problem, once or twice.

I frowned, realizing I hadn’t seen Lila since right after the Trials. I had no idea how she was. My stepmother was out of favor with the Royals because of me. Had she taken that out on my sweet friend?

I made a note on my scroll to ask Annaruth about it.

In the end, I didn’t have to worry about an awkward encounter with the Prince. He swam in just after the professor and took a spot near the door. I had to try not to look at him. And I was pretty sure he wasn’t looking at me.

But when the class was over, he waited for me by the door. Just like he always did. Without a word, he started swimming down the hallway.

I took a deep breath and swam beside him.

Magical transformation was next.

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