Mermen by Pamfiloff Mimi Jean

Author:Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean [Pamfiloff, Mimi Jean]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: P&S, Inc.
Published: 2015-05-09T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Unlike herself, Roen seemed to have no issues navigating in the dark over rocks and through thick vegetation. She suspected that whatever changes were occurring inside him, improved night vision was one of them. She didn’t want to ask. Didn’t want to know. The idea of him transforming into something else terrified her. But, of course, that was outrageous. People didn’t transform. And those men could believe anything they liked, but calling themselves “mermen” was indisputably the most ridiculous thing she’d ever heard.

God, none of this makes any sense. But that didn’t matter. Survival did.

The two hiked in silence, away from that strange mountain where the men had held her prisoner, but it didn’t take long before she and Roen ran out of land.

“What next?” Liv asked, the sound of crashing waves behind her. They hadn’t found anywhere even remotely safe for her to camp out for a day. It seemed the island was nothing but beach, forest and one giant mountain smack in the middle.

Roen was quiet for several moments. “I was hoping for some sort of high ground where you can see people coming before they see you, but this will have to do.”

The temperature was far warmer compared to inland, but it didn’t seem hidden enough.

“It’s secluded and out of the way,” he added. “You’ll be shielded from the wind. I don’t think it’ll get much better than this.”

Perhaps he was right. Truth was that the island—maybe three miles wide in each direction by her estimation—was much too small for anyone to hide. At best, she’d avoid being seen for a few days by staying on her guard.

That said, “You told me I should stay away from the water.” Both Roen and Shane believed there were monsters—ridiculous!—but she could believe a few dangerous animals called this eerie mess of an island their home.

“I don’t hear those things,” Roen replied, “but if you do, you run inland.”

“What if I don’t hear them?”

“Trust me, you will.”

Liv officially had cold feet. “Roen, you seem okay now, so—”

“No, Liv. You have no clue what’s going on inside my head. I’m hanging on by a thread.” He reached for her hand and gave it a squeeze. “I promise I’ll be back soon with food and water.” He then placed a gentle kiss on the top of her hand, his lips lingering for several long moments. Liv immediately began to feel that…that—whatever—odd tension filling the air. God, she wanted to kiss him and wrap her arms around him and smell his skin, just one last time.

“I have to go,” he said, dropping her hand.

She sucked in a breath and held on for a long moment before exhaling. “I know.”

“I’ll be back. I promise.”

She nodded, but didn’t speak, and Roen disappeared into the forest, back toward that mountain. She prayed like hell nothing would happen to him. On this island, however, the chances of that were slim.

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