Salted (9781310785696) by Galvin Aaron

Author:Galvin, Aaron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, sea, mermaid, slavery, elephant seal, dolphins, sharks, series, leopard seal, ocean, bullying, ya, aaron, whale, dolphin, zoo, selkie, whales, mermaids, oceans, salt, seal, hazing, selkies, shark, seals, merman, aquarium, mermen, otter, merfolk, silkies, sea lion, cetaceans, pinniped, walrus, cetacean, harp seal, selchies, selchie, sea lions, aaron galvin, galvin, pinnipeds, ribbon seal, ringed seal, silkie
Publisher: Smashwords

LENNY

Lenny hunched low in the shadows by the dolphin exit doors waiting for Weaver to leave. Try as he might, he couldn’t rid himself of the pesky thought the teen truly had no idea of his origins. Lenny decided to make it his business to find out. Weaver and his fat friend never saw Lenny leave his hiding spot to trail them. Always he stayed just out of sight in the event they turned around.

This is pup’s play.

Lenny noticed three other teenagers also following the pair of misfits. None wore Selkie coats. He ruled out the possibility of another catching group and risked drawing close enough to listen in on their conversation.

“When should we take him, Benny?”

“I already told you! We’ll follow him into the aquarium and wait till no one’s around. I already scoped out the hammerhead exhibit. We’ll take him in there to do it.”

“What about Hickey?”

“What about him? Piggy will run back to the busses if we tell him to. Weaver’s the one I want. Bryce, you two go around to the front in case he sees me and runs that way.”

Lenny watched the two smaller teens break off down a separate path. The big one stayed on Weaver’s trail. Why do ya fellas wanna mess with my boy, Weava? Lenny followed them across the lawn toward the newly built shark exhibit.

Lenny followed the teens inside.

Garrett and Hickey stopped in front of a nurse shark tank, and the big teen following them hung back.

Lenny cursed. If any of them looked to the right they would see him standing in the doorway. Can’t just go back outside though and risk losin ’em. He glanced to his left and saw a bathroom. He went for it.

He never heard his attacker.

Lenny felt the ground disappear beneath him as his captor picked him up and whipped him around, slammed his back to the wall. His feet dangled free against the concrete. “Whattaya doin’, Henry?”

Henry held him there with one hand. He took out his dagger with the other, and put the tip to the corner of Lenny’s eye.

Lenny winced, and heard the door lock shut.

“Lenny, Lenny, Lenny,” said Oscar, coming around the corner. “I’m disappointed in you.”

“Why?” he choked.

“Why?” Oscar slapped him. “Because my father said for us to lead this crew together, yet you’ve off and left Henry and I out in the cold again.”

Lenny tried to ignore the sting in his cheek and keep his anger at bay. “Listen, we got other problems right now.”

“You have problems,” Oscar said. “That’s twice now you’ve failed me. It almost begs the question if your heart is truly in this assignment.”

“I got caught up.”

“Aptly put,” Oscar said. “You…were…caught. And of course, being the son of such a famous catcher, you know the penalty for those caught who attempt escape.”

“I’m...no…runna,” Lenny sputtered.

“Maybe not before. But I fear your new rank has given you a false sense of power. At least that’s what I’ll tell my father. Henry, wouldn’t you agree that Lenny thinks too much of his captain’s status?”

Henry tightened his grip.

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