Cursed Throne: Lord of the Ocean #2 by Kerrion Jade

Author:Kerrion, Jade
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Ginny’s heartbeat stuttered as she waited for the answer that could change everything.

Zamir jerked to a stop and spun to look at Ginny. “What?”

Come on, Ginny girl. You’ve already asked the question. Now see it all the damn way through. She drew another deep breath. “What was Kai’s father’s name?”

“Bahari. Why?”

“And the mermaid he loved. Do you remember her name?”

Zamir scowled. “Taraneh.” He spit out the word like a curse, then turned his back on her and hurried down the passage toward his grandson.

Bahari and Taraneh.

Badur and Thaleia.

It couldn’t possibly be a coincidence, could it?

Ginny rushed after Zamir, but he had already reached the other Beltiamatu. “What’s wrong?” Zamir’s harsh voice demanded.

“Acid pools in the cavern on the other side of the wall,” Kai said. Even in the poor light, he looked pale and was clearly struggling to breathe.

“How long is the cavern?”

“Can’t see the other end of it.” Kai grimaced. “It’s longer than I can hold my breath.”

“I’m going to check it out,” Zamir said. “Don’t come after me.”

Kai stiffened, his tail curling sharply beneath him. “What—?”

But Zamir was gone, squeezing through the small gap in the rock.

Kai snarled and slammed his fist on the rock wall. “How many more will I lose fighting my way to Atlantis?”

Thaleia looked up wearily and placed her hand on Kai’s shoulder. “It’s not your battle to fight alone.”

“No one else should have to die for the mistakes I made.”

Ginny said nothing, but her gaze shuttled among Badur, Thaleia, and Kai. If she imagined Badur and Thaleia flush with life instead of sunken by years of deprivation, she could easily see the stamp of their features upon Kai’s face. Kai’s defined arch of the brow, the shape of the eyes, and the straight line of the nose were Thaleia’s. The aristocratic slash of Kai’s cheekbones and arrogant jawline came from Badur. The best of their features had combined in Kai.

Did Zamir know? Did he even suspect?

Why would he? To him, his son had been dead all these years, and his mermaid lover with him.

Had Zamir even mourned his son?

Ginny didn’t think she knew the answer to that question.

Kai’s low growl snapped her back into the present. “I have to go after him. He could be in trouble.”

“He said not to go after him,” Thaleia reminded.

“I can’t do nothing and let him die. He’s…” Kai caught himself. “I cannot just wait.”

Ginny intervened. “Zee’s not Beltiamatu.” She emphasized his name to remind Kai of the secret they shared—the heavy burden of Zamir’s identity. “His body doesn’t work the same way yours does. Give it some time.”

“How much longer?” Kai demanded. “Every moment out there, he’s suffering. Dying.”

Oh, Kai.

Ginny’s heart ached for the mer-king and mer-prince—neither of whom was willing to admit to the powerful ties of family and love that bound them together—but whose actions, and even words, screamed it, especially when the other was not present.

How screwed up did a family have to be for love to be treated like a deep, dark, dirty secret?

A shadow approached the crack in the wall.

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