Mermaids of Eriana Kwai: Digital Box Set (Books #1-3.5) by Tiana Warner

Author:Tiana Warner [Warner, Tiana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Adventure, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Lesbian, Lesbian Romance, Mermaids, Native American, Paranormal, Young Adult
Amazon: B08CKD3GPM
Goodreads: 54539919
Publisher: Rogue Cannon Publishing
Published: 2020-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Capital Punishment

I swore the explosion hit me before the dart left Coho’s crossbow.

How?

That was all I had time to think before my head cracked against the back of the cave. Torrents surged, slamming me against the rocks, pushing me sideways. It would have carried me away if Coho had not been there to grab me.

Everything was dark, murky. A high-pitched wailing filled my ears. The water stirred too much to feel anything. My flesh stung. My scar seared. Even my tongue hurt from the bitter taste of iron.

All I knew was the rocky cave, and Coho, wrapping his arms around me to stop the current pulling me away.

Terror seeped off of him. Ephyra. Had she made it to safety? She had nothing to cling to, as we did. What if she’d gotten carried away in a whirl of iron debris?

My head throbbed, as though my brain had smashed against the inside of my skull and was now dripping down my spine.

Where were Spio and the others? The blast happened before the guard made it to Spio—but that didn’t mean my friend was safe. Had his hiding place been enough? Did he get blasted away?

The sea churned for an eternity. The surface roared as displaced water cascaded back down.

We stayed huddled in the cave, wordless, waiting for the iron to settle.

I pressed my palm over my scar, fruitlessly trying to keep the dirty water from making it burn. I needed to get away from here. Even more, I needed to surface. Between the pain and lack of air, my head spun.

Coho’s heartbeat drummed against my skin. Beyond that, my senses were blind. The ringing in my ears wouldn’t stop. The world was too murky to see beyond an arm’s length. My flesh prickled.

How did the mine detonate? The more I reflected, the more certain I became: the dart had not left the crossbow when the mine exploded. I’d seen Coho’s fingers on the trigger.

Did one of the other guys do it—too impatient, or nervous, to wait?

Maybe I’d been confused in all the panic. My perception could have been off. I remembered feeling dizzy moments before.

Slowly, the water calmed.

A face appeared in front of us. I straightened.

Spio.

He looked unharmed, though his face was smudged with green muck and his hair stood on end more than usual. His leather cap had fallen off, or been blasted away.

We exchanged a sense of relief at the sight of each other.

He said something. The words were lost beneath the ringing in my eardrums.

“What?”

My voice was hollow. I shook my head. Pain shot through my skull.

“... going to find the brothers,” said Spio.

He sounded distorted, like he was speaking to me from above surface.

“See you back at Utopia, all right?” he said slowly.

I gaped at him. In the chaos surrounding the explosion, I’d forgotten about the rest of the plan. Spio, Pontus, and Junior would need to get moving so they could notify the commander.

“Is Ax dead?” said Coho.

Spio nodded once, jaw tight. He exuded something I’d rarely felt in him before—something dark, serious.

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