Songs and Fins (The Merworld Trilogy Book 2) by B. Kristin McMichael

Author:B. Kristin McMichael [McMichael, B. Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lexia Press, LLC
Published: 2017-03-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Sam stood outside his father’s office, waiting as usual. He could hear inside the place and knew no one was there with his father. The old man just liked to make Sam wait. Normally it was fine to play the games, but right now Sam wasn’t in the mood. He needed to get back to the shore as quick as possible, and he didn’t care if that meant begging his father. He was beyond that now. His need to protect Whitney overruled all the pride he had when standing up to the king.

“He’s ready for you now,” his father’s young, petite secretary said to Sam, pulling him out of his thoughts.

His connection with Whitney was growing stronger. They still couldn’t talk from the island to the mainland or the water to the mainland, but he was now able to catch glimpses of her life if he tried hard enough. And the latest glimpse he’d gotten hadn’t been reassuring.

“Welcome, son,” the king said like there was no problem making him wait over forty-five minutes for nothing.

“I need permission to go to the mainland.”

Sam wasn’t about to play games. He needed to be back there to protect Whitney from the enemy. The hunters were getting too close to her for comfort, and the last look the male one had given her didn’t just set off his inner sixth sense, it rattled him. That hunter was different than his sister and his mother. Maybe he was just a male and wanted to prove he belonged in the female-centered world of hunters, but it seemed like more than that. It was as if something was different with him and he knew that Whitney wasn’t human any longer.

“Has it been rough being home?” The king continued like he hadn’t heard what Sam had said. “I told your brothers to be nice to you since it has been years since you have spent more than a night or two home, and it is a lot to adjust to.” The king smiled like he was doing Sam a favor by telling his brothers he couldn’t handle being home. It was the exact opposite, though. It had led to them being more difficult with him than they would have been otherwise without encouragement from their father.

Sam clenched his teeth and took a deep breath. He might not want to play games, but it was obvious the king did, and what the king wanted he always got.

“Coming home is no different,” Sam replied, and then waited for his father to speak again.

“They say you’re progressing well with training. Does it feel different a second time around?”

Different? Yes, it was easier and boring. He already knew how to pass each test, and had to wait for everyone else to catch up. That was what was taking forever. He wasn’t allowed to go at his own pace. If that were the case, he’d already be back on the mainland. Looking up, he caught his father smiling at him. The old man already knew.

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