The Prince of Song and Sea by Linsey Miller

Author:Linsey Miller [Miller, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Press
Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Gabriella and Vanni followed Eric into the captain’s quarters. Nora lingered on the deck, telling them she’d join in once she’d talked to Sauer. The room was crowded but lush. There was a bed on one wall draped with a thick quilt, and worn pillows covered the chairs. Eric paced between the table and bed, palms pressed into his eyes.

“What was that about?” Gabriella asked him. “I know Ariel being here isn’t ideal, but if she was shipwrecked, she at least knows her way around a boat.”

“I almost kissed her today,” Eric said, and threw his hands up. “I don’t even know if she’s been on a ship. She can swim, I think, but we are heading to kill a witch. This is just another worry, and—”

Vanni held up a hand. “Wait, what was that first thing you said, because I know it wasn’t what I heard?”

“I almost kissed her,” whispered Eric.

“What?” Vanni covered his face with his hands and screamed into them. “Why?”

Gabriella collapsed into one of the chairs and dropped her head between her knees. “You nearly kissed a girl who you just met? When’d you even have the time?”

“When I showed her around Cloud Break earlier,” said Eric. “We didn’t, thankfully, but I was an inch away from dying.”

“Kissed her!” Vanni threw up his hands. “Eric! What part of your curse did you not understand?”

“I know!”

He’d nearly died. A pretty face. A beautiful day without worry. A promise of understanding and a confidante in Ariel, and he had nearly kissed her. It made him so anxious he felt sick.

“Well, hold on,” Gabriella said. “Calm down. You didn’t, and you’re aware you’re attracted to her now, so don’t do it again.”

Eric rolled his eyes. “You say it so easily.”

“I would hope not kissing people is easy,” she said. “I’m more interested in why we’re going after this witch when you’re dead sure this woman who saved you is real and your true love. Finding her would probably involve less murder!”

Eric tried to find the words and failed. He swallowed and whispered, “What if I’m wrong? How can I ever trust myself enough to even try? It’s a certain death. I at least stand a chance at this.”

He retreated to the far side of the table and curled up on one of the chairs.

Vanni approached him, hands out, and said gently, “And if we kill the witch first, you won’t be afraid, because the curse will be gone. You’ll be able to actually fall in love with someone.”

Eric nodded. He wouldn’t be terrified or have to be as cautious, and he could go out and meet anyone. Every-one. His emotions wouldn’t be a knife in the back. He could fall in love with anyone he wanted, even Ariel.

The thought made him feel dizzy.

“And Grimsby wonders why you’re afraid to get married.” Gabriella scoffed. She stepped next to him and touched his shoulder. “You good to discuss the Blood Tide?”

Eric inhaled through his nose, exhaled with a whistle, and nodded.

Gabriella

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