~Aiden~
I wake to Faith missing and follow her scent outside to find her standing out in the ocean. My voice does not seem to reach her as a storm brews above, an electric energy unlike anything I have ever witnessed before surrounds her. I run towards her as a crash of lightning strikes the ocean. My heart hammers in my chest as I hear what sounds like someone singing an otherworldly song in the distance. Then, Faith disappears. "No," I growl as I run into the water. Was it a mistake to bring her here? I cannot let her fall into more danger. I promised I would keep her safe.
The waves crash over me as I swim against them, desperately searching for her. I catch a glimpse of another creature in the water as I search for her—a tail flicking above the water, followed by a head. A merman mak
