Chapter 380:
Daphne
"Storm coming!" I shout.
The crew scrambles. Sails are furled. Hatches are battened. Men climb the rigging with practiced urgency. The sky is darkening—not slowly, not gradually, but all at once, as if someone snuffed out the sun.
It's been two weeks since the prince rescued the mermaid princess.
Two weeks of watching them from a distance. Two weeks of her following him around the ship like a lost seal. Two weeks of his awkward kindness and her wide-eyed wonder.
In the original work, there's a storm here.
The prince will fall into the water. He'll nearly drown. He'll be saved by the mermaid princess.
And they will fall in love.
Good for them.
I grip the railing. The wind pulls at my coat.
I need her to fall in love with him. I need their bond to form, their connection to deepen, their story to unfold. Because once she's bound to him—once she's part of his harem—I can use my contract with the dear main character to search for her.
