Clutching her stomach, she cried and accused me. “Marina, why did you push me? I was just joking, and your brother tried to bite my hand off. Now you’re trying to kill my baby too?”
I felt like there was a hole in my hollow heart, letting the cold wind blow right through. I didn’t know what to say, because I knew that whatever I said, Cyrus would never believe me.
So, I replied with a hoarse voice, “Yes, I want to kill all of you. Kill me.”
Cyrus ground his teeth in fury. He wanted to punish me, but at that moment, Emily went into labor. Sending a withering glare
at me, he said, “Once Emily’s pup comes, you’ll pay the price!”
Watching him anxiously leave with Emily, I chuckled bitterly.
That day would never come. I was about to die, after all.
Once more, I was dragged into the dark and gloomy basement.
Right above me was the temporary delivery room, where Emily was giving birth. She spent an entire day and night giving
birth, while I was locked in the basement for the same amount of time.
At first, I could still hear the pained cries Emily let out, but soon enough, I couldn’t hear anything anymore.
I’d lost all of my senses, and I could feel my body become lighter and lighter…
Finally, Emily gave birth safely, and Cyrus breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, a guard rushed into the room. “Alpha King, your parents have returned!”
Cyrus rushed to the entrance of the pack in disbelief, only to see that his parents were there!
His parents‘ faces were anxious, and the first thing they said upon seeing Cyrus was: “Where’s Marina? Did she come see you? Quick, take her to the sea! If she doesn’t have water, she’ll die!”
Cyrus‘ breath hitched as panic filled his heart, but he still tried to put on a brave front, replying nonchalantly, “Stop joking, Dad. Merfolk can’t die! She hurt Emily just now, so I locked her in the basement!”
Cyrus‘ father was furious, immediately sending a slap across his face. “You idiot! Enough talk, bring us to the basement now!”
Thinking of my attitude for the past few days, Cyrus suddenly had a bad feeling. As they reached the basement door, he slowed down and took a few deep breaths, stiffly pushing the basement door open.
“Mom, dad, look. She’s fine, see?”
With a single glance in the door, both of his parents burst out in tears.
Whipping his head around, Cyrus saw…
That half of my face had turned into seafoam.
