18
LEROY
Leroy walked to Kellsey’s clinic after having delivered yet another bottle of blood to Qasim. The hydra poison still spread through his body and they were no step closer to finding an antidote. He feared the moment when he would die and Liam would wake with his curse. It was time to turn off his worries for a while and look for his source of joy.
Kellsey sat knee-deep in sea water. The bay of Oban was just a dot on the horizon. She was feeding two selkies. Krik made a wounded sound in the background. A tentacle was stroking Kellsey’s leg where sea foam splashed against it.
“Okay, here you go, you big baby,” she said and she threw a piece of fish to the Kraken. After a final screech, the sea monster disappeared underwater. The selkies followed him.
Leroy couldn’t fault the Kra
