Raine’s POV
The water was colder than death. It stabbed through my skin like a thousand needles, burning and freezing all at once. My lungs screamed for air, my pulse thundered in my ears and then something grabbed me.
At first, I thought it was Lucian. Then I looked down.
Nope. Not Lucian. Definitely not Lucian.
A siren.
Her skin shimmered like oil under moonlight, scales rippling as she coiled around my leg. Her claws dug into my thigh hard enough to draw blood, and her eyes gods, her eyes were the color of old wine, swirling with hunger and something terrifyingly beautiful. Her lips curved into a sharp smile, and then.....
She sang.
The sound hit me like a spell sweet, soft, and wrong. Every hair on my body stood up, my chest tightening as her melody slithered into my head. I cou
