“I’ll try to reason with Runiq. Don’t lose hope yet,” Callik said before darting forward and crashing a quick kiss on her forehead.
His cold, damp hands slid from around hers and he turned to jog towards the shoreline, stooping to pick up his discarded pelt…which was just left in the middle of the beach without a care in the world...
Meriwa watched his every step with an avaricious stare.
Conflicted emotions warred within her, her chest tightening when Callik’s fingers wrapped around his pelt.
On one hand, she was grateful that Callik was willing to brave her father’s murderous mood to plead her case…but watching him change form and dive beneath the waves? Goddess, the jealousy burned within her as a physical ache.
That should be me too, she thought as she rubbed her sternum. It
