Beneath the surface: Forbidden Love

Eleven

Kael

"I'm a siren, Kael."

I took a step back, not looking at her. It was as if the wind was knocked out of me.

I was going through so many emotions, none that I tried to show or give a reaction. She watched me, waiting for a reaction, but I forced myself not to. Not because I was upset, mainly because I was worried.

She had no clue what this means.

I knew she wasn't human, but goddess, I thought maybe a witch or werewolf.

But a siren?

"Kael." She calls my name pulling me out of my thoughts. She looks hurt. My heart pulls at the thought that she may think I'm upset at her.

I'm far from it.

But still, I didn't say a word, I just look at her, speechless. Words were failing to come out of my mouth. She sighs and looks away once again, staring into the garden.

"I'm sorry, I know I should've told you the truth earlier I was-" I cut her off

"Never apologise for who you are Marisela." I tell her and she falls silent. finally our eyes connect.

was she ever going to tell me who she really was?

Her eyes start to fill with tears and it only pulls a little more at my heart. This is the most emotion I've ever seen from her. Since I've met her, she's been a hard book to read. But now, she's wearing her emotions on her sleeve.

"My mother is a siren and my father is a human," she begins, "all my life I thought sirens were the only mythical creatures to date. I read about everything else, but that was only in books, everything else seemed a myth to me. Then you came along and changed everything. There is still so much that I am yet to understand." she sniffs.

Seeing her so vulnerable in this moment, made me want hold her. I had to fight everything in me to not move, I had to hear the truth from her. But that's the thing with the mate-bond you're basically born to care for your mate, no matter what.

But I couldn't, not right now at least ...not yet.

''I need to ask you something.'' I tell her and she nods her head, waiting for me, ''were you ever going to tell me who you really were?'' She was quiet for a few seconds. Slowly she looks away as guilt overcomes her.

" I just didn't know how to explain myself to you." She says. I look away from her, feeling slightly hurt. "I was afraid."

I understood what she meant.

The fear.

But, I told her who I was. Yes, I will admit the circumstances of her finding out was not at all how I planned for her to find out. But I was going to tell her. Showing her around my kingdom was my first step. I needed her to know the history before I showed her who I was.

She was never going to tell me who she truly was.

After a few moments I look at her, suddenly her face doesn't show any guilt but something entirely different.

Fear.

"Marisela, are you alright?" I ask moving towards her. Tears begin to fill her eyes again.

"I was followed that day," she begins. I tense as she speaks, "at first I thought I was running from you, but then something else was behind me. " She looks into my eyes, fear swimming in her own. She took a deep breath and spoke.

"It was a siren, Kael, but this one was different, almost scarier. Dangerous. There was something about its aura that scared me." She confesses. She held her tears this time, not allowing any to escape. Her confession caught me off guard.