I love Nadine to death, but right now I just need her to leave me alone.
Sagittarius and I rode for about five minutes, barely making conversation and trying to concentrate on not falling. When we step off, I see that we're still on the boardwalk, but it's the empty part near the end - we're the only people here.
"Brielle," he says, walking toward the edge. I follow.
"Yes?"
All of a sudden, his arm hooks around my waist and pulls me into his chest. He freezes, then starts to move in.
I close my eyes.
Then he jerks violently and pushes me into the water.
The shock of cold water hits me hard, and I shoot up to the surface. Sagittarius is there, scooping me up and apologizing. Before I can slap him in the face for being a jerk, I remember.
My tail.
I start freaking out, and Sagittarius keeps holding me, and he finally shouts, "Calm down! I know about your tail!"
I'm stunned into silence. "I'm sorry, I had to do that," he defends himself. "I just - I have to show you that you're not alone. You're not the only siren."
