Not for away in the valley of the kingdom, there lived Clay he was pretty small for a submissive merman, but he didn't mind for he got it from his mother who had died when he was very young and was happy he got his small size to remind him of her.
However not everyone felt that way, you see cayden lived with his stepmother Ursula and her two step daughters. There names where taylor and hannah, they were both submissives like him, and quite beautiful, but both had very evil personalities.
They would constantly hit or beat cayden whenever they found a reason to and sometimes when they didn't. You see clay's father had recently passed, so cayden was left to do all the chores that the maids would do, but since his step mother couldn't afford the maids and servents anymore they were all dismissed.
So here cayden was swimming as fast as he could to make it to the kitchen to start breakfast, he had woken up late and knew that if he didn't have it done by the time this family woke up he would get a beating. He quickly grabbed some seaweed and kelp and wrapped them around some fish he had caught the other day.
He quickly made enough for his family and swam up into the kitchen and placed the food on the plates resting there. He knew not to make a place for himself or his stepmother would never give him food for the day. Clay was quite small and particularly fragile. He easily got sick and bruised very easily, since he never really got much food.
He had short white hair and his tail was a pale light blue, it would be darker but he was very malnourished causing his scales to lose color. Just as he had finished putting everything in place his stepmother came down into the kitchen she had black hair that reached her mid back and her tale was a dark purple.
She came down gracefully and swam over to her seat at the head of the table. "Clay" he looked up at her. "Go wake up your sisters for me so they can eat." Clay nodded and swam up to his sisters room knocking gently. He heard moaning and groaning from behind the door indicating that the were still in bed.
He opened the door gently and went over to Taylor and shook her shoulder. Once Taylor's eyes landed on him she screeched loudly which woke up hannah. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING IN HERE, GET OUT." before he knew what was happening there was a clawed had coming towards his face. Pain radiated through his face and on his chest and arms where his sisters were clawing him.
Blood started to seep into the water around him making his sisters screech more. "GET OUT" he didn't need to be told twice. He quickly left their room and headed towards his own, which was the attic. He made his way into the room and as quickly as he could covered up the wounds.
Clay looked down at his body, there were many other cuts and bruises covering his body. There were also several scars from when he had been whipped. You could easily see his ribs and his non-existent stomach. Once he was done and pulled on an old long sleeve shirt to cover up everything.
Once he was satisfied he made his way to the kitchen and watched his family eat. When they were about done there was a knock on the door. Knowing he had to get it, swam over to the door and opened it. He gasped in surprise it was a place guard. " Yes" He was quite shy his voice timid and soft. The guard looked at him with curious eyes the pulled a letter from the bag he carried around his shoulder.
"There is going to be a royal ball at the castle in three days time every submissive is invited. And whilst there the prince will find his mate, any information is in the invitations."
With that the guard left. Clay was shocked really a ball, he had never attended a ball and was excited indeed. He quickly made his way over to the kitchen table where his stepmother was. "Stepmother, a guard was at the door and gave us these letters to go to the prince's ball that will be held in three day where he will choose his mate."
Ursula was up quickly grabbing the invitations from Clay's hand. She tore the envelope open reading it with her daughters on either side of her.
Dear unmated submissives
You are hereby invited to the
Princes ball in three days time
Please dress in your finest attire.
For you safety please bring along at least
One dominant. All unmated submissives must attend
Failure to do so will be cause of immediate punishment.
We can't wait to see you there.
Queen Laretha
"Oh this is great news girls, one of you has the chance to get the price to mate you, and since one dominate must come with you i will accompany you as well."
They were so caught up in the moment they almost didn't hear cayden. "I'm not about finding my mate but i can't wait to go!" His family looked up at him with shock faces. Ursula snickered "what makes you think you are going" clay was shocked what did they meen he couldn't go the invite even said that he had to.
" the invitation says I have to go since i'm an unmated submissive. His stepfamily just stared at him with hatred. "You stupid little bitch, i don't care what the letter says no one wants to see your pathetic face anyway." Taylor said while hannah just swayed there laughing.
