The Last Prince of Sapphira: A Merman Romance (REWRITING)

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" So, how did you even manage to find your necklace?"

Cassidy asked curiously, as she added another log to the fire place.

My eyes remained transfixed on the fire's bright embers, drawing the mug of hot chocolate closer to my lips.

" It just happened," I told her, omitting large chunks on my story," I decided to go back to see if I could find it, and it was near the shore, lying there and untouched."

" I'm just grateful that you're okay,"

Cassidy sighed, running a hand through her hair.

" I was scared that I was going to lose you."

" Thanks for coming back for me," I placed my free hand over hers, smiling.

" You're my best friend, I couldn't live my life knowing that you're not apart of it. Besides, the guys were really worried also."

She must have received a text from Dave, as she smiled down at her phone.

" I'll be back," She said, getting up from the leather sectional and disappearing behind the corridor, while I remained lost in my thoughts.

Placing the mug in the coffee table, I pulled the throw blanket closer around my shoulders, leaning back into the couch.

I really could have died out there, I thought to myself.

I touched my necklace locket as my fingertips grazed the cold silver.

I thought as I took my last breath, I had saw him swimming towards me with an emerald green tail, before I had lost consciousness.

I thought to myself that death was looming on the horizon, and I would have drowned. I should have died, but I didn't.

But when I had regained consciousness, I had been saved, and now his face was forever imprinted into my memory.

Strands of medium length hair, black as tar had clung his face, and highlighted high cheekbones with shapely hollows and straight aquiline nose that was slightly hooked.

Below his widows peak were perfectly strong arched eyebrows and eyelashes so thick and lustrous, most women would pay for eyelashes like that.

But then his eyes-they were deepset and catastrophic, a vivid cyan blue, as blue as the Ocean but softly melted into a storm gray. They were as calm as the sky before the storm, but as wild as the sea during one.

His eyes had displayed a myriad of emotions, so intense that I felt he was probing into the darkest depths of my soul.

Despite the rain and my clothes being soaked, his skin emanated warmth, the color as rich and smooth like marble.

I was forever indebted to him, and I didn't know his name.

" Hey, I'm back," Cassidy said, bringing me back from my reverie as I smile to greet her.

She plopped back down on the couch, sighing.

"Was that Dave on the phone?"

Her smile slightly faltered, and she averted her gaze from mine.

"No, it was actually my father. At first I thought he was calling to come visit, but he's yet again going to be away as usual."

After Cassidy's parents divorced last semester, she has been taking it really hard considering how close she was to her father and ever since he left, he's been even more distant with her.

" It just sucks, you know?" She hugged her knees to her chest, her chin buried on her knees.

" I'm sorry Cass," I said sympathetically.