Hidden by Foam - Book 3 (Completed)

Chapter 14

Elaina's POV

I looked over Nyla's body to see a dark figure swim past.

"Llyr!" I screamed. Llyr's head immediately whipped to me as a look of alarm passed over his features.

He swam over to me in record speed as his eyes darted around me, probably checking for injuries.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"There's something in the water," I whispered as I pointed down.

He looked worried before he ordered me to stay put while he dived under to go look who was swimming about.

I held Nyla tighter and then Cody and Rory came next to me, nudging me softly as if to calm me down.

The water was still and I couldn't help the feeling of foreboding creeping up on me.

Suddenly there was a great splash and Llyr resurfaced, but he was not alone. Another merman resurfaced behind him.

This merman had dark hair with blue eyes and his tail was a dark blue.

The man noticed me staring and he waved at me awkwardly before he and Llyr came closer.

"Elaina I want to introduce you to the head of my guard and my best friend, Myx," he said and I held out my hand towards him.

He looked at it perplexed before Llyr told him that he had to shake it. He shook it just the way Llyr did the day we first met. Before he took my hand and kissed my knuckles softly.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Llyr has told me a lot about you," Myx said with a smug grin.

"I hope only good things," I said. My arms started to cramp, maybe because of all the tension or of holding onto Nyla so long but my hold slipped and Llyr noticed immediately. He rushed over to me, before picking me up like my brothers do.

"Someone's tired," Llyr observed.

"Just a little bit," I said, but Llyr was having none of that.

"Time to dock," he said as he made a clicking noise and told Myx to follow us. Rhixton was sitting at the docks when we got there. Llyr gentle placed me on the dock and Rhixton placed a towel around me.

"Who's this?" Rhixton asked and Llyr introduced Myx and Rhixton. I was listening with a half a mind because of my extreme tiredness.

"Why are you here?" Llyr asked curiously.

"Your father was looking for you," Myx replied.

Llyr nodded before he turned to me, "I need to go."

I nodded and he gave me a small smile before he nodded to Rhixton and dived into the deep followed by Myx. I hoped it wasn't anything serious.

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Llyr's POV

Myx and I swam back to the palace as fast as we could.

"She is very beautiful," he said.

"She is," I replied and the rest of the swim was in silence. Two guards were stationed outside the throne chamber and they nodded at us before opening the huge shell doors for us.

"Ah there you are," my father's boomed sending small waves.

"You were looking for me father?" I asked.

"Yes, I went to Primbroock, but he said he sent you out to an assignment so Myx agreed to go look for you," I swam closer.

"Why were you looking for me?"