The Stolen Merman

"The room was no longer there, the impassive concrete walls and floor fading away, Ariella a distant presence. The only thing I could focus on was the doleful face of a beautiful young man. He looked to be around my age with sickly white skin, long-ish, wavy, white hair tinted blue by the aquarium lights, slightly pointed ears and what I think used to be strong ocean blue eyes that now seemed despairing and hopeless. He slightly shifted, the water barely rippling with the movement of this being in his natural element. It was then I noticed a thin chain trailing along the bottom of the tank leaving a delicate track in the sand and finally noted that he wore a collar, much like the kind dogs wear if they were made of unforgiving metal, to which the chain was connected."
A merman has been discovered and it's being held in an aquarium that just so happens to be local to young adult Amy and her best friend Ariella. The moment Amy sees him there is an instant connection but will this connection ultimately lead to a dangerous future none of them could have predicted?
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