Chapter 17

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I gasped as I released the king’s head and slid down onto the floor. In my head echoed the curse and I felt their pain, all of their pain. I

screamed in agony as I heard all of their screams in my head. Helios panicked and tried to grab me but his touch burned me and I screamed even louder.

I noticed Daniel moving but it was the king that caught me first.

“Rest now, Nora. Rest.” And my eyes closed as I welcomed the darkness.

At first it was only darkness but then I saw it, the light. As I moved towards it I could hear soft laughter, and the sound of water. I shielded my eyes as the light was too bright at first. I blinked my eyes before I could look properly and at first I couldn’t understand what it was that I

was seeing.

Mermaids? No wait. Women in the water, laughing and having fun as they splashed the water around them but as I tried to get closer they stopped laughing and I stopped as well. I raised my hand and waved at them but they all bowed at me and I turned around just to see shadows.

Shadows came out from behind me with no faces gathering beside me and if I took a step so did they. I wonder what would happen if I touched the water, would they go away then? I slowly walk towards the water and when my toe touches it the shadows all vanish, all of them but one. I tried walking further out to the water but it still followed me and as I turned to look at it, I stumbled at something and I fell down in the water.

My eyes opened as I heard someone calling my name in the water.

and I wanted

myself to the surface. I gasped as I tried to breathe normally and I felt a lot of hands on me that I tried to

and saw a woman. She has warm brown eyes and her smile is a welcoming sight

other women are helping me ashore.

very wet hair with my very sandy hands, sighing as I realize I

“Sirens”

to far out, the

dear girl, tell us why did you try to kill yourself?” the

from me. I thought it didn’t like water so I walked there and then I slipped on a rock I

that the shadows dislike water but you know. Your

look down at my feet and I do notice that the shadow is stuck there and it follows my

anyone please tell me where I am?” I ask them and they laugh a bit at my silly

of the lycans but now you

curse was created and all

have you already saved the king’s lycan, then you definitely need to rest, come and you will have the chance to

from the water and through a little forest where the shadows moved through the trees. I glared at them but I could only see their completely white eyes. Somehow I

but I could have sworn that I heard my name through the bushes. Like they were calling for me, wanting me to come closer and in a weak moment I almost stepped away from the path but the other women took a hold of me and

hold of my hand and guided

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