In this excerpt from my new release, Hippie Mermaid, Aunt Lina advises Rosina to leave the Mediterranean Kingdom.
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A smile crept up on Aunt Lina’s face. “We have seven days to captivate your human.”
“What…How?”
“I heard all about the excursion from the Ettas,” Aunt Lina said. “They couldn’t stop talking about the attention you received from those four men. And that, my dear Rosina, is why Annabella is determined to get rid of you. She doesn’t want any reminders of a competition she didn’t win.”
“But I wasn’t competing. I said nothing and let the others pick their humans.”
“Ah, but the humans wanted you. And the one called Blake was not too happy when Annabella claimed him.” Aunt Lina spoke more briskly, “You made a good impression. You stayed much longer than the others, and you risked your life for a man.”
I shook my head. “I forgot about the time.”
“Something you cannot afford to do when you go up there tomorrow night.”
“I can’t go up there.”
“Did La Bella forbid you?”
“No, but I don’t want to upset her any further.”
“If she has mentioned Crete, she has already decided. You need to find a way out of this disaster. Go up there each night until you connect with the human. Persuade him to take you with him. If a human desires you, La Bella will not interfere.”
I tried to recall scattered bits of the conversation with Lloyd. At one point, he did mention wanting to take me with him, but there was uncertainty in his voice. He already had issues with the two women in his life.
“Cry,” Aunt Lina advised. “Humans cannot handle our tears. And if necessary, beg him to take you away.”
“His life is already complicated.”
“And yours is not?” Aunt Lina grabbed my shoulders. “This human is your only way out of this mess.”
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