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Or, fuck, maybe it was nothing at all. I had on a pair of cherry-tinted glasses, and my first serious boyfriend could do no wrong in my eyes. Narcissists are manipulative. I got played, and I fell for it, simple as that. I never learned how to survive until I lost my safety net. I…

Just one more second. A second won’t hurt. Slowly, my back starts to arch. I jolt when something clatters beside my head. I snap my attention toward the sound, hackles rising, memories of another life clawing up to the surface. It all stops short. “Holy shit.” I gasp. Bioluminescent algae crawls along the stone walls,…

—looks at me. “Eat first. I want to show you something.” I do as he says, mind whirling with possibilities. Maybe he hauled a water tank from the mainland, or a box of Kacang Disco. Or he could’ve stolen the solar panels I previously mentioned wanting—he does stuff like that very often. He might not…

“I knew I could get on and off the vessel without issue. Blending in is my specialty, even as a cub. Yannig’s, his words. He could convince anyone to do almost anything. It made him arrogant. Words wouldn’t keep him from detection. A human spotted him a moment before he jumped back into the water.”…

A dangerous warmth slithers into my stomach. I feel my eyes burning with pathetic, unshed tears. The only person who ever put in any effort for me was my dad. It’s been years since anyone has done something solely for my benefit without wanting anything in return. But that’s not true, is it? He does…

I shake my head and paddle back to shore. We need some kind of tank to store all the water to limit further contamination. The drums are okay for now, but I’d feel better if I had a backlog in case of a rainy day. Well, in case it stops raining. I jog back toward…

The audacity. “Do not test me,” I growl, peeling my lips back. This time, when it moves, I pounce, tearing Cindi’s potential attacker to shreds until it’s littered over the sea floor. It was not a worthy opponent. Satisfied the threat has been eliminated, I straighten to stare down my nose at the plank. “If…

Just the thought of needing to start again makes me sick. But when I think about the Curse…it doesn’t make sense. How could the fate of all krakens possibly be on my back? I’m a random human plucked off the street. There’s no way a Goddess picked me to be the supposed savior. “There’s no…back…

Just being able to mention his name without fear of repercussions is like having a stream of light break through the cracks so there’s one corner of the world where his ghost can’t touch me. Ordus is nothing like the Gallaghers, who all hide their faces. Ordus sometimes wears his heart on his sleeve, and…

It takes me a second to process everything, but once I do, I almost burst out laughing, forgetting I’m meant to be frightened. All my skincare is there. A paintbrush. Whiteboard marker. Sunglasses. My Bluetooth speakers. A fake Chanel handbag. The generator I was fixing. Multivitamins I opted not to bring. A raggedy hoodie that’s…