A Bone in His Teeth

by Kellen Graves

“Don’t you dare drown me,” he threatened into Eridanys’ ear. “I’ll haunt you for every day you’re still alive.” “Promise?”

please

Did the merrow even know what the humans did with their kin in the dark? When the moon wouldn’t be there to see?

Damn

“God—Neptune save me, I will gut any man who ever lays a hand on what’s mine.”

You know what? Hell yeah

“My sea prince,” the siren finally whispered hoarsely. “My caller of the shore. I thought just of you to keep my sanity.”

GODDD

“There’s enough salt in the sea,” he whispered. “Don’t add to it with tears, Albatross.”

Ouch

“Just die already!”

Slay