“Leave,” I whispered, not wanting to wake my mother. The shadow moved toward us again. I drew breath to scream. “No!” The shadow thrust its hand into the moonlight between us. A dark rainbow washed over everything. Lovelie let my hand go as we both marveled at the colors. The shadow’s skin was dark, like ours, but its blackness was deep. It stepped fully into the moonlight. Webbed toes appeared first. Then long dark legs. Taut muscles rolled under the skin. Kelp wrapped around the lithe figure, like a dress. Long straight red hair, slick and wet, hung around its shoulders. The shadow’s face is
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