Page 13 of Lured By the Siren

I don’t know what is wrong with me. It’s been a while since I’ve taken a lover. I’d spent much of the last weeks poring over my studies, tending to my plants, and trying to find out anythingI could about Dru’s ship. Maybe that's all this was, too long without a woman, but I know that isn’t true. This is more urgent. It’s instinctual and unrelenting.

“I’m still not entirely certain this isn’t some kind of dream,” I say, trying to laugh it off.

“I promise you this isn’t a dream. I’m very real.” She says, still smiling up at me.

I ignore the feeling that look creates in my chest, and another memory resurfaces of her lips on mine.Fuck.

Before I let the reminder of just how soft her perfect lips felt take hold of me, I think back to the crew I paid to bring me here.

“Do you think anyone else on my ship could have washed to shore?”

“It’s possible,” she says, placing her hands on her hips. “If they didn’t make it out on the other side, my sisters would have tried to save any they could. If they were able to, those they saved would be back in the village.”

A sigh of relief escapes me, and I hope they all made it out alive.

Turning away from the ocean, I decide it’s probably a good thing to survey my surroundings. I take a few steps out of the cove we are in, and toss the blanket back to the spot I was laying. I look out at the towering trees and looming mountains. It paints a vibrant tapestry of color. The deep greens of the forest contrast with the dark gray and browns of the rugged, craggy peaks. Sunlight dances across the landscape, bathing it all in a golden glow, creating a breathtaking harmony of nature.

“Is your village nearby?”

“No, it’s on the other side of the Island. We have to go through the forest and over some rocky terrain to get there.”

“Well, lead the way,” I say, holding a hand out in front of me.

She furrows her brow, and her lips make the most adorable little pout that I bite the insides of my cheeks to try to keep my cock from stirring to life again.

“Are you sure you feel well enough?”

“Yes,” I croak, forcing a smile.

She nods, and a strange look flashes across her face as she says, “There’s something I need to tell you first.” She pauses, taking a deep breath, and opens her mouth to continue, but she doesn’t get the chance because someone calls out her name.

We both turn to the ocean, where another siren materializes from the waves, only this one’s skin shifts between pink and blue, and she is completely naked.

I groan, pinching the bridge of my nose, “This island might be the death of me.”

7

Evelyn

Katarina saunters up the beach wearing her favorite garment of choice—her scales. My sister has always had an easy confidence about her. She’s a fast swimmer, a powerful temptress with the voice of an angel, and excels at making the Elders proud by indulging in all their festivities.

I spent my entire adult life reminding myself that I have my own strengths, and as much as I want to impress the Elders, lately I haven’t been able to fully join in their temptations without feeling hollow inside. I crave a real connection.

“E, what are you doing here? We’ve been looking everywhere for you,” she turns her head abruptly to Kai and raises a brow with a smirk. “Oh, I see. You’ve been occupied.”

Kai looks awestruck, unable to pull his gaze away from my sister's naked form, and there is a blush crawling up his neck and settling in his cheeks. It seems not even he is immune to Katarina’s charms.

“Who is that?” He whispers, eyes quickly snapping back to my sister, as if he can’t bear to look away from her for more than a moment.

Katarina turns to me and quirks a brow, knowing full well I don’t usually participate in helping the men understand their new fates. She boldly takes a step closer to Kai, making me flare with an irrational jealousy I’ve never felt before, but inside my head is screaming.

He’s mine. I saved him.

She will not turn this one into another one of her play toys.

“Have you told him nothing?”

“I have, he just woke up. He was injured in the wreck, and I spent the night healing him. I was just telling him about the island before you arrived.”

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