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“No, no pain at all.”

“So odd. I have something I need to do.” He walked to the door of the cabin.

“But what about me going into the sea?”

“I will return; make yourself comfortable.” Without looking back at me, he was out the door.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Dominick

Iwalked quickly from the cabin, needing some air. I did not know if it was a mermaid thing or not, but sometimes, when I was too near her, my head started to feel light and dizzy, and my heart beat rather quickly.

But the most shocking thing was that my touch took away her pain without taking any of her pain upon myself. How was that? It felt good to touch her–calming, like a balm to a wound I always had, one that had never healed.

It would have been nice to always feel that way. Was that what it was like for most people? Do most people walk around truly painless?

“Well, you look deep in thought,” I turned to see Sands near the stern of the ship.

“When I touch Meria, she has no pain, and neither do I,” I spilled out without thinking better of it.

“Truly? What does that mean?” Sands asked, concern in his tone.

“I have no idea. Maybe because of who she is.” I looked at Sands,

“Yes, Mermaids have many magical abilities. But you two also have some sort of connection.”

“She expressed that she has magic.”

“So, then, is it really so surprising?”

“It was surprising in the moment to feel what a life could be like without my curse–that was incredible.”

“Perhaps, you will break it.”

“I am sure I will never be so lucky.”

“Well–” he began, but I stopped him, needing to change the subject.

“Tomorrow, Peter and a small group of men are going to Pixie Isle. We are leaving them there to complete their task, and then, we are heading to the Mirror Sea.”

“Are we coming back for Peter?” he asked.

“Yes, I do not wish anything to happen to him.”

“And Meria?”

“Yes, the reason I am telling you about this is because she needs to swim every once in a while. I will need your help for that.”

“Okay, night would be best,” Sands said, rubbing his jaw.

“Agreed.”

“I will try and figure out the best time when no men are on deck,” he said.

“Okay, hurry with whatever orders you need. She should probably swim tonight; she is suffering without bathing in the sea for so long.”

“Aye! Captain! I need about an hour.”

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