“You have to come and see!” She was so excited and it was really the first time that I’d seen her like that since before my parents died. Well, really, I never saw her happy. She was such an angry teenager. She pulled me through the front door, past the kitchen, and over to the edge of the deck. Daniel was standing there and greeted me with a hug and a smile that matched my sister’s. “Okay you two, what’s going on?” “Look!” Marisol cried and pointed down towards the beach. When I followed her gaze, I was overwhelmed with what I saw. Our beachfront property had been turned into a training ground. Several dozen protectors were sparring with others dressed in regular attire. I was about to ask who they were, when one of them caught my eye. “Is that Julian?” Daniel laughed. “Oh yeah. That’s him.” I turned to look at my friend who seemed to have gotten over his fear of the selkie. “What? Sure he captured us, but then he saved us. Plus, just look at him.” Julian was sparring with one of the biggest protectors I had ever seen. And Daniel was totally ogling him. I elbowed my friend in the side.
