SEAMONSTER: An Aquarathi Novella (The Aquarathi) - Plot & Excerpts
Take the Leap The first light of dawn streaks over the glassy, undisturbed surface of the ocean. It’s my favorite time of day, when there’s no one around. I stare down, past my human-shaped feet to the water gently rocking at the base of the wooden pier. It’s so crystal clear that I can see the sandy bottom, nearly thirty feet below, pebbled with rocks and shells. Bright orange Garibaldi fish dart between the kelp fronds, catching the light and making me long to join them. The call of the ocean is tangible, tugging at me with invisible hands. I glance back at the house—everyone is still asleep. It would only be for a moment. No one would know. My skin twitches in anticipation, but then a wave of doubt makes it go away. Nerissa would know. Even though she isn’t the queen yet, she’s so connected to all of us that she would sense my transformation from boy to beast immediately. Then again, maybe she won’t care. She’s been so tied up in pretending to be human that she hardly remembers who she is anymore: an Aquarathi… a sea creature who belongs in the ocean, not on land where we’ve been stuck for the past two years with these insipid humans.
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