"Let the Deep One wait in its pit and whisper to the dark, Caelan is mine, and I will not lose him. Not to fate, not to shadow, not to anything that dares rise against us."
MORKAI'S POV
The sea hummed louder than usual tonight. It was not the usual lull of the waves beyond the Pearl Castle's walls, nor the chorus of sea creatures that echoed through the coral veins of the fortress. This was something deeper. Thicker. As if the ocean was holding its breath, and Caelan was not beside me.
I stirred from our bed, still warm on my side, but the other half was cold. I reached out instinctively, brushing my fingers across the dent in the mattress. A faint shimmer of power lingered there, his power.
"Caelan," I muttered under my breath, rising to my feet. The chamber was dim, the moonlight slanting through the arching windows of polished shell and crystal, casting long shadows on the marbled floor.
