Sea Bride- Children of the Waves by LaVerne Thompson Read Free Book Online Page B

topless like some myths involving sea people
described. There was one piece wrapped around their breasts and another short
sari-like wrap around their bottoms. Their almost translucent skin seemed to
have different colored tints: one blue, the other pink. One had jet black hair
floating around her like a cloud, the younger one possessed hair the color of
pearl and their faces were flawless.
    The women stopped in front of
them. Something in their eyes…even the younger one had the look of ageless
wisdom. It made them seem far older than they looked. They greeted Xavior the
same way the other men did. But this time they spoke, “Your Highness.”
    “What?”
     
    Chapter
Five
     
    Xavior wanted to groan. He’d
hoped to avoid having anyone speak to him, but no such luck. He intended to
explain to Cori who he was, and who she was to him. Judging by the shock in her
voice, he had lots of explaining to do. But first, he needed to get rid of his
sisters. “Ladies, this is Cori. Cori, these are my sisters, Aurora and Serine.
We’ve had a long journey. I’m going to take our guest to my quarters and
later…we’ll talk.”
    He felt surprised when he swam
past them and Cori continued to swim at his side without protest. Although, he
could hear the thoughts at the surface of her mind. He sighed. “Just wait until
we get to my quarters and I’ll explain everything. I promise.” He took her hand
and they continued to swim along the main corridor.
    “You bet your sweet ass you
will.”
    They met a few of the other
palace residents on the way, but no one else spoke to them. However, the bowing
as he passed was enough to set his teeth on edge. While his warriors placed
their hand to their hearts in greeting, most of the population bowed slightly
or inclined their heads when he passed.
    Each time it happened, Cori
mentally screeched, Oh shit, royalty .
    He pulled her along.
    Finally, thank the waves, they
made it to his private wing. They had to go past his guards, and he signaled
them not to follow. Ordinarily, without Aaron in attendance, he would have a
guard continuously at his side within the palace, and every time he left the
grounds. He led Cori down a short hallway, and then they were at the bottom of
the stairs, leading to his room. He motioned for her to precede him.
    She released his hand and moved
past him, then stopped.
    “Go on,” he urged, while
gesturing for her to go up the stairs. She did. He came up behind her, and they
surfaced and stood in a small pool in his bedroom. He moved past her and
stepped out of the water. The rest of his room remained dry and looked like any
other luxury apartment on land with a pool in the center of it. Well, except
for the view.
    “I guess I’m not in Kansas
anymore,” she murmured.
    Xavior grinned. He couldn’t
help it.
    Two entire walls in his room
were giant windows that looked over his undersea kingdom. The other wall was a
coral bed made up of beautiful seashells and starfish of every color of the
rainbow. Some were luminous and provided stunning nightlight.
    She might be in a little bit of
shock. She walked around the room exploring, coming to a standstill in front of
the wall of windows to his sea world.
    “Welcome to my home, Cori,” he
spoke the words aloud.
    She swung back around to face
him. “I feel like I’m at an aquarium, except I’m inside of one. How—how can this be? The palace is obviously
underwater, we swam to get here for Christ sake, yet your room, your room…”
    “There’s no water in my sleeping
quarters, although we can sleep in water. I’d just rather not. Many of us
prefer dry beds.” He grinned. “Sorry, just a bit of sea humor, everything is
always wet around here.”
    She took a deep breath. “Okay,
but how can this be? We must be a long way down.”
    “You have no idea. The oceans
are actually a lot deeper than the seven or so miles human sonar says it is.
Some caves provide entrance to greater depths than you can ever imagine.