immediately came gushing in. As soon as it touched him, Ray felt the
familiar tingle of his tailfin forming.
“Holy shit!” Crystal
yelled. “This is wild!”
Her own fin, all
silvery-purple, appeared, and she was off like a dart through the water. Ray
swam after her, but gave her some space to explore. He was delighted when she
beckoned to him with her hand.
What is it? He didn’t have to say the words aloud.
Crystal’s eyes widened. You were in my head at the hotel too, weren’t you? Her voice echoed in
his ears.
One of my people’s
abilities. It’s handy for underwater communication.
She swam closer and
caressed his cheek. It’s also handy for telling mermen that you love them. I
know we just met, but I feel as if I’ve known you my entire life. Or at least
I’ve been waiting for you that long. Crystal pressed a watery kiss to his
lips.
I love you too. He
grabbed her hand and turned her in a few whirlpool-like twists. Love had been
the last thing on his mind when he was on land.
Until he’d seen Crystal
at the front desk.
Want to go deeper?
There’s so much more I want to show you . He was as eager as a
child.
I want to go wherever
you’re going. Always.
That’s all he needed to
hear. Ray dashed down into the depths, a firm grip on this gorgeous mermaid’s
hand. A hand he forever wanted to hold.
He would spend a
lifetime—and merfolk’s were extra long—loving Crystal Bawle as deeply as he
could. They would spend their days fighting for the seas and their nights
sleeping, nightmare free, in each other’s arms. That would be their purpose.
That’s what I see too. Crystal smiled before playfully flicking her tailfin at him.
Ray wasn’t one to doubt
a crystal ball, especially his own.
SNEAK PEAK AT HIGHER , Book Two in the Elemental
Series
Chapter
One
Rionne D’Agestine could
not believe the ocean had swallowed her friend. Well, friend was a
strong word. Too strong. Crystal Bawle had been a coworker at Breezes Resort in
Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda and someone she could have a few drinks with now and
then. For the most part though, the girl was always too tired to really get to
know. She’d perked up a bit when that weird doctor checked in for the Marine
Wellness Conference, but who wouldn’t perk up after getting an eyeful of him?
He’d been gorgeous with that dark hair and those sea-green eyes.
But there’d been
something…off…about him. Something Rionne couldn’t quite put a finger on. Turns
out her intuition had been right on the mark. Crystal had drowned along with
that doctor only a week ago. No bodies. No explanations. No nothing.
A shiver worked its way
up Rionne’s spine as she sat at the resort’s front desk. She’d learned a lesson
from what had happened to Crystal. Don’t trust every beautiful face that walked
into Breezes Resort. An important lesson to learn, because she generally tried
to experience the buffet of gorgeous men that traipsed in and out of the
hotel as either guests or employees.
She looked down at her
ample cleavage held back only by lace and Lycra under her stupid, flowered
uniform shirt. Maybe it’s time to keep the girls behind the scenes. No
sense in attracting attention if there were lunatics around bent on drowning
innocent women.
Another shiver rippled
through Rionne’s body and she glanced at the clock. 1:00 PM. Quitting time. She
tapped a hot pink fingernail on the granite top of the front desk as she
scanned the few people in the lobby area.
Where is Janice? That
girl was always late, and being late meant Rionne couldn’t leave her post until
coverage showed up. Not being able to leave the front desk meant the peak rays
of sunshine outside were going to waste as Rionne’s tan cried for rejuvenation.
There was a lounge chair on the beach with her name on it. One of the few perks
of working at Breezes Resort, and she didn’t want to underuse it.
“OMG, I’m like, so
sorry, Ri.” Janice stumbled into the area behind the front