The Alpha's Mermaid

♦ Land Monsters ♦

"I'm going to carry you, is that alright?" I nod knowing very well I wouldn't be able to walk on my own. He bends down and wraps an arm around my legs. In one swift movement he's holding me in his arms.

He begins to walk away from the harbor and I watch the ocean until I can't see it anymore.

"Do you have a name?" I look at him as he looks at me.

"A name? No. Do you have a name?"

"Theo." I look down at my legs and frown at their appearance. I do not like them, at all. "Why don't you have a name?" He asks.

"I did a very long time ago but time has made my memory fade. I do not remember my name." Why can I not remember?

"Would you like one?"

"No." I answer.

"Why not?"

"A name would tie me to this dry land." I answer him truthfully. I feel as if I can trust this man. When I look into his eyes, it is an endless feeling of comfort.

"Is that so bad?" I don't answer him.

We arrive to an area surrounded by trees and as I look at the sun, it's begun to dim. I sniff the air but there's no trace of the ocean's breeze anywhere.

"Why are we so far from the sea?"

"We need to be. That was Pain's territory. If they catch us there, they'll kill us."

"Is that why you all harbor hateful feelings for them?" The men tsk and their eyes turn red.

"We're rogues and they're a pack."

Stepping through the brush and past the trees, small cloth houses appear in my line of vision. Children run across us, spreading joy and laughter. More of their kind come out of the cloth houses to greet the men around me.

"Welcome back!"

"Who's that Theo?" A girl with dark hair furrows her brows and leans her weight to one side.

"A Mermaid. We fished her out of the sea." No they did not. Was what I would have said. But the man that gave me the shirt seemed proud of such a false act therefore, I let it be.

"Seriously? For real? Holy crap!"

"What is the difference?" I ask Theo.

"Difference of what?"

"Rogues and a pack." I answer.

"Rogues are feral and unpredictable. Rogues are outcasts in our community. Rogues are hated for their wild and dangerous nature." The man says as if reciting something.

"So we stick together because together we're safer and stronger." Theo adds.

"And a pack?"

"They're a family of werewolves who share a bond, live together, fight together, etc. To be in a pack is to be accepted by our society."

"Bullshit if you ask me. They're cocky motherfuckers that have money and mansions and territory that makes them official."

"Are you not a pack? Do you not share a bond? I feel your love for each other. Emotions of security and fear of getting hurt." They go silent and feelings of uncertainty fill the atmosphere.

"Let's get someone to patch you u...p?" Theo gives me a curious look. "You're wounds, they've healed up."

"Theo, they're here!" A child comes in through the trees.

"Gather the children and take them to the tent farthest from here. The rest of you can join this meeting or stay back with the children." He looks at me and places me on my feet. They tremble.

"Disik take her with the children." A man walks towards us. As our eyes meet his movements cease.

"I want to witness what is to come." Theo looks at me oddly but nods. I let Disik go and he gives me a curious stare before joining the rest. I watch men and women gather behind Theo in an attempt to look intimidating. Theo takes a few steps forward as two men come from the trees.

I see the difference. These two men have an air of power and authority. They walk with confidence and pride. They smell clean and... sweet, their clothes are clean and fresh, the opposite of these people.

"Alpha Pain, hello, what brings you and your beta here?" Theo's voice is low, almost as if warning the two men. I touch Theo's shoulder in an attempt to use him to take a step forward. When I do I hear a heart accelerate. I look up at one of the two men as he stalks forward. My eyes widen at his violent tug as he grabs my waist and breaks me apart from Theo. Theo yells and reaches for my hand but this man bares his fangs, stopping Theo in his tracks.

"Stand down, it's alright." Theo puzzlingly warns his people.

I look into the eyes of the man who is holding me as if too afraid to let go. I touch his brow and he closes his vibrant red eyes. After a moment he opens them and looks at Theo with his eyes hardened.

"We've come to make a proposal."

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Okay sooo... a lot happened this chapter 😂 I hope you enjoyed the read! Also it's not edited so sorry!

What do you think of their encounter???

Do you ship it?

And did y'all notice something missing with our mermaid? Here's a hint... haha jk figure it out 😘

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