Chapter 48

Scylla / Katja

I'm glaring into the wall, waiting for my food while leaning my back into the soft bed behind me. Hayden threw me into this room, and my butt is still recovering from the impact.

Violent man.

Suddenly there is a knock on the door, but I don't bother to answer. I'm tied to the bed, eyes barely alive.

"I'm here to serve you your lunch," it's a man talking, probably some recruit. "I wasn't sure what you like, so I made a buffet. There are various small portions of fish—mermaids like fish, right?"

My eyes sting with unshed tears. "I'm not a mermaid anymore."

The man is silent. He probably didn't expect me to sound so broken. I'm the evil girl—I bet my emotions are a shocker to him. I bet my sister spread the word that I'm a villain.

I hug my knees to my body, biting my lip so hard I draw blood. I'm confused and lonely, not sure what to do. If I escape, where will I go? Scarlett doesn't need a human.

Scarl