The Mermaid He Sold Away

maid, displayed in a massive tank, wai

orne, the man who had promised me forever on a hid

with nets the day after he discovered my ta

sforming me from his beloved Lyra into a specimen for his

king away my food, tapping on my tank, her laughter ec

my tank, almost suffocating me, but he simp

ding palm, claiming it was to "prevent contami

tablet as he watched Isabelle dous

e into a docile object for au

shing a burst of raw power,

then draining my tank, letting m

anything like that again, I will make sure yo

p voice cut through the haze:

ged" scales, demanding one more spectacle: "H

pe died when Aris, hi