Rebirth Over the Deep

in an incident ten years ago when I saved

dy and swore he would never

as the "Mermaid Dancer," injured herself be

a stand-in, h

ve, your build is the closest to hers. Please, finish this last underwa

ushed me into the dark, icy depths that

I saw him cradling a tearful Rosalyn, soothing her g

I had nearly di

investment in his thrivi

troy wasn't just my love

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as chained shut

sent a dull thud through me, li

y ears, but the endless, deep blue terror see

halasso

ves triggered heart palpitations and ringing ears. Being con

ed from saving

, he recklessly swam near the rock

ess, jumped in w

urging wave slammed me against

tion and darkness haunted my d

c held me, sobbi

swearing I would never h

years

ing company, earning the title of "

lt, I pretended

through my facade an

door cre

gainst the light, his face etched with a

prite" dancer, her arm wrapped in thick bandages, eyes red and

nelt before me, h

for me, but I fli

chattering, unable to form a full sente

quickly overtaken by a fier

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abbed like a knif

t my drea

to be a wor

e up every plan involving flights or v

am, he pushed me back into t

tears streaming down. "No... I can't... Alec, you'll

ielding. "This isn't just Rosalyn's dream. It's the lifeline of my company! The inve

ere not to discus

My pleas grew fa

eyes vanished when he saw Rosalyn'

wering over

embers entered,

animal, nails scratching d

! You're a liar! You

brows furrowing, a flash of i

g sharply. "It's just a few minutes underwater. You won't die! Are

yone's ha

, saw his raw impatience, and l

y investment, every connection, came from me, le

into a cold, ti

soft voice say to Alec, "Will this... be too

, voice tender. "Don't say that. Your dream i

p clic

eaving only my ragge

ng like a curse. "Yo

he deck's edge, like hau

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ged into the dark, ic