Love of the Merman

The moment I realized the villain was a merman whose tears turned to pearls, I fished the discarded pregnancy test from the trash. And headed for the rooftop.

“So, how many little ones do you merfolk usually have in one go? And do they eat fish food or formula?”

Rhys Blackwood, in the midst of his dramatic suicide attempt, nearly slipped, almost plummeting eighteen stories.

I sighed, shaking my head. “Never mind. I’ll just toss them into the ocean after they’re born.”

Later, when the babies arrived, Rhys barely dared to sleep, terrified I’d take them and ‘release‘ them.

When Selena, the heroine, came knocking after a fight with Noah, she found him bellowing at our eldest’s swimming report: “You’re a merman! How can you be afra- id of water?!”