Marcus's lips tugged up in a smile. He put his finger beneath her chin and closed her mouth. "She is a sea goddess, Lara. What do you expect?"

"Sh— she is a mermaid?" Disbelief surged through her like a rush of adrenalin.

"Yes," he replied proudly.

"So, you are a half merman?" she asked with curiosity. "You can shift into a merman too?" The room in which he had put her in had glass walls and she saw many mermaids through it. He had even said that the room was created by his mother for his amusement and was secret. Did his mother already know that they were mates? Who...