This is a romance with nonhuman elements.
It is a chapter story that I'll update as quickly as time allows.
This is an original work of fiction.
Copyright © 2015 by Catharina_Lit ~ All rights reserved.
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The Enchantment
When asleep the ocean sound, the mermaid's lonely song is found
Above the rocks she shall wait, for rescue from her ocean's fate
Her hair black as the sky, her eyes like stars tinkering by
But the Prince outside his palace, stares blindly down upon her face,
Her voice echoed like a dove..."Can you see the true me, my love?"
~ "Mermaid's Desire" by Catharina ~
A Midsummer Party by a Manhattan Harbor...
Under the starry skies and a full moon, a young man with wild dark hair chased a sexy brunette across the wet beach sands. Behind them, large party tents and gazebos were brightly and merrily lit. Music filled the air, but the gaiety was mostly drowned out by the sound of the rushing surf.
He was in his mid-twenties, tall, dark, and handsome. He wore a tux and white shirt, and his bowtie hung loose and forgotten around his unbuttoned collar. Although he was steady on his feet, he knew he had much too much to drink that night—but it wouldn't stop him from closing out the day in the arms of the object of his sexual obsession.
That object was elegantly dressed in a shimmering red satin spaghetti string evening gown. At the moment, her skirt was indecently hiked up along her smooth slender thighs as she ran just quick enough to keep out of his reach. She adored being pursued by her peer group's most desired young man, and she didn't want him to lose interest in her if she got out far ahead of him. She had worked long and hard to gain his attention, and now that she'd finally won it, she wasn't about to lose it!
"Mandy, damn it! Get your sexy behind back here!" he called after the teasing brunette.
"Come on, Roycie-boycie! Show me what you're made of. I told you I wasn't easy!" she threw over her shoulder.
"That's not what the other guys have been telling me," he said with a chuckle.
She made an indignant gasp before she stopped and snatched around. The night sea breeze blew her long dark hair around her pretty face that now looked gloriously offended. "And just for that, you're not going to get anything from me tonight, Roycie!"
"You wanna bet?" He grinned with pompous conceit.
"Fuck you, you arrogant prick!"
"Oh don't be like that, Mandy," he cooed, although his voice sounded bored rather than contrite. "You know I didn't mean—IT!" He suddenly shot for her with speed she hadn't anticipated, but she still had the advantage of a twenty foot gap—and his intoxicated state.
She snapped around, laughing, and ran further into the darkness toward the dimly lit harbor. Royce the pursuer, however, wasn't one to give up once he set in the chase. He was a competitive guy, and she darn well knew it...
He ran as fast as his hazy brain and feet could take him, but damn! The girl was nimble. He'd at least give her that. He sprinted straight for the quiet harbor searching for her, calling her name every now and then. Although he heard her giggles bouncing off the trees and buildings around him, he couldn't pin-point exactly where that sexy source was.
"Damn it!" he cursed beneath his breath. He snapped his windblown head around, peering through the night, trying to catch a glimpse of that elusive nymph. "Why in the hell did I have to get horny for a college gymnast?" he said beneath his breath. Then, a little louder, "Look, I'm sorry okay, Mandy?! I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. You know I'm a little buzzed at the moment, so come on and take pity on this poor wretch! Come on, Mandy! Come to papa! Give me a chance to make it up to you!"
"Right!" he heard her giggle, her voice bouncing in his head.
He snapped around before he paused, sharpening his hearing. He tried to listen which direction her giggles were coming in the loudest. Then his glossy gaze riveted toward the large sleek white yacht in its dock. He suddenly saw her slim silhouette on the bow.
Her long hair was blowing wildly around her svelte frame, and she appeared to be searching for something. Then she seemed to appear into the darkness beyond the ring of light on the pier, clearly trying to spot where he was.
A slow, devilish smile curved his full lips.
"I should've guessed. Gotcha, you little fox," he chuckled beneath his breath before a twinkle found its way through the reddish haze of his eyes. He bent, removed his shoes and socks, and launched into a quiet but quick run for the boardwalk toward the yacht.
He knew this yacht well. Very well. He knew every board, every tether, every nook and cranny. This would work to his advantage. She wouldn't even hear him coming, but she was definitely going to have him coming. Oh yeah. She wasn't going to get away from a good fucking now. Drunk as he was by then, he wasn't thinking about anything else except ONE thing.
He came to the start of the pier and grinned as he undressed himself. He was having a little trouble because his clothes seemed to cling to his body. That was probably because he was drunk out of his mind and impatiently horny.
When he was completely naked, he walked into the cold sea water. Oh so silently, he began the short swim to the side of the boat before he pulled himself up on the ladder. The cold seawater instantly sobered him up.
"Damn! That's cold," he mumbled.
Once on deck, however, he saw she wasn't where she'd been standing before. He bit down a silent curse, but he wasn't going to give up. In the dark, he crept on silent wet toes along the cabin and to the bow just when he heard the light door on the opposite side of the cabin fall to a close. He froze with beating heart of excitement. He grinned. No more escaping him now.