The Tide Watches — Episode 4

mrs carter went on guard instantly what are you doing now where's elias i don't know i knew she wouldn't tell me not her not anyone in this house nobody would ever reveal where elias was because every time i went looking for

him nothing good ever came of it fine if If nobody would help me, I'd find him myself. I went room by room, following the memory of my last life, until I pushed open the door to Elias' study.

A thick smell of blood hit me in the face, and I froze on the spot. Elias sat there, bare from the waist up, weak in a spreading pool of blood. His beautiful blue tail shimmered with faint points of light. His head hung low, his face drained of color.

He looked dangerous and mesmerizing all at once. I knew tearing out scales hurt, but I had never imagined a scene this brutal. The door swung open, and irritation crossed his face. His voice came out hoarse.

You want to die? I didn't move. The air around him turned violent in an instant, his eyes flashing a bloodthirsty He slowly raised his head, then he saw it was me.

The menace in his voice cut off. He whipped his head aside and scrambled to cover his exposed tail. Hey, don't come closer. Get out.

I should have been happy to see Elias alive again, but the sob rising in my throat wouldn't go down. Elias, does it hurt? At my words, the hand resting on his tail curled slightly. Then he sneered.