The merman, my man

Chapter 61

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 61

I looked out the window toward the direction of the shouting. It was just like they said; the outline of a

ship could be seen through the fog above the surface of the sea.

Red smoke was visibly diffusing from the direction of the ship. The red smoke is known to be the

distress signal out at sea.

Due to the storm, something on the ship must have been out of order.

The ship then released several lifeboats, and several people got onto it before rowing over to our boat.

A sailor shouted, “The lifeboat is coming and there are even elderly people. Let’s release the ropes

quickly! “

Those who live on the sea know full well the dangers it brings. Therefore, they were empathetic

towards those that had unfortunate encounters.

“Professor Laura is still asleep. Should we wake her up for permission? She always told us to mind our

own business and not to stray off course,“ someone asked.

“Don’t! She definitely won’t let us help these poor people. You’ve seen how cold and heartless that

woman is! There are about a dozen lives on that lifeboat! If that woman is awake, she will surely turn

them away.“

I couldn’t disagree with what he said.

Before I could speak, another person shouted, “So let’s quickly save these people while she’s still

asleep! “

The crew collectively agreed to this decision.

The calls for help from the lifeboat grew louder and louder. Shortly after, the deck became noisy from

the voices of all those people. Among the dozen or so people who arrived on deck, some were

sobbing, and some expressed their gratitude. There were even a few who were engaged in prayer.

This scene reminded me of the scary experience I had at sea when I was a child. I remembered how

relieved my parents looked the moment they found me. But this train of thought also reminded me of

who my savior was.

Inadvertently, I looked at Dicken guiltily. But to my surprise, he was wearing an alert and vigilant

expression on his face.

‘Is he being on guard because of the crowd outside?’

This thought tempted me to go out and greet them just to spite him. At least it was safer to be among

them than alone with Dicken.

But Dicken had no intention of letting me go. When I moved my leg, he pushed me harder against the

door. His tail then wedged itself between my legs so that my body was stuck in place.

Just like that, the pressure from his tail had stimulated my sensitive spot. I had to clamp my mouth shut

just so that I wouldn’t yelp out loud.

The situation now became more and more unbearable. The sound of people traversing past my door Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

made me feel increasingly ashamed.

I had wanted to throw a punch at his face, but I stopped myself when I saw a rare furrow in his brows.

He etched his face closer to the gap of the door and took a whiff. The vigilant expression on his face

then intensified, and his eyes sharpened into a glare.

It was as if he had sensed an enemy.

That was the first time I saw Dicken display expressions like this. A bad feeling rose from my chest.

‘What on earth can make a furious beast like him become so defensive?’

“Don’t… go out. “ Dicken’s eyes were fixated on the gap between the door and its frame. He squinted

as he looked through it and continued, “There’s something…“

Out of curiosity, I turned my head and looked through the gap as well. We could see an elderly man

with a slouched back looking exhausted through it. However, the long sleeve of the shirt he was

wearing caught my eye.

There’s something hidden there!

Something cylindrical was sticking out of his sleeve. I was stunned when I made out what it was.

The long sleeve concealed a handgun that he was holding!

‘Why would an elderly man be carrying a gun, especially when he had just escaped danger at sea? ‘

My intuition told me that these people could be…

I suddenly thought of an article that I had read in the newspaper. ‘This was the same way that vessels

were taken over in pirate attacks! This is exactly the same as what I read in the article ! ‘

The revelation made me break out in cold sweat.

‘The sailors on our crew were deceived. These people were definitely pirates disguised as survivors ! ‘