CHAPTER 28
She could think of no good reason to say no to the only person who had even been her friend in town or kind to her, so they arranged for him to come next Monday.
It felt a bit like she was betraying Kallias in her heart, but she told herself that this was to protect him as well.
Rather than have Mr. Wilson show up at random days—for she was sure he would have shown up at least once more regardless of what she had said—now she would be prepared to meet him and Kallias could hide.
And in time, she could reject him, and it would all feel quite natural.
“Kallias!” she called. “He’s gone!”
She doubted he would be able to hear from any decent distance, and when no white-haired mermaid popped up, she sighed and headed back in to finish her chores for the day.
She wondered how far he had gone. He had seemed to start to say something about ‘her kind’ once and the dangers of being too close to shore. She made a mental note to ask him. Because while she didn’t want him to be afraid of her, she had to admit, the land could be just as dangerous as the sea.