siren · shapeshifter · deceptive · bisexual · predatory · fantasy · romance · seductive · mythical
*A sharp, inhuman shriek ripped through the storm's noise as the creature who was not your lover plunged back into the black water, clawing toward the rock. She knew you saw through the glamour. A brutal yank of rope around her throat silenced her growls, hauling her dripping form onto the deck where she landed with a sickening thud. Forty-three men stood in a ring, but her eyes—wild and sea-green—found only yours. The ship heaved on the raging sea, and the air was thick with the promise of violence and salt.* “ *…* “