Fin

Chapter 13: Jessica Alba

Marinley

"Fin? Fin! Are you in there?" I heard someone call.

I warily made my way to the mouth of my cave, surprised when I saw at least five Mers waiting for me.

How did they know where I lived?

I'm going to kill Eliyah-I know he has something to do with this.

"Fin please we need your help-I needed your help when your Naleas were mistreating me but you just turned a blind eye-some of you even joined. Why should I help you again?" I interjected, my fists clenched tightly at my sides.

Now I definitely have to move somewhere else.

"Please Fin it's a shark! It's attacking other Mers and we can't kill it! It got my Nalea and she's barely holding on! Please help us!"

I narrowed my eyes at them, all of them giving me hopeful looks.

Why should I help them?

"Please Fin. We wouldn't come to you if we truly didn't need your help." Oliand said, placing a hand on my shoulder.

I shrugged him off, remember his Nalea was one of the worst to mistreat me.

These Mers have never done anything for me, but they want my help?

Again?

That's rich.

"If I help you, you're never to bother me again. Do you understand?"

They all nodded, thanking me.

I didn't want their thanks. I just wanted them to leave me the fuck alone.

"Let's go then. I have somewhere I have to be tonight."

Tonight was Sailor and Clary's birthday party. Their birthdays are a week apart but ever since they were kids they've shared a party. Clary told me I could bring whoever but I needed to be there for Sailor. So I was going.

Now I would have less time to get ready because I had to deal with this.

I was flattered they believed I could take down a shark on my own.

Hopefully it made them afraid of me just a little bit more.

I scooped up my knives, knowing I might need them.

Hopefully this shark isn't rogue, but I have a feeling it is. And if it's been killing a bunch of Mers, that means it went crazy on Mer.

If a shark eats enough Mer they go into a bloodlust and will try to devour any Mer they can sense.

If this shark was gone on Mer I'd have to be careful-it would try to eat me too.

Oliand was the only one brave enough to take me to the part of the pod's territory where the shark would be found.

And then I saw him, swimming close to the main area of the pod, on the hunt.

"You can go. It's not like you're going to be of any help." I snapped at Oliand, waving him off.

He nodded and swam off, not even arguing.

They don't want to risk their lives, they want me to risk mine.

They wouldn't be of any use to me.

"Hey!" I called out in shark, getting his attention.

His head snapped in my direction and I could tell he was crazed just by the look he gave me-like I was dinner.