Chapter 0469 How unfair. How unkind. At least let me enjoy the beach first! “More turbulence,” Nichs whispered.


    This time he was right up against my ear. I could feel the warm puffs of his breath against my skin, rustling my hair. With my eyes closed so tightly, my other senses heightened. I could feel the warmth of him, leaning so close to me. I could practically feel his words, rather than just hear them.


    “Nothing to worry about,” Nichs continued. His words were soforting. Was he putting some Alphamand to them, to help me rx? Or was it simply his closeness that was adding to my calm? My wolf


    was practically purring, turned to putty in the warmth of his presence.


    His closeness like this wasn’t sexual, I felt no need to suddenly jump him. But it was... intimate. Like this, I felt his words whisper down deep inside of me, practically into my very soul.


    Something weaved between us. It was electric yet soothing at the same time.


    Instinctively I leaned into him, searching for more. He didn’t move an inch away, allowing my closeness and offering all thefort he could muster in return.


    It was in this state, that [ endured the rest of the ne ride. And when it was done, I barely noticed thending.


    Nichs stayed close to me and I stayed lost to him.


    Until Elva called for me, after the ne had finally stopped moving. “Mommy, look!” - “It’s okay,” Nichs whispered, when I hesitated. The thought of looking at that window gave me a jolt of fear. Yet with Nichs’s encouragement and Elva’s excitement, I peeked open my eye to see.


    The view stole my breath away.


    Beyond the tarmac and the runway, was the bluest crystal waters I had ever seen in my life. Gentle waves seemed to sparkle under the light of thete afternoon.


    “So much water!” Elva said.


    “That’s our southern ocean,” Nichs exined. “That’s where the merfolk live.”


    Thending strip was private and part of the royal ind, so it didn’t take long after we left the ne to find our : way to the mansion we would be staying in. It was minisculepared to the pce, though still so muchrger than anything I had been used to from my regr life.


    It was two stories tall, concrete and painted ster with a tin roof. Storm shutters were open above every window. Along the entire perimeter were palm trees and nts withrge leaves and brightly colored flowers.


    I felt as though I had walked into some kind of greenhouse filled with strange, far away flowers and nts. It was unusual to me, but no less beautiful. A wooden deck fully encircled the mansion, with thergest part in the


    back of the house, where steps led down to the wind sand of the beach.


    We went there now, as a group, without even stepping inside. Several staff waved and greeted us as we walked. We were assured our luggage was being transported inside.


    “Before we show you your rooms,” said lead housekeeper, a woman named Selma with a tan and sun- kissed brown hair. “Please make yourselffortable in our open-air lounge area. Our bartenders and wait staff are ready to serve you.” With her direction, we moved onto the deck.


    I stood there a moment with Elva, our hands intertwined, staring at the beach I and the ocean, and the sun slowlyText property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    lowering behind it all.


    “Is this what heaven looks like, Mommy?” Elva asked. pe As Nichs came to stand on my other side, I knew the answer.


    “Yes.”