by Skye Malone
Saltwater washed over me, taking only the ache of the air away, and past the surface, I could see Noah looking at me.
He nodded again.
I echoed the motion and then glanced over.
Zeke was watching us.
“Not forever,” I said, my voice choked.
“Yeah,” he agreed.
The other dehaians dove beneath the waves and swam past us. His brow furrowing, Zeke hesitated and then followed.
I looked back up at Noah. Through the blur of the waves, he smiled.
The pain of leaving crushing down on me, I turned and fled after Zeke into the deep.
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The Awakened Fate series
The Children and the Blood trilogy (published under the name Megan Joel Peterson)
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About the author
Skye Malone is a fantasy and paranormal romance author, which means she spends most of her time not-quite-convinced that the things she imagines couldn’t actually exist.
Born and raised in central Illinois, she hopes someday to travel the world – though in the meantime she’ll take any story that whisks her off to a place where the fantastic lives inside the everyday. She loves strong and passionate characters, complex villains, and satisfying endings that stay with you long after the book is done. An inveterate writer, she can’t go a day without getting her hands on a keyboard, and can usually be found typing away while she listens to all the adventures unfolding in her head.
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Acknowledgments
I owe many thanks to the wonderful people who have supported me in the creation of this story.
To my family and friends, thank you as always for your encouragement.
To Vicki Brown, thank you for beta-reading and for your excitement over the series.
To Tarra Peterson, thank you for your thoughts and input, and for sharing your wonderful enthusiasm about this story.
To my mother and sister, Mary Ann and Keri Offenstein, thank you for reassuring me that I wasn’t crazy in taking on a mermaid adventure series.
To my husband, Eugene, thank you for discussing countless plot points, reading, editing and formatting – and for making sure I actually ate food from time to time, in between writing this story.
And to everyone who has helped spread the word about this book, thank you as well. You all are a gift and I’m deeply grateful for the support.
Blurb
Running away from home was never Chloe Kowalski’s plan. Neither was ending up the target of killers, or having her body change in unusual ways. She only wanted a vacation, someplace far from her crazy parents and their irrational fear of water. She only wanted to do something normal for once, and maybe get to know her best friend’s hot stepbrother a bit better at the same time.
But the first day she goes out on the ocean, strange things start to happen. Dangerous things that should be impossible. Things to which ‘normal’ doesn’t even begin to apply.
Now madmen are hunting her. A mysterious guy with glowing blue eyes is following her. And her best friend’s stepbrother seems to be hiding secrets all his own.
It was supposed to be a vacation. It’s turning out to be a whole lot more.
