Damor and Holly swam back to the cave. Both held onto to one another in a tight embrace. If for any reason they became separated, she who become susceptible to the sea. Holly began to wonder if this life was even possible for her. How could she live in a world where she could never breath?

As the entered the cave, through the ocean, Damor looked at her and smiled.

"I-th-think-I-un-der-stand-your-lang-u-age-n-now." He told her.

"Very good." She smiled. "Maybe you could teach me your's as well."

"It-its-much-more-com-complex." He explained. "Atlant-ean-has-has-fif-fifty-consi-s-s-nants-and-twenty-two-vow-vowels."

"Oh, well maybe not." She replied. "Maybe-?"

But before she could finish her sentence, his lips smashed int hers. Soon his wet lips engulfed hers, as his tongue easily gained access between her hungry lips. She hungered for his passion, just as he hungered for hers. Her lips soon made their way down to his neck, as she devoured it with an insatiable appetite

With that his pulled her close into a tight embrace, as her body was pressed against his rock hard chest. When she finished, she looked up a him, and stared into his eyes.

"Take me know!" She whispered.

"Are you sure?' He whispered back.

"Yes." She replied in a seductive whisper. "Take me now, be my first!"

Damor smiled at her, this is what he wanted ever since he first laid eyes on her. Gently, he rolled her on her back. He then took her wrist, and pinned them above her head. As he hovered over her, a lustful smile soon appeared. The hungry predator was about to pounce on it's willing prey.

Then, without warning, his lips smashed into hers. As their lips were locked in a dance of endless passion, both began to moan with desire. Damor then slowing began to kiss his way down her naked body. She closed her eyes and soon felt his mouth around her breasts.

She began to moan as his tongue began it's assault on her hardening nipples. He soon released her wrists. To her delight she felt his hand gently begin to caress one, as his mouth continued to orally pleasure the other. She had never been touched before, and it was amazing.

There was passionate heat between her legs, as those lips began to throb and pulsate. She began to make low moaning and whimpering sounds, as she could feel her core become wet. Hot liquid began to ooze form out of her opening. Soon Damor's mouth left her breast, as both hands started to gently fondle them.

As he continued to do so, his mouth made he was down between her legs. She soon felt his lips pressed agains her opening, as his tongue began to lick up all the juices that were seeping out of her. The more he licked her lips, the louder she began to moan.

As his tongue slowly kept working it's way inside, it eventually found her sacred virgin core. Holly had never felt anything thing like it. It was as if a lightening bolt of burning pleasure struck her out of nowhere. Her back arched, as she began sweat profusely. She could feel her heart pound, her eyes widen, and her breathing increase as his tongue was bring her to unbearable ecstasy.

"D-d-da-DAMOR!!!" She cried out in an orgasmic crescendo. She soon felt her body completely release the hot juices that were building inside of her.

"Oh my god!" Cried Damor. "You taste so damn good. I could drink the ambrosias of your succulent juices all day. I'm going to enjoy licking you clean."

As just like that, he soon got every last drop that had excruciated from her most sacred and forbidden fruit. Gingerly he scooped her up in his arms, as he gently placed her in his nest. He soon crawled in with her, as he pulled her into a loving embrace.

"You were incredible, my dear." He whispered.

"Is that it?" She asked. "What about you? What about your needs, and your desires?"

"Both were met just by pleasing you." He explained. "The thing about mermen, we can only be erect during a blood red moon. So when we have children, we will have to wait."

"Children?" She asked. "I'm no where near ready for that."

"Then why did you want to mate?" He asked.

"I wanted us to make love." She explained. "I wanted us to please each other."

"And we have." He replied. "But if you didn't know that I couldn't penetrate, then why risk it?"

"Even though I am a virgin." She explained. "For health reasons, I'm on birth control."

"Well the next blood moon isn't for few months." He replied. "We'll have until then before we start procreating. You know what? I think I have the hang of your language."

"Procreating?" She asked stunned. "A few month? But I'm only eighteen. I'm not ready to be a mother. I have dreams, I mean eventually I'll have to return to the surface world."

"Holly." He began. "You can never return to the surface the world. You know of my existence. I can't let mankind know about me. Hell, mankind can't know about the Cacaelians. Beside, why would you want to return? I thought you loved me. Don't you want to be with me?"

"Yes." she replied. "But this is moving way to fast. I guess I thought I could return, and then visit you often."

"Holly." He started explained. "If you returned to the surface world, you could never come back. I would have to erase your memory, and I refuse to do that."

"Why would you have to erase my memory?" She asked. "Why couldn't I come back?"

"Because mankind cannot know about the undersea world." He explained. "If humans find out about it, they will destroy it. If you try to comeback, then they will know the truth. Even if you tried to keep it a secret, just your trying to find a way to return here with lead other humans to my kingdom. Human's are evil and destructive. I swore an oath to protect my kingdom. I can't let man bring about it's destruction."

"But I'm human!" She cried. "And so were all of my family members her were murdered by so called innocent sea dwellers!"

"Holly!" He tried to explain. "You know that's not what I meant."

"Then what did you mean?" She asked.

"For hundreds of years mankind has brought destruction upon the oceans." He explained. "I know you are not one of them. And I know your family wasn't either. But you know just as much as I do, that sea creatures have been slaughtered by man since man first began to stop fearing the sea. Think of the whales you met today. What if a ship full of whalers spotted them? I'm sorry Holly, I just can't take that risk. You can never leave. But I promise, I will always take care of you. I will always love you. Holly, I want you to be my wife, and my queen. I promise, I will make you very happy."

She felt numb not knowing what to do. Tears began to stream down her face. There was truth in what he said. But it never dawned on her that her life above the surface was no more. She was scared, and started to hyperventilate. A look of concern soon flashed in Damor's eyes.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"Yes." She replied as she tried to catch her breath. "I just-I just need some air."

"We'll go outside." He told her.

"Please."she told him. "I just need to be alone right now."

"All right." He said. "Just be careful. The Cacaelians have no idea where we are located. But I'm sure they will try to reclaim you. So if you feel you are in danger, immediately call for my help."

"Okay." She Replied with a casual smile. She soon made her way outside, and sat down at the shoreline. Holly closed her eyes, as she took in the sounds and the aroma of the sea air. She could feel, and smell the ocean as the wave kept crashing into her body.

With everything that had happened in the last few days, she realized that she had been allowing herself to live in a fairytale. It was easier to play princess, and pretend to be part of an underwater kingdom, than to deal with tragic reality. The fact that a handsome merman rescued her only added to the fairytale.

She had planned on going to college, and studying Marine biology. But she had also planned to have her father play with his grandchildren one day. That was a dream that was forcefully taken from her, did she have to give up all of her dreams? Then again, she would probably learn a lot more about the oceans just living with him, as opposed to studying it in college. In reality, her location now was actually her final goal.

Holly sighed as she thought about the entire situation. She knew he was right about why he couldn't let her go, she just hadn't thought about it until he said it. The alternative was to have her memory erased. But she loved him, and he was one thing she would never want to forget. Besides everyone she loved was gone, there was no one left.

Don't be so sure of that! she heard a man's voice echo inside her head. She became terrified as she recognized it. It was the octoman that killed James, and tried to abduct her that night.

Holly began to panic, as she was about to call out to Damor for help. But at that moment a wave hit her hand, and it felt as though a ring was brought right to her hand. As she quickly grabbed it, she opened her eyes and looked at it. Her eyes widened as she immediately recognized it.

It was the seven carat, blue diamond platinum, ring that her father had given Alicia when he proposed to her. She remembered that her father had asked her to help him pick it out. He said he wanted her to be a part of it, since they were his two favorite girls.

She even remembered her father laughing, and playfully rolling his eyes pretending to be shocked that she picked out the most expensive one in the store. But he smiled at her, because he knew that meant she thought that Alicia deserved the best. She then remembered hugging her father, and telling him that Alicia already had the best. Sure it was something corny for a thirteen year old to say, but she did mean it.

Where did you get this? She asked him through her thoughts.

Why from your stepmother of course. His voice relied.

You're sick! She cried. You killed her, and then ripped her ring off her dead body?

Killed her? The voice asked. Didn't the merman tell you? She's very much alive, and being well taken care of, just as we had planned on taking care of you.

You're lying! She cried.

My dear. He began. My brother and I are the last of our kind. We need to procreate. My brother chose Alicia to be his mate, as I had chosen you to be mine. But the merman stole you from me. Tell me, does he seem eager to breed you as well? He too is the last of his kind. If and when we breed Alicia, he too will need to have offspring of his own. It is the only way he will be able to survive. No my dear, Alicia isn't dead. The dark haired kitten was much too beautiful to ever harm, just like you. It would have been a terrible waste. But if you don't believe me, ask him yourself. I'm sure you know by now, that he can never lie to you. Oh, and if I were you I wouldn't tell him about the ring. He will take it away from you. Bye for now pretty one, we'll talk soon.

Holly was stunned, and couldn't believe what she just heard. Tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Oh God?" She cried. "Is that true? If it is, how could he betray me like that?'

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"You see brother." Said Algar with a wicked laugh. "Everything is happening just as I said it would. The magical charm that I placed on the ring has lead it right to her. You were even able to communicate with her. I had a feeling that she had her own sentimental attachment to it. Otherwise it wouldn't have worked."

"And soon the ring will lead us to her?" He asked.

"Precisely." Algar replied with a wicked grin.

"But even if we find his secret dwelling, it'll still be Atlantean territory." Said Kree. "We will still be vulnerable."

"That's why we're going to create a little diversion." Alger replied. "One that will keep the merman quite busy for awhile. For our little plan to work, we'll need the Kraken."