Deeper Than the Ocean PP 1 Read Online Free Page B
Author: Dee Carney
stupid thing had a bit of condensation in the corner. A quick swipe with her fingertip made the screen blurry, but readable. By the time she looked up, she was right on something protruding from the water.
Di tried to swerve before they made contact, but if she moved too quickly, she'd end up with a capsized boat for her troubles. She moved way too slowly to avoid it and the fiberglass of the boat screamed as the rock jutting out of the water sliced through its hull.
Where the hell had it come from? Damn it, damn it, damn it. She worked fast, throttling down until the boat drifted to idling speed.
Why hadn't she used the spotlight the entire way in? Of course she knew why. It would run down the battery and that was yet another tragedy for today that she didn't need. Then again, the night was as black as pitch. If only the stupid running lights lit the way in and didn't just alert other boaters to her presence.
Her heart sank as she grabbed the light mounted next to the control panel and inspected the side. A tear big enough to put both arms in stretched from the back end of the boat to where she stood. And worse, waves crashed against the side, some of the water entering the original puncture point.
God damn it! It wouldn't be long before she started to sink.
This was now officially the worst day of her life.
* * * *
He was going to find a way to keep track of her. Before he left the area, Danyl memorized the markings on her boat because he would find her again.
Aphrodite . She could be called nothing less. Gods, she even looked like the deity.
Long, curly hair tangled in locks that swept down her back. One look into her tantalizing green eyes or upon the generous curves of her body made his stomach clench and mouth go dry. He fought against every urge to kiss full lips that couldn't have been made for anything else. Except when he thought like that, the appendage between his legs grew hard and lengthened of its own accord.
On second thought, whoever heard of that kind of reaction? It was like he had zero control over the thing whatsoever.
Gross.
When she'd awoken next to him, something soothing warmed through him. He'd been relieved to find her better, no doubt, but the way she looked upon him strengthened the beat of his heart. For a little while, he'd forgotten that he lay beside a human. The world of merfolk became a distant memory. The curiosity behind her stare brought him back to the present and the importance of a task he kept conveniently placing to the side.
A loud vibrating roar echoed through the water and he looked up in time to see the boat moving away. His pulse quickened, but he supposed her leaving was for the best for now. She kept becoming a distraction and he needed to find the key.
He descended and located the coral slate hidden between rushes along a stone ledge.
A whispered word activated it and the glow pulsed to life. It still showed that the key was somewhere close by. Why then couldn't he find it?
The noise in the background drifted away and he made a mental note of its direction, but kept his attention on the glow … that soon began to move, too.
Danyl looked up, and searched frantically for the lights on Di's boat. It was the only thing moving out here. Holding the slate up to the lights in the background confirmed it.
The pulsing glow moved away from him and toward the beautiful human.
She had the key on the boat. Maybe she knew it was there, or maybe she didn't, but she had it .
He released a litany of swearing and pushed off, his sight never leaving his new target.
Chapter Four
Did it get any worse? Really?
She'd almost drowned, battled a minor case of hypothermia and was now sinking in the middle of the ocean with nothing but darkness surrounding her. If days got any worse than this, please God, please never let her encounter one. She didn't know how much more her frazzled nerves could take.
One would think she would know how to get out of these types of messes, except
Di tried to swerve before they made contact, but if she moved too quickly, she'd end up with a capsized boat for her troubles. She moved way too slowly to avoid it and the fiberglass of the boat screamed as the rock jutting out of the water sliced through its hull.
Where the hell had it come from? Damn it, damn it, damn it. She worked fast, throttling down until the boat drifted to idling speed.
Why hadn't she used the spotlight the entire way in? Of course she knew why. It would run down the battery and that was yet another tragedy for today that she didn't need. Then again, the night was as black as pitch. If only the stupid running lights lit the way in and didn't just alert other boaters to her presence.
Her heart sank as she grabbed the light mounted next to the control panel and inspected the side. A tear big enough to put both arms in stretched from the back end of the boat to where she stood. And worse, waves crashed against the side, some of the water entering the original puncture point.
God damn it! It wouldn't be long before she started to sink.
This was now officially the worst day of her life.
* * * *
He was going to find a way to keep track of her. Before he left the area, Danyl memorized the markings on her boat because he would find her again.
Aphrodite . She could be called nothing less. Gods, she even looked like the deity.
Long, curly hair tangled in locks that swept down her back. One look into her tantalizing green eyes or upon the generous curves of her body made his stomach clench and mouth go dry. He fought against every urge to kiss full lips that couldn't have been made for anything else. Except when he thought like that, the appendage between his legs grew hard and lengthened of its own accord.
On second thought, whoever heard of that kind of reaction? It was like he had zero control over the thing whatsoever.
Gross.
When she'd awoken next to him, something soothing warmed through him. He'd been relieved to find her better, no doubt, but the way she looked upon him strengthened the beat of his heart. For a little while, he'd forgotten that he lay beside a human. The world of merfolk became a distant memory. The curiosity behind her stare brought him back to the present and the importance of a task he kept conveniently placing to the side.
A loud vibrating roar echoed through the water and he looked up in time to see the boat moving away. His pulse quickened, but he supposed her leaving was for the best for now. She kept becoming a distraction and he needed to find the key.
He descended and located the coral slate hidden between rushes along a stone ledge.
A whispered word activated it and the glow pulsed to life. It still showed that the key was somewhere close by. Why then couldn't he find it?
The noise in the background drifted away and he made a mental note of its direction, but kept his attention on the glow … that soon began to move, too.
Danyl looked up, and searched frantically for the lights on Di's boat. It was the only thing moving out here. Holding the slate up to the lights in the background confirmed it.
The pulsing glow moved away from him and toward the beautiful human.
She had the key on the boat. Maybe she knew it was there, or maybe she didn't, but she had it .
He released a litany of swearing and pushed off, his sight never leaving his new target.
Chapter Four
Did it get any worse? Really?
She'd almost drowned, battled a minor case of hypothermia and was now sinking in the middle of the ocean with nothing but darkness surrounding her. If days got any worse than this, please God, please never let her encounter one. She didn't know how much more her frazzled nerves could take.
One would think she would know how to get out of these types of messes, except
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