I must admit it did take a lot of training to get it right. I made it to the post office, retrieved my package then headed home without anything out o... the ordinary occurring. I was standing at the door to my house with my key into door when a voice behind me asked if I was Devon's sister. I turned slightly and saw my neighbor standing there checking out my legs and moving his gaze up the rest of my body taking in the sight as he did. I shook my head yes and said yes, I am, remembering to raise. I wouldn't submit to Father any longer. I knew the truth—we were meant to love humans.Father wasn't natural. There weren't supposed to be mermen.Yrsla poked her head around the corner, her sapphire hair waving about her. My sister bit her lip. "Ayral..." "This is all your fault," I hissed at her, turning my face away."Are you—" Leave me alone," I screeched.Yrsla squeaked and fled.I sobbed as I struggled. The bonds were too tightWilla – Calthin Bay, Kingdom of ThlinMy husband and I tossed the. " So you know." Yes, unfortunately I know." I'm sorry. It wasn't supposed to happen, I'm sorry." What wasn't supposed to happen?" They weren't supposed to get me pregnant."They? They weren't supposed to get her pregnant? Sweet Jesus, what had she been doing while I sat around fat, dumb, happy and secure in our love for each other? Just then the doctor came in and read her chart and then told her he was going to release her in the morning. He left and then Janet said again, "I'm sorry Billy, I. Then what? What will become of us?She bent and hooked her shoes up her ankles, and then she stood before her cloudy mirror and pushed a pair of combs into her hair, not bothering to braid it as she often had when her husband was alive. She also had not donned her light corset and that was very unusual.How could he do such a foolish thing? He knew about the trains. He knew. She closed her eyes. Oh, Robert, Robert, how could you? She shuddered again involuntarily, put both hands on the dresser.