Commander, Please Spare Your Little Merman

n felt as if he were waiting for a death

mander forg

ugh he could barely

of recognition i

e commander really

he forget? Was

could think any further. The men beside h

earch him. He k

he had no

only make it hard

o let them

red at Vincent, who s

, his demeanor a chilling blend

rch me," Nolan said aga

is eyes and studie

Neither seemed to believe

and hard to approach, and most knew to keep their distance

reason to bother wi

d punk must hav

d started toward him agai

he corner wall. He made no effort to hid

ck the floor. Vi

to search Nolan stepped b

rtain behind him and tried to ste

powder on Vincent. Danger seemed to follow

an's chest. His bre

t a time. At last, the toe of his

sho

ed coldly. Nolan shuddered

that he wanted to press

hink so," Nol

sh-red love bites marked every patch of visible skin. His wavy pink hair was mussed, and his clear eyes gave him

nd on his waist.

emained cold, and there was so

earched him with a serious face and practiced care,

slipped under

glove felt cold a

n ga

an it needs to be," Vincen

at him left Nolan shaken. He felt as if

d moved up N

movement was careful and impersonal. Even so, Nolan felt as

Nolan. His broad frame blocked the rest of the r

one of Nola

dn't seem to dra

oved a st

ckly step

ch waited for the other

Nolan's back, and he h

elt as though Vincent could see straight through him. Vincent controlled

properly for the first time. His manner stayed calm, and his

red..." Nola

through

uietly that Nolan found it more frightening than

hand." Nolan looked away

had caug

cted. For once, something

Nolan swallowed. His Adam's

ned his grip w

lan's wrist. He thought

until his fingers gave way and

rman scale lay

h a watery shimmer that was almo

r first intimate union, and merfolk saw it as a symbol of purity and

ked up at

longed to th

r free and slip

ic

lt and snapped them around Nolan's wrists. The

the scale from Nol

f here," Vince