The Bad Boy And The Mermaid novel Chapter 29

Hunter

I pinned her with an incredulous stare. Blue did not just ask me to marry her!

I cupped her face in both of my hands, “Do you realize what you’re asking me?”

She nodded earnestly, “Yes. I would love to marry you if you wish to marry me, that is.”

I chuckled, “If you’re making this decision just because you think my life is in danger, then please don’t. I’m not sure if I’m even marriage material. I would hate to disappoint you.”

“You wouldn’t be disappointing me.” She said. “Please understand that it’s the only way that my family cannot force me to go back to my world. If I take you as my husband, it would be a sin, I can’t deny it. Humans and merfolk are not allowed to get into the union of marriage but it would be even more sinful if they tried to separate me from a man that I’ve already considered as a soulmate.”

My heart felt fuzzy. “Is it true?” I asked.

“About what I said? Of course it is.”

“That you think I’m your soulmate?”

“I do, if I didn’t I wouldn’t ask you to marry me.” She said truthfully.

I loved the way she looked at me, like I was her entire universe. Did Blue want to marry me because of her infatuation of the human world? I couldn’t help but wonder if that was one of the contributing factors. She loved me, I had no doubt about it, but I didn’t know if marrying me was something she’d said on a whim.

“Hunter…” She looked hopeful and I realized she was still waiting for me to answer.

“I love you, and I’ve never said that to any woman before. I swear to you.” I said.

Blue waited patiently for me to continue.

“But I don’t know if marrying me would be a good decision on your part.” I whispered, making sure to keep my tone low so only she could hear me. “You’re pure and innocent and so out of my league, sweetheart, you don’t even know.”

Her face fell, “Is it possible that you don’t feel the same way about me? Maybe you would rather have a human as your wife.”

“You’re misunderstanding.” I pointed out. “It’s not that I don’t want to marry you, Blue, it’s just that…I don’t want to spoil your life or keep you from going to your world by binding you in marriage. This implies if you were a human too. I’m bad…I’ve done horrible things in my past and I don’t deserve you.”

Her lower lip quickened, she recovered quickly and she was furious, “You want to risk your life? You would rather die than marry me!”

“Again, you misunderstand, sweetheart—”

“Don’t call me that! Don’t talk to me!” She yelled.

“Guys…” Adrian sat up from the sofa bed. “Would you please shut up so I can sleep?”

“Go to bed, Adrian. This is a dream.” I told him.

“Is it?” He said in a sleepish voice before falling back onto the pillows and snoring.

Blue drifted away from me, turning her face to the other side, her back was facing my front. I touched her arm but she brushed it away. This was the first time that Blue was angry with me. I missed the warmth of her body against mine. I brushed her aqua hair away and kissed the nape of her neck and trailed kisses down her bare back, she arched under the onslaught of my lips. I heard her sigh.

Feeling a little daring, I slipped my hand towards her waist and caught her breast in my palm. I’d never seen them clearly, and I had always dreamed of seeing Blue fully naked and worshiping that beautiful body. She turned to face me again and attacked my lips in a frenzied kiss, the type that didn’t know any limits. Kiss. Lick. Bite.

She'd heard my thoughts.

She was literally fucking my mouth with her tongue and I wasn’t complaining.I came up for air and whispered, “Adrian will see…”

She looked past me in the dark, “he’s asleep. I can feel it.”

I laughed softly, “I don’t know how I feel about you feeling other men.”

“He’s my kind.” She admitted, and then touched my lips which I kissed, “If you marry me, I promise you that I’ll make you happy. I’ll be the best wife in this world.”

"I wouldn't dare deny that."

I had to laugh again because I couldn’t help it. Who could have imagined a woman would ever propose to a man? Certainly not an ordinary one, but a mermaid would.

“It will most certainly be an honor to marry you, Blue. You’re the woman of my dreams.”

“Am I really?” A blush crept on her cheeks.

“You are. All you need to do is read my thoughts, but you need to know a few things before you’re completely sure about your decision.”

“I know your past.”

“I’m not talking about my past, I’m talking about what you need to expect in the future.”

“I’m listening.”

“I’m not wealthy, I’m sure you are already aware of that. What I have or what I used to own outside of this apartment belongs to my father. I work in my family restaurant and I’m paid an average salary like most people who work in restaurants. I have some amount saved up.” I swallowed. “What I’m trying to say Blue is that, I can’t give you the best life right now. I study and I work, I’m still trying to figure out my life. A lot of times; it's hard. Do you think you could manage to be with someone like me?”