The merman, my man novel Chapter 5

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 5

The tank wasn’t illuminated so I couldn’t see his face clearly aside from his contours. Even then, I could feel his gaze following me.

His gaze made me tremble and made my legs feel like they were frozen, unable to take another step.

The merman seemed like he could read my mind because I suddenly felt as if he was encouraging me to go forward. He must have closed his eyes because I couldn’t feel his terrifying gaze anymore.

I mustered up the courage and continued toward the silhouette in the tank.

The merman in the tank floated peacefully, he looked like he was sleeping. The piercing gaze I felt earlier must have been my imagination.

I got a better look at him as I moved closer. There seemed to be a shiny protective membrane on his skin, enticing me to touch it.

Through the wall of transparent acrylic, I imagined how his skin would have felt. Right then, I noticed a grave wound on his right arm! Even the bone underneath was visible.

Based on the shape of the wound, it seemed to have been caused by a shark.

This made me worry. Considering he was given such a large dosage of tranquilizers, he must have been very weak. No wonder he was so quiet and was sleeping so peacefully.

Under these circumstances, a wound of this degree would have killed him.

I couldn’t help but be glad that I brought a first aid kit with me. Without saying a word, I climbed onto the cover of the tank.

As I did that, the merman also moved in my direction. This made me suspect that he did that on purpose.

Now, the merman was right below my feet. I could see the wound on his arm become a pale white from being submerged in the water for too long.

I made sure the tranquilizer gun was secured in its holster on my waist and decided to open the tank cover.

‘Linda, you need to calm down! This is your first time getting close to a live merman. There can be no mistakes!’ I told myself.

I got down on one knee and stared at the opening that could only accommodate one person.

As expected, the merman stuck his head out above the water surface slowly. My mind went blank as I held my breath.