Free A Siren's Wish by Renee Field

my family down.
    Racing down the hall with Darius, holding the two wooden poles of the stretcher, he practically ran into the woman who had just opened the outer door to the cargo bay.
     
    “Hey! What’s going on here? Oh my god, it’s you. What are you doing here?” asked Jamie, trying to pick herself up off the floor. Standing in front of her was the man who had been haunting her thoughts for hours—Seth Cutter. Just as she tried to put the scene into perspective, she heard the words flash inside her head, again.
    Bring her. She’s important to us.
    Jamie didn’t know what to say or do, because she damn well knew that the two Greek gods holding the stretcher with the dolphin definitely did not say what she thought someone said. Realizing her legs felt like rubber she leaned against the door, causing it to open once again.
    “I will not!” said Seth, coming to a complete halt.
    Don’t argue with me. Please, Seth. I sense she’s special.
    “Bring me where?” asked Jamie, struggling to get her breath. The intensity of all of the emotions in the enclosed corridor made her feel like she was suffocating and her head felt dizzy. Damn, damn and double damn I am not going to get any work done on my thesis tonight after all. That was her last coherent thought as she gave in to the blackout.
     
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Chapter Three
     
     
    Why can’t things go according to plan just once? He picked up the woman who had fainted at the entrance. No easy task, considering he had to hold the stretcher with one hand and swing the woman over his shoulder with the other.
    Her long black curly hair blew into his face and the smell of lavender enthralled all of his senses. She had long, creamy legs that looked like they had never been kissed by the sun and a solid firm ass, plus an enchanting face. And in the few minutes before she had fainted, he had caught a glimpse of those sea-green eyes that had captivated him so much in the afternoon. Eyes that had sparkled with intelligence, fear and awe.
    Seth took a moment to look at his brother. He was panting from carrying the weight of the dolphin, which surprised him. His twin was his equal in strength and power. Seth attempted to take more of the strain off Darius’ end and onto his own shoulders.
    Will the two of you stop talking. I need to get into the sea, whined Mercka. And Darius, you are a true delight to my very tired eyes.
    Seth knew Darius couldn’t hear Mercka, so he didn’t say anything. It wasn’t a conversation he wanted to have at the moment.
    While Darius’ boat was fairly large, it didn’t have enough space for a small holding tank. Instead, they had filled as many buckets as they could haul with sea water.
    “I’ll put her in the cabin, out of the way. You start sponging down Mercka,” commanded Seth.
    He remembered to duck his head going down the mahogany steps to the inside cabin, which meant shifting the woman from over his shoulder into his arms. Again, her fresh womanly scent combined with lavender washed through his senses. He forced himself to turn his thoughts to his sister, who was currently fighting the sedation, saying it made her stomach feel sick even while in dolphin form. She was obviously in distress as the pull of the sea tried to claim all of her.
    It seems this is my week for family reunions. After a decade of silence on both their parts, Seth had finally braved his brother’s wrath and asked to meet with him. And now his youngest sibling had reappeared into his life. When he had left Mercka had been a freshling, a mere babe. Now however, he wondered what she would look like in her true form.
    As the engine came to life, he realized he was still holding the bewitching woman. Cradling her in his arms he was about to drop her into the large double bed when her eyelids fluttered as if she might awaken.
    Knowing she would only get in the way, he gently placed his hand on her forehead and whispered the word “sleep” in the tongue of the