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Prettily, the shell shimmered. She was entranced. It was so smooth under her fingertip. She’d read it was called ‘nacre’ before it was harvested for mother-of-pearl. The name itself made Khaeris smile and made her think of sea spirits, beautiful and mysterious.

But was beauty that had been forged in the dark. In the deep. The power of the ocean sent goosebumps rippling over her skin.

She glanced up and over the waves as her toes pushed farther into the cool, damp sand. Pollux was surfing. Her deep breath pulled in the salty tang of the air, the taste on her tongue now familiar. Now reminding her of him. The slight increase in her heart rate of a moment prior slowed again. Her toes sank deeper...