Chapter 4

Ava's POV "Who are you?" Don yelled after he pulled off the veil and the door flung open immediately "She is your wife" The woman who was waiting in the dressing room exclaimed "Where is Lisa? What have you done to my Lisa?" "Lisa left for another man and the woman sitting here is your wife. You performed the rituals with her and nothing will change that" "Lisa is my wife and she will never leave me, so confess what you did to her?" ''I did nothing'' ''I don't believe any word you say'' He rasped and walked out of the room and the woman followed I placed my hand on my hip side and remembered I forgot my phone in Dyrus's room. I sneaked into his room and searched for my phone since he was not in his room but couldn't find it I slid the drawer out in search of my phone and found a jewelry box in it ''What are you doing?'' I turned back and sighted Dyrus with a golden wand stretched towards me ''Get out'' He rasped ''I came here to...'' ''Are you a spy or are you trying to steal from me?'' ''You had a fling with me in my unconscious state and you are accusing me of theft'' I said. The door flung open and Don appeared at the door with a flushed face ''Your presence disgusts me, I don't want you in my villa, get out!'' Don yelled with squinted eyes I slumped my shoulder and went to the riverbank to get my headache-free. I sighted a man who was about to jump into the river. I pulled his arm and he stopped, he is a warrior in the ocean. ''Your majesty!'' He bowed ''Call me Ava, we are still on land'' I said ''I can't disrespect you, your majesty'' '' I sent an information to migrate from the river to land, why are you here?'' ''Some migrated, I am going to the ocean to save others'' ''Where is Jane?'' ''Princess Jane wants to create a war with the Jinns. It's difficult to find her, she is building a mighty troop for war'' ''Are you with a cellphone?'' ''Yes, your majesty'' He handed the cell phone to me and I dialed Lucas's phone number ''Help me!'' Lucas yelled ''Lucas what happened?'' I questioned ''Ava, is that you?'' Lucas asked in a shaky voice and I heard a chuckle before I replied ''Lucas what happened?'' A masculine voice mimicked and laughed ''We have a lot to discuss, I will be waiting '' The call ended before I could say a word ''No need to panic your majesty, I will gather other warriors to save Lucas'' Max reassured ''I will save Lucas myself, no need to sacrifice the warriors'' ''I know you are a brave leader but you also need to be protected'' ''I don't need protection, I will go myself'' ''I will go with you, your majesty. I was once your shield and will always be'' He said and checked Lucas's location while I followed Lucas's location stopped at the coffee shop, we barged into the crowd of people and halted beside a wall I touched the wall and a door appeared. Max opened the door with a spear pointed towards the darkroom ''Behind me'' He sneaked and I followed. The door shut behind us and we flinched at every sound. ''Welcome, your highness'' The same masculine voice I heard earlier said as a beam of light shone on his face and everywhere became bright. ''Three-eyed monsters'' I and Max gasped, he is well known in the ocean for his curse(his third eye). ''Surrender now or else...'' I ordered and he chuckled ''I was expecting an army but you proved me wrong, you are a caring leader indeed'' He smirked and snapped his fingers as an army of a merman with spears gathered us. ''I am still your leader, drop your weapon '' I ordered but they gnashed as their spear swayed towards me and I was quick to dodge it. I kicked, punched, dodged, and snatched two spears that pierced through their skin. I sighted Lucas's unconscious body dragged away by some merman. I ran to them as a metal pierced through my arm. I groaned in pain as blood gushed out from the injured arm and Max ran towards me. ''Don't move or I shoot'' Lisa pointed a gun at my forehead and pulled the trigger as Max pushed the gun to himself. Max fell lifelessly on the floor and Lisa pocketed her gun immediately. ''Abracadabra'' I turned back and sighted Dyrus chanting as some men fell lifelessly. He continued to chant and I slapped Lisa across the face. ''You killed him '' I yelled as I clutched her collar and she made a confusing look ''I saved you, and we can still save Lucas'' She licked her lips ''Why did you do it?'' ''I can't believe you accused me of murder. You tricked me and got married to my Don, I only want to help'' She cried crocodile tears as Dyrus walked towards her to console her I walked to the room they took Lucas to and discovered it was a lab. Lucas was in a container filled with water and had turned to a merman already I moved closer to the container and a cage landed on me. Dyrus stretched his wand but got interrupted when the three-eyed man appeared. ''You monster! Open this cage right now!'' I ordered and he laughed evilly ''Relax your highness, relax'' He said and turned to Dyrus ''Sacrifice her to become the supreme leader of the Jinns after I'm done'' The three-eyed man continued ''What do you mean?''Dyrus questioned and lowered his golden wand ''Don't listen to him!" I yelled but he paid attention to the three-eyed man's action ''You will understand soon'' The three-eyed man pressed a red button as the cage turned to a container filled with water. My legs webbed to a tail with colorful fins and my fingers got webbed with the wedding gown torn into shreds. ''Ava is the leader of the ocean, you can sacrifice her to be the supreme leader of the Jinns'' The three-eyed monster snapped and the container had an opening at the top. ''No!'' I hit the container and it cracked a little but the pain in my arm did not subside. Men with spears marched in and threw spears into the water from the opening which I dodged quickly. ''Let her go right now'' Dyrus yelled and the three-eyed men continued to laugh as the spears thrown into the water increased I sighted a spear moving towards me from the top with full force and I was pushed to the other side and sighted Dyrus in the water He winced when the spear pierces through him. His skin color began to fade away as his body lost its temperature. He was slowly losing his life as his breath reduced, he shut his eyes and I kissed him on the lips. The kiss will make him recover quickly and he would lose his memory about everything that happened in the lab The container broke after I hit my tail on it and water splashed on the floor as Dyrus's body fell on the floor. ''Your majesty'' Jane appeared with an army of merman and they bowed ''Help Lucas out of the container, we will deal with those criminals later'' I ordered and they obeyed while I wore the robe Jane gave me ''They escaped but we caught Thomas and some of his men. What shall we do to the Jinn Dyrus?'' Jane asked ''Call the physician, Dyrus needs to be treated'' ''I hope it is not what I am thinking '' Jane gave me a confusing look ''Not at all, he will recover soon and his memory will be erased'' I said as I avoid eye contact with Jane "Never mind, he disappeared," Jane said "I forgot.." I said and got interrupted by Jane "The other mermaids have been released," Jane said as they bowed. Young hands hugged my legs "Nice to meet you, your majesty," A young boy said and smiled "Come back here, Sam" A woman whispered and he shakes his head negatively "We are not going back to the ocean but I promise to make you feel at home," I said and they hailed. A bright smile appeared on Sam's face as he followed his mother out of the coffee shop We all marched out of the industry and Max's body was taken away. "Where are we going to?" Jane asked as the other merman ignited the van's engine "We are going to my apartment," I said and turned to the physician who was examining Lucas's body "Is he getting better?" I asked "He would get better after much rest and he needs to visit the ocean for a quick recovery, "The physician said as he removed the stethoscope from Lucas's chest The van stopped and everyone got out except Jane and her troops "We would visit sometime," Jane said and the van drove off Lucas was carried into my apartment and was laid on the bed as I covered him with a blanket and a kiss on his forehead "Get well soon, brother" I whispered and strode to the living room and sighted the merman's sleeping on the floor. The whole apartment was occupied and Sam chewing a pillow in my room while others were sleeping on the floor "Sam, stop chewing the pillow," I said and he stopped immediately as he gnashed at the air "What happened?"I asked and he stopped gnashing "It was a ghost, it wanted to hurt you but it passed through you," Sam said staring at the wall "A ghost?" I furrowed my brows and he nodded "It was there," He said pointing at the wall "It's time to sleep, good night" I snapped and the lights went off as I dozed off I opened my eyes, glanced around the dark room only to find out that I was alone and a dark Jinn appeared gigantic before me "Did you forget we made a deal?"He rasped "I did not forget about it. I got married to Don as you said" "You got married to him but the marriage was not only about the vows. It was also about responsibilities which you failed to do as his wife. Go back to Donald's villa as a wife" "I can't. My pay was to marry him, not to become his wife. I have a family to care for" "I can eliminate your so-called family with a snap. Do what I told you to do and stop being an ingrate" He said as he disappeared and I felt a slight touch on my hand. I opened my eyes and found Sam staring at me "I'm hungry" His stomach grumbled. I strode to the kitchen and sat him on a counter "I want prawns," He said and I opened the freezer for prawns. "What deal did you make with that big thing" Sam whispered as he dipped the prawn into his mouth "What do you mean? How did you see that?" "I want to go to bed" He yawned and walked away I went to Lucas's room and sighted a big handprint on the wall "The dark Jinn was here," I said to myself and covered the wall with a blanket. No one should know about the deal I made and my marriage to a Jinn. I don't want to get rejected from the ocean because I got married to a Jinn. "What if I get banished because of a deal" I waved the evil thoughts away and walked back to my room.