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when I saw that there was a bathtub. I knelt in front of it and twisted both knobs. The flow of water struggled to start at first, but then a thick stream began to fill up the tub. After I was satisfied with that, I headed out into the main room, grabbed up Ariel, and carried her back into the bathroom. Nathan followed behind me quietly watching my every move, but not interfering. I gently lowered the nymph into the water. As soon as her pale skin touched the water, she took a deep breath and released it as her body sank into the tub. Her eyes flew open, startling me, and a tiny smile crept across her face as she fully submerged. The entire scene was kind of creepy to watch. My arms tingled with goosebumps and I rubbed them as I stood. The water nymph seemed pretty content under the water; she was safe. When Ariel winked at me I jumped like a fraidy-cat, turned around, and quickly left. There isn’t anything more for me to do anyway, I thought, for the sole purpose of reassuring myself. That was definitely the reason why I was getting out of there, not because I was freaked out or a big wimp or anything.
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    “What you did for Ariel was pretty amazing...real quick thinking on your part,” Nathan said from across the room. He had just gotten back from making a run to the convenience store. We had both spotted it a few miles back, on our way to the motel. He volunteered to go pick us up some provisions while I stayed back and kept an eye on Ariel; he was currently stocking the mini fridge. It made me think about Ember’s fridge back at the pack house. It was stocked full of nothing but Pepsi. It hadn’t taken me very long to become addicted to it. Nathan’s haul consisted of the tasty drink, plus a few strips of beef jerky to wash it down with. I shoved a full strip of jerky in my mouth. I couldn’t seem to ingest my fill of meat products lately. If it weren’t for the fact that it had been almost two years since I had a lover, I would think I might be pregnant.
    “Is she still in the tub?” Nathan asked.
    “I checked on her a few minutes ago. She’s asleep in there. Her lips are blue again. I am pretty sure that’s a good sign.” I assured him.
    “It is. She should be back to her crazy self in no time.” He chuckled.
    “So you know her then?” I asked, tearing open another jerky wrapper. “You two seemed pretty familiar with each other earlier at the restaurant, before all hell broke loose.”
    He smiled at me and continued to pile a ton of junk food in the fridge. “Yeah, I know her. She is Orea and Ashes daughter. She is a princess.”
    I had met the Queen and King of the Nymphs briefly when Ember and Collin brought me home to the pack house for the first time. They scared the crap out of me to be honest. It was odd to think that it was their daughter in the bathroom floating around, or rather, sunk to the bottom of the tub. My mind wandered over to the plastic bag that Nathan had yet to unpack. Something smelled good in there. I rifled through it until I found the treat that beckoned me. I shoved the hotdog I found at the bottom in my mouth.
    “Are you going to bother chewing that?” He chuckled. “I grabbed a few of those and a couple sandwiches, so you can slow down and enjoy. There’s plenty.”
    I looked down and noticed that I had already picked up another hot dog. For some reason I couldn’t quench the hunger that gnawed at my gut. My eyes closed as thick waves of dizziness shot through my head. My stomach clenched, followed by a sharp pain that sliced my abdomen. I fell over, barely able to catch myself on the table. Suddenly, Nathan was by my side. He had me in his arms and over to the bed before the next wave of pain racked my body.
    “Something’s wrong.” I gasped.
    Liquid fire pooled inside of me. The feeling flowed upwards, scorching my throat like it was about to spew out of my mouth like a volcano. But nothing happened, my mouth and throat were empty, it was just a burning