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“Yes, yes. You help Baby Saviour,” the dolphins ordered in tandem.
“She’s part of the plague on the seas,” Poseidon stated, annoyed.
“No, no. Saviour of Babies,” the humpback whale droned.
“She’s human!” Poseidon growled out.
“She is She!” the argument was thrown back at him.
Finally, he rolled his eyes and returned to Willow. Inwardly debating what to do with her, he turned his head as Mummy approached him.
“The victim?” Mummy rasped.
“Appears so, the blasted woman is the bane of my life. But it seems those I serve like her.”
“Oh? Do tell.”
“The sea life surrounding this boat is demanding I save her. But with those chasing her dead, I don’t think she needs saving now,” Poseidon grumbled.
“Your dislike for the humans dulls even your senses, brother. The human has a bullet wound,” Mummy stated calmly.
Poseidon turned, shocked, and studied Willow again.
“Surely you didn’t miss the scent of blood?” Mummy asked, surprised.
“No. And I saw a trail, but there is no visible cut,” Poseidon denied.
And there wasn’t.
“Move her arms,” Mummy said.
With a swift glance at his brother, Poseidon obeyed and hissed in a breath. Willow had been shot in her gut. How had he missed that?
With a soft growl at Mummy, Poseidon reached down and picked her up. He was surprised at how light Willow was and refused to acknowledge he felt anything when he saw her pallor.
“She’s going to need healing, and human help is not close,” Mummy stated, and Poseidon nearly threw Willow into the sea.
The beady eyes on him stopped him. He may be king of the seas and oceans, but he reported to his subjects, and right now, they were not eyeing him favourably.
“The Coast Guard?”
Mummy snorted. “This far out, brother? By the time they get here, she’ll have bled to death. Sorry, she has to come with us.”
“The hell she is!” Poseidon blurted and sensed Mummy turn a judgemental eye on him.
“From what I’m seeing, you’ve no choice. Your subjects look ready to revolt if you don’t help her.”
“Then we’ll have Mary connect the mirror to a hospital,” Poseidon snapped. He did not want this human on his hands, nor her care. She was everything he hated. No, he would not let her loose on his family—or what remained of it.
“Oh, explain that, mighty one. Out of nowhere, she appears with no idea how she got there. Her last memory would be seeing us and being on board her yacht. Then she can’t explain her sudden arrival. And add to that, they track her boat, discover it empty out here, but with those three close by,” Mummy said with more than a hint of sarcasm.
“They will disappear easily enough,” Poseidon replied.
“Brother, leaving those bodies and ships adrift is the best warning you could give. And when they are found, those who sent the assassins after her will be warned, and they may call off the mission,” Mummy suggested.
“Or maybe they’ll just up their efforts. We should leave her for the humans to handle,” Poseidon insisted.
“And her situation will raise flags and cause concern. Imagine if she suddenly appeared on land—think Poseidon. How would people react? What if her story reaches the Hunters? They look for things like this, and we’d lead them to her. They’d follow her or befriend her until they found you. No, brother, as much as you despise humans, you need to bring her to our home. We’ll get her healed and then return her back here.” He tilted his head at the surrounding sea life. “Could one of those tow her boat to somewhere safe?” Mummy asked.
