Chapter 240

"Elara isn't an excellent genetic product. I thought that I could create the perfect child by combining our genes, but it seems we are not that compatible!" When Elara's parents argued, she reached out to tug at the shirt of her "father", only for him to pull away. Elara had been placed in a house next to the lighthouse. Her parents planned to send her away when the cargo ship carrying supplies arrived. She peered out of the tiny window and spaced out with the sounds of waves crashing in the background. Soon, she heard a melodious singing. She hopped off the bed like a spell had been cast on her. She pushed the door open and left her room. The crisp and salty sea breeze swept across the island. Elara had forgotten her parents' orders not to get any closer to that cold building. There, she once again saw that merman. His eyes were tightly shut. He was lying in his golden cage. The ocean was not far away, but his body remained unnaturally dry. His scales curled slightly at the