CHAPTER 14

"I wasn't lying to you."

Lucy turned to look at the shadow of Carter. She hasn't spoken to him since earlier in the day when he brought up the story of Night Faes. Now under the light of the full moon, she leaned against the rail over looking the dark abyss of the ocean. Carter joined her leaning so close that his forearm brushed against her own.

"Right mythical creature just go around kidnaping an entire ship." She growl sarcastically.

"Basically yes." Carter hurried forward with his explanation before she could interrupt. "Night Faes are nasty creatures. They hoard human to feed off their emotions, their fear manly. Some say the are the dark angel of the sea; with raven wings, black robes, and beautiful voices. A simple song can blind your eyes and forever inundate a soul within a dream. Though many claim they are nightmares. The only deformity they have is one not many see."

"Deformity?"

"Their eyes." Carter turned to look at hers. "They are said to be so manipulative, so dangerous, that god casted them out of heaven turning their eyes inside out so that they will never again behold the beauty with in the world."

"How charming. So how do you plan to save everyone? All they have to do is sing and you're a goner." Carter shrugged and looked away. "No one knows how to defeat them?"

"No one has ever survived."

Lucy laughed, "If no one has ever survived, I wonder where the stories came from?"

Carter starred at her befuddled. "I have never thought of that before. Cunning and beautiful. You are one deadly woman your highness."

"Cunning but never beautiful." Lucy blushed.

Carter turned to face her fully although still leaning against the rail on his left elbow. "The fool who broke your heart should have told you, you were beautiful."

Lucy turned to look at him, imitating his stance. "And how would you know if my heart is broken or not?"

"Simple," he stated leaning closer so that his breath whispered against her lips. "Only a broken heart never sees the beauty of its self worth."

He kissed her. Slowly at first allowing her ample time to pull away, for some unfathomable reason. She didn't want to.

He pulled away smiling before he turned away. Over his shoulder he bid her a good night then disappeared into the darkness.

Lucy exhaled the breath she had been holding. Looking up at the stars she asked, "What am I going to do?"