The Merman, My Man novel Chapter 66

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 66

I held onto one of the sailor’s legs and dragged him under the eaves. That way, he would be further away from the gunfire.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of someone wailing, “ Miss Linda! Please help me! I’m having a heart attack! I feel like I’m about to die…“

I recognized that voice to be Henry’s. I hurriedly looked for his figure among the group of sailors.

I found him curled up with a painful expression on his face.

“Wait for me! “ I got to him immediately and dragged him under the eaves the same way I dragged the other sailor. I intended to do CPR on him, but the moment I pressed my hands onto his chest, a cold and metallic gun barrel was placed below my chin.

Henry’s face, which was originally twisted in pain and agony, was now malicious as if his behavior of being in pain earlier was all an act.

I was dumbfounded. Henry’s hands were not tied. He had been disguising himself all along because he was a spy for the pirates.

‘What is going on?’

‘Henry was the sailor who had followed me and Gary since we first left the mainland to do research. How could he be a pirate?’

‘Unless… these pirates had their eye on us since the very beginning of our voyage. And now they have decided to make their move.’

”Henry, what are you doing? ! ”

Just then, the standoff between Dicken and Henry was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot from an unknown assailant on deck. The bullet had hit something in front of Dicken, so he instinctively bent his body into an attacking stance.

Henry was so shocked by the sound that the gun in his hand just slipped out from his grip.

‘Thank God for that!’

I immediately lifted my elbow and swung it back into his stomach as hard as I could before running forward.

But Henry was a man, and he had the advantage of physical strength. He reacted almost immediately and held onto my waist, pushing me face-down onto the floor.

I thrashed and struggled against him for a while until suddenly, he raised his wrist, and I saw a silver flash appear. I felt something embedding itself in my abdomen. Suddenly, sharp pain overtook my senses, and red blood started seeping out of my abdomen.