A Baby For Billionaire Knox

THEME: The Diary

Then she felt someone shaking her up. “Eretia!” And she screamed in fear.

Knox Martins hugged her tightly. “Calm down.. it is me.. knox.”

Knox? He was holding her. Eretia hugged him tightly.

“Knox..” She mumbled.

“Yes, I am right here.” Knox purred in her ears. Eretia relaxed in his embrace. “You were screaming… Is everything okay?” He asked.

Eretia sobbed in his chest as she held on to him. “I don’t.. want to.. go.. back there.” She said shakily.

“Where? No.. don’t worry.. It is just a nightmare. You’ll be fine.” Knox mumbled.

He whispered soothing words to her and soon she drifted into sleep again. Knox watched her for a few minutes before laying her back on the bed. He wondered what sort of nightmare she was having that made her scream that much in an unconscious state.

And Eretia had been out for about eight hours. He didn’t drive her to the hospital to avoid Doctor Brandon’s strange words like last time. Eretia would regain consciousness. He had concluded.

Knox moved out of the room. He was perturbed. He wanted to know the reason why she was always passing out and he was scared at the same time. What if it was a symptom of an illness? An incurable illness? He mused.

Knox Martin’s heart pounded so hard it was like it was going to bust. He should probably call Oliver and ask for his help. He must know something about it. Eretia must be hiding some facts about herself from him. But Knox changed his mind about getting water and he went into Eretia’s room.

Knox searched for her cellphone to call Oliver but he couldn’t find it.

“Where did she drop it?” He mumbled.

His gaze fell on her bed and he saw a book which a part of it was revealing but the rest of it was under the bed. He crouched down and reached for the book. And It turned out to be a diary.

Eretia’s diary! Her name was boldly written on it. Knox was tempted to read it but he dropped it on the bed. A piece of paper dropped to the ground and Knox picked it up to return it into the diary.

His eyes caught the letter in the piece of paper. ‘A wish, Adella, the special one.’ It reads.

Knox sat on her bed and opened the diary to put the piece back. ‘Eretia Jones was buried in the sand.’

Knox flipped through pages in the diary. ‘I love him. Who? Oliver Scott or Knox Martins? I love Knox Martins!’ Knox smiled at the note as he opened the next page.

‘Princess of Merivilla kingdom.’ There was a little mermaid drawing next to it.

Knox Martins was confused as he read the rest of it.

‘My wish as a special mermaid was to become human. It was a dream I had kept alive for years and the sea granted my wish on my eighteenth birthday. And here I am in the human world acting like a human. I was saved by a little boy on the beach named Ryan and his elder brother Oliver decided to help me. He took me in and treated me like a family. The Scott are nice people no doubt about that. I even got a new name, Eretia Jones. And guess what diary?! I am working as a maid to a tough heir. He is a supermodel and topmost in this country. Knox Martins looks like a demi god with his cute nose and handsome face. Isn’t that amusing?! He is cool and that’s why I love Knox Martins! Although he could be tough and stubborn but also nice and sweet!’ It ended on that page and continued on the next.

‘My life as a human is pretty fun! I enjoyed being a human and I wish to be a human forever! Now that I am in love! Knox and I are in love! But it is sad that we can’t be together. We are from separate worlds but how I wish things were different. I want to be a human like Knox so I can be with him forever! But that’s impossible because of Neifion. I have to return it back to the sea and with my family constantly making connections with the Neifion it can’t allow me dwell in this world. I have to leave but what about Knox? How would he feel if he wakes up someday and can’t find me in his home? Would he be sad? I can’t tell. All I know is that I have to take Neifion back even though it pains me to leave Knox Martins. I am sure he would move on if he doesn’t see me after a long time. Forgive me Knox Martins.’

Knox Martins was confused as he read the last few words. ‘Written by: Adella, the special mermaid.’

And then it ended. Knox Martins was shocked and surprised. He could hardly believe what he just read in Eretia’s Diary.

“This can’t be true.” Knox mumbled.

Eretia must be trying to create a fantasy story by using her name. “She can’t be a mermaid.” Knox Martins muttered.

Eretia Jones is a human! The woman he loves is a human and not a mermaid!

Knox exhaled roughly. His legs felt weak as he stood up from the bed. He sat back on the bed with his eyes closed.

“Eretia would definitely explain things to me when she wakes up.” Knox thought within as he gathered himself and walked out of the room.

Knox went back to his room and dropped the diary in a drawer and locked it. He looked at Eretia on the bed who was soundly asleep. He ran his hands over his face, trying to think straight but it was hard for him to maintain his train of thought.

Knox Martins exited the room and stormed out of the house. He needed to clear his head and accept what he just found out in her diary.

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IN THE MERWORLD

THRONE HALL

“Abijam, what do we do about Scylla?” Oceanus asked.

The sea wizard bowed down in respect. “We have to build up a boundary to stop Scylla from coming into the main hall of the sea.” Abijam replied.

“Can’t we just fight him?” Morrissey demanded.

“Scylla can’t be destroyed. And we aren’t strong enough to face the sea monster.” Wanwisa responded.

“But we have the strength to fight Scylla.” Morgan countered.

“Our strength has nothing to do with Scylla.” The sea wizard retorted.

“If we decided to fight the sea monster our blood scents would only strengthen him and that means destruction for us all.” King Oceanus added.

“So how do we defeat Scylla?” Aztec demanded.

“We have to put him back to sleep.” Wanwisa replied.

The king, queen, princes and other officials all exchanged confused glances.

“How?” Azizi asked with a raised eyebrows.

The sea wizard cleared his throat. “A special mermaid.” He said.

And they gasped out in shock. “Abijam, are you saying it is only Adella that can defeat Scylla?” Fairfax asked.

“My prince, do we have another special mermaid in our kingdom?” The sea wizard questioned.

“No.. only Adella.” Fairfax answered.

“Our princess is the only solution to putting Scylla back to sleep.” The sea wizard added.

“But we all know that Adella is far away in the strange world!” Meredydd gritted.

“Can we bring her back?” Murtaph asked.

The sea wizard shook his head slowly. “The sea would bring back it own. The special mermaid has to return back to her place.” Wanwisa answered.

“When exactly is she going to return back to the sea?!” Queen Alana asked impatiently.

“We can’t sit back and watch Scylla destroy our kingdom.” Morogh said.

“Abijam, isn’t there a way to bring Adella back here as soon as possible?” Colbert asked.

“We have been trying to make connection with Neifion so she can feel pressured to return back to the sea.” Oceanus replied.

“Neifion? The water god?” Morogh arched his brows in confusion.

“How did she get that bracelet? Why didn’t it fall off on the day she left the sea?” Fairfax demanded.

“Azizi gave Adella the Neifion bracelet on her birthday. And I have no idea why it didn’t fall off on the day she left the sea.” Queen Alana explained.

“So Neifion is with Adella in that strange world. This is strange.. I mean the bracelet not falling off.” Colbert said loudly.

They all nodded in agreement. “Yes. You are right, Colbert.” Queen Alana said.

“I don’t think she can stay too long in that world with Neifion.” Murtaph said with a concerned tone.

“Yes Neifion belongs to the sea.” Wanwisa agreed.

“So.. what do we do? Sit back and wait for Adella to return?” Morrissey demanded in a harsh tone.

“Yes my prince.” The sea wizard answered with a slight bow.

And everyone present in the throne hall all sighed in frustration as they could hear the roar of Scylla in a far distance.