Ariel Slick writes original fiction including short stories, novels, and memoirs to spread the joy of imagination and creativity. She also helps clients achieve their fiction writing goals with her ghostwriting skills on Upwork.com and Guru.com. 

Rory the merman wants just one thing in this life: to become a good king and lead his tribe of mer-people who live in the ocean, but when a mysterious illness strikes and mermaids start dying, he begins to investigate why, and who is behind it. 

When he discovers that it is humans who are dumping toxic waste into the water, he is spurred by tragedy to go ashore and speak with the human king himself. When he makes a deal with the evil Sea Warlock, he receives a magic spell to turn him human for seven days.

There’s just one catch: he must kill a human. That will be pretty difficult to do considering he just fell in love with the king’s daughter...


The King and His Sea

Katherine was bone-tired. After scrubbing Rani's ball gowns, washing all the windows, polishing the furniture, changing the fireplaces, and sewing patches in Rani's clothes, she felt ready to collapse on her bed. She was a bit grumpy from Harry's antics earlier, and still had not quite forgiven him yet. 


"This came for you tonight, love," Katherine's mother said as she handed her a simple letter. 


Katherine's heart started to beat a little faster. "Thank you, mother," she said, taking it. She told herself to quiet down. It was probably just a note from Rani, telling her some important task or other for tomorrow. Or from the servant-master with a long-winded explanation of how she could do a deal better cleaning the sheets with the lavender water instead of lemon. 


But she took the stairs a bit faster and locked the door to her room, which she almost never did. She told her fingers to stop shaking. 


Chapter 44