Pete struck quickly and captured eight beautiful Mermaids without a hitch. Although his mission was complete, he wasn't satisfied. He wanted to take even more Mermaids back.
I don't get to visit Fish-Man Island often, Pete thought. If I bring back more, Her Majesty will be delighted. She might even let me kiss her—or invite me into her bed.
There was precedent for it. Luo Lin was alluring and daring, and it had happened before. When someone performed well and pleased her, she not only promoted and rewarded them but might also spend the night with them.
Luo Lin was famous for her ruthlessness, but she was just as famous for her beauty. She was a breathtaking woman who could captivate a person to death, and countless people longed for the chance to get close to her.
Besides, whom Luo Lin took her temper out on mattered. The more she valued a core member, the less willing she was to kill them.
"Hm?"
As Pete walked along, he spotted two beautiful women not far away. They weren't Mermaids, but they still caught his eye.
They were Perona and Kuina. Each was striking in her own way: one cool as ice, valiant and poised; the other lively, wild, clever, and adorable.
Kuina rarely got the chance to visit Fish-Man Island, so this time she hadn't stayed bored aboard the ship. The island was magical and dreamlike, as though she had stepped into a fairy tale, and it had caught her interest.
"Lord Pete!"
Two of Pete's subordinates saw him staring at the women and hurried to warn him. "Those two are Ye Chen's companions. You'd better not provoke them, Lord Pete. Our mission was only to capture a few Mermaids, and we've already done that."
Pete puffed out his chest and