Katriona’s POV
“Thanks for the ride hot stuff," I purred.

The man who had just driven me here all the way from a California airport gave me a dumbstruck grin. He savored my words as if they were the sweetest of honey. I often used my charms on these human men to get what I needed. It felt bad using them for my own devices; knowing perfectly well the effect I had on them, but what was I to do? I had a mission to complete, and my simple requests never harmed them in any way.

Before he could even express his disappointment for my departure, I was gone. As I ran into the shelter of the forest, I was glad to be able to move at my own speed again. I didn’t know where I was headed, but I wanted to find somewhere to wash up. The leaves and the underbrush flew past me in a thick, green, blur while I ran between the trees.

I don’t know how long I was running for, but I soon decided that my search was hopeless. There weren’t any streams near here. Well, might as well get on with my mission.

I headed to the entrance of the forest, and peeked out of the trees to take in my surroundings. Am I on a cliff?

Sure enough, I was. Though, I didn’t remember running up any hills in the forest, I was only a short distance above sea level. I walked to the edge, and looked down below. The gray waves of the ocean slammed with a soft, beautiful sound against the rocks below my feet. Finally, somewhere to bathe after all.

Checking my surroundings, I turned around to make sure no one was watching. Then I stripped off my clothes, and threw them into the blowing wind. I watched as they fluttered through the breeze until they landed not too far away on the beach below. It was as if the wind knew exactly what I'd wished for.

I looked around one last time, before throwing myself into the wind. My hair blew back with the rush of air around me as I dove into the cold water below. In only a few seconds my whole body was surrounded by the dark water. I opened my eyes, and looked around me. Nothing, but the blue gray abyss surrounded me.