AUTHOR NOTE: This story is now out of print. Portions of this story will appear in FALLING SLOWLY: ADAM'S STORY (Broken Fins, 1.5) coming 2014. In a compound made of ice, teen merman, Adam, lives with his abusive father. After the death of his beloved mother, Adam seeks solace in the outside world. He chances upon Grace: a human girl with a beautiful singing voice. As he falls in love with Grace, his controlling father wants him home, and during the struggle for freedom, Adam makes a terrible mistake that costs Grace her happiness. Now he must do everything he can to restore the joy he has stolen ... or he risks losing Grace forever.