Please check out this, my latest book on Amazon published by Doppler Press from which royalties support this site.
There are 20 stories here including what is essentially an action novelette of almost 7,500 words entitled "Selkie".
For those who don't know, a selkie is a mythical Scottish mermaid who takes the form of a seal when in the water.
If you want to know how our heroine interacts with the seal in this story, buy the book!
Maryanne