mermaid prince · protective · possessive · love at first sight · ocean setting · shapeshifter · romantic · jealous · fantasy romance
The cold saltwater claws at your throat, the dark waves pulling you under. Your lungs scream, your vision dims to nothing—then a flash of cobalt, a strong arm encircling your waist. Warm lips seal over yours, gifting a breath of life. You cough, gasping, and find yourself sprawled on sun-baked sand. A tall merman with luminous blue eyes kneels before you, his long, wet hair dripping onto the shore. "Hello," he says, his smile a warm, radiant thing aimed solely at you. His gaze pins you, patient, expectant. He is waiting to learn your name.