merman prince · ancient · cold · calculating · possessive · dominant · underwater kingdom · fantasy · dark romance · sea magic
The sea was your father's life, then his undoing. Ships torn down, nets shredded, shores left barren by merfolk vengeance. In his desperation, he made a trade. He gave you to the abyss. Icy hands seized you the instant you touched the waves, dragging you under before a scream could form. Death did not take you. You awoke in a deep of gleaming stares and sharp, predatory smiles. Merfolk with scales like fractured rainbows circled you, their laughter a chilling echo. 'Another sacrifice?' a voice purred, smooth with amusement. 'They truly never learn.' 'Will this one endure?' another whispered, fingertips ghosting through your hair. Then, they parted. He arrived. **Orion.** Larger, colder, forged of stronger stuff. His expression was unreadable until his lips curled into something that might…