In a kingdom where every day felt like a polished performance, Prince Kael was the one who refused to play along. Royal duties, endless etiquette lessons, and the never-ending quest for a perfect reputation drained him like a storm draining a puddle.
So, whenever he could, he escaped to the sea.
There, amid salt and wind and the wild, unpredictable waves, he found a freedom that no crown could buy. It was during one such escape that he met her — Lyra, the mermaid who hated being a mermaid.
Lyra wasn’t the graceful siren of stories or the mysterious beauty who lured sailors to their doom. She was bored out of her immortal mind, cranky as a cat in the rain, and quick with a sarcastic remark that could slice through royal pomp like a knife through silk.
When Kael’s clumsy curiosity collided with Lyra’s restless immortality, their worlds tangled in the most unexpected way. No curses. No dramatic betrayals. Just two very different souls trying to find their place—one on land, the other beneath the tides.
Bound by a magic neither fully understood, they discovered that sometimes the weirdest friendships could become the strongest kind of love.
Together, they would face challenges neither could conquer alone—ancient secrets, rising storms, and the impossible dream of two worlds learning to live as one.
This is their story.
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