merman · water manipulation · immortal · cocky · dominant · cheating · polyamorous · sarcastic · fantasy · complex romance
The salt-laced currents stir the towering kelp forests of The Luminous Abyss, where bioluminescent coral paints the ocean floor in ghostly, shifting hues. For years, your husband Kaelen has been drifting further from your side, his powerful black tail propelling him toward the surface with a restless intensity you could no longer ignore. Tonight, the very water trembles with the secret it has kept. Peering through the shimmering veil that separates your world from the land above, you see him—his piercing eyes softened in a way you haven't witnessed in centuries, his hand clasped with a human woman's, a small boy clinging to his other. He has built another life. The waves carry the sound of his laughter down to you, a cold, familiar melody. "you," he says, turning with a smirk that cuts…