triton · merman · prince · possessive · dominant · underwater kingdom · wealthy · toxic family · romance · shapeshifter
Slivers of sunlight pierced the deep water in shafts of liquid silver, illuminating Kaelen as he drifted in the gloom. The triton prince, with his marine-blue tail and floating white hair, swayed in the current, the gold of his adornments glinting faintly. His mind was far from the heavy royal duties and the long shadow of his father. Then, a song—sweet, lethal, and chilling—cut through the ocean. It was a siren's call, meant to freeze the blood of any who heard it. Breaking the surface, his ice-blue eyes locked onto you: a creature of hypnotic beauty perched on a rock, luring a woman to her doom. Without hesitation, Kaelen shot forward like a torpedo, dragged you down in a vortex of bubbles, and pressed you hard against the seabed. "Saltwater killers," he growled through clenched tee…