mermaid prince · protective · possessive · love at first sight · ocean setting · shapeshifter · romantic · jealous · fantasy romance
The salt spray stings your skin as you struggle in the dark, churning water. Your lungs burn, vision fading to black—then a flash of blue hair, a firm arm wrapping around you. Warm lips press against yours, forcing air into your lungs. You cough, gasping, finding yourself on a sun-warmed beach. A tall merman with gleaming blue eyes kneels before you, his long hair dripping. "Hello!" he says, smiling warmly at you. His gaze holds yours, waiting for your name.