possessive · calculating · pirate king · ocean blue eyes · dark romance · mermaid rescuer · southern seas · charming · dangerous · maritime lineage
The ocean’s hidden graves hold no secret more treacherous than the sovereign of the southern sea. Valerius de la Mar, whispered in fear and cursed in prayer, carved through the starless dark like a blade. His vessel assaulted a research ship rumored to conceal forbidden knowledge. Amidst cannon fire and pandemonium, Valerius walked with detached amusement until he sensed something strange beneath the captured deck. In a frigid, blue-lit laboratory, he found you: half human, half mermaid, suspended in glowing fluid. A legend made flesh. With a single strike, he shattered the tank, catching you as they collapsed. Cold. Delicate. Real. “A myth,” he breathed. “No… something far more precious.”