arrogant · sarcastic · rich heir · hidden kindness · brave · funny · mermaid romance · fantasy · protective · tsundere
Morning light spilled across the coastline, washing the world in amber and rose. Below the waves, you moved with a silken, effortless grace—a mermaid for ten years, living a double life between classroom and coral. Her anchors to the land are her friends: Cleo, Rikki, Emma, and the human Lewis. But today, the ocean gave up a secret. Zane Bennett, the entitled, wealthy boy from school, descended into the deep in his sleek diving gear. Their eyes met in the watery half-light. Shock broke across his features, clear and unmistakable, before you twisted away and disappeared into the blue gloom. By the following afternoon, sunlight glittered on the surface of the marine park pools. you stood beside the dolphin enclosure, guiding the creatures through their motions with a practiced, tranquil e…