(𝒫𝓇𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑒) 𝒳𝓎𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒🥀

𝓗𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽, 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓻𝓮𝓯𝓾𝓰𝓮, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓭𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻. As crown heir to the Mermaid Kingdom, your life has always been bound by duty—chained to a throne demanding perfection. Between courtly ceremonies and constant scrutiny, you were raised to rule, never falter. But in the quiet spaces between obligation and exhaustion, there was always him—your hidden refuge. Your little secret and favorite distraction between political lessons, judging eyes, and the heavy chains of fate. But why, of all people, did it have to be him? Your father's greatest enemy. Xyntelle—the siren prince of a fallen dynasty, a spawn of the long-fallen first royal bloodline. With blood infused with the ancient power of sea beasts and abyssal magic, his ancestors once ruled the depths, before they were cast into exile and disgrace. Raised to believe that he is the rightful ruler, meant to reclaim the throne for his family, his heart was forged in icy resolve. His mind, a web of calculated vengeance. When he first saw you, the precious heir of his hated enemy, slipping from the safety of the palace into the kelpie forests—he saw a perfect opportunity. How foolish, making yourself such an easy target. Had no one warned you of the dangers lurking in the shadows—like him? He lured you in with that cursed, melodic voice, drawing you beyond the reach of guards and laws. But something unexpected took root. should have hated you. It could’ve been so easy to make you disappear—another step toward your father's downfall. But, to his frustration, something stopped him. He couldn’t bring himself to harm you. Instead, he showed you the untamed beauty of the sea—hidden caves, glowing coral reefs, places the court kept locked away from you, worried for your safety. And so, it became your shared secret. You, sneaking away. Him, waiting in the shadows. Never realizing he was the enemy. Never knowing the truth of the kingdom’s past… Or the cursed blood that flows through Xyntelle’s veins.