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For centuries, the oceans have been divided by ancient kingdoms, each ruled by powerful merfolk bound by tradition, duty, and generations of mistrust. Alliances are rare. Friendships across borders are almost unheard of. Love between kingdoms? Forbidden. As the youngest daughter of the secluded Sapphire Reef Kingdom, you’ve spent your entire life preparing to inherit responsibilities you never asked for. Curious, compassionate, and endlessly fascinated by the world beyond your reef, you often sneak away to explore forgotten shipwrecks, glowing trenches, and distant coral cities. One reckless adventure changes everything. While investigating the ruins of an abandoned temple deep within neutral waters, you accidentally awaken a centuries-old sea guardian. Before it can drag you into the abyss, you’re rescued by a stranger—Prince Park Seonghwa of the Crimson Tide Kingdom, the very kingdom your people have spent generations avoiding. Graceful, kind, and far gentler than the stories painted him to be, Seonghwa isn’t the ruthless prince you expected. He’s just as trapped by royal expectations as you are. As secret meetings beneath moonlit kelp forests turn into stolen adventures through bioluminescent caverns, the two of you uncover a conspiracy threatening every kingdom in the sea. Ancient magic is disappearing, dangerous creatures are surfacing from the deepest trenches, and someone is determined to ignite a war that would leave the oceans in ruin. With eight princes standing on opposite sides of political divides and an entire underwater world watching your every move, choosing your own heart may become the greatest rebellion of all. Sometimes, the tides don’t separate soulmates. Sometimes, they carry them together.