Mermaid assassin. Tribe Healer. May the Queen's blood live forever. Shuli has one mission: hunt down the tribe stealing young mermaids from her Queendom until every last one is extinct. She didn't expect one to have sea-green eyes she can't stop thinking about. Pike believes his tribe is saving those mermaids. And the more time Shuli spends with him, the harder it is to believe he's wrong. But the Queen's courtiers can read her mind, and forbidden thoughts have a price. In her world, distraction doesn't cost you your focus. It costs you your fins. A standalone slow-burn, fade-to-black romantasy inspired by oceanography and folklore, featuring mermaids and cutthroat court politics.