I'll do anything to return to the sea... even if I have to work with the son of the sea witch.

On land, they call me the Lost Princess. But I'm not lost—I've been living in the underwater kingdom of Caspia, where I belong. At least, until I wash ashore and find I've lost the ability to change back into a mermaid.

Kyan Emrik, the human man who finds me, promises he can help, but I can't trust him. Especially when I learn he's the son of my family's greatest enemy: the sea witch.

My mother gave up her tail, but I'll do anything to get mine back. If I want to return home to Caspia, I'll have to make a deal and cooperate with Kyan.

I didn't count on the way he draws me in like a siren's call, or the way he seems determined to tear down the walls around my heart. It's the one thing I can never let him have, because giving in to that desire would mean betraying everything I love.

His mother almost destroyed mine, and now he might destroy me.

And I might let him.

Dive into this spicy enemies-to-lovers fairy tale reimagining of the Little Mermaid, the first in the Villainous Heirs series. This standalone fantasy romance features explicit content and is suitable for readers 18+.

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NIA
On land, I'm mourned as the Lost Princess. The daughter of the queen, stolen away by the sea. I have been claimed by the waves—that much is true enough. But I am not lost.

It has been five years since I left behind my life on the surface to return to the underwater city of Caspia. In my heart, I've always known the sea is my home, and I've never regretted following its call.

My mother may have given up her tail and abandoned the merpeople—our people—but her destiny was never meant to be mine. I've worked my fins off to find my place here in Caspia, not as a princess, but as a warrior who serves the queen as Captain of the Royal Guard.

KYAN
Each time I return home from the queen's palace in Peremore, I find myself growing more weary. Once a year, I have two weeks to myself, a brief respite from serving in the queen's palace guard. Each year, I use that time to return to my home by the sea and tell my mother that I've once again failed to find a way to help her take revenge on Queen Ryella. She tells me to be patient; our time will come.

I've had hundreds of opportunities to take the queen's life. I could have killed her in so many different ways by now, but that's not the kind of vengeance my mother is after. She doesn't simply want Ryella dead; she wants to destroy her in every way imaginable.

The sea witch is good at being patient. I am not.

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