Luminescent Love; Calla - Àwọn ẹranko abẹ́ ilẹ̀, #1

A Mermaid of a Tale...

Princess Calla was slated to be queen after the sudden, suspicious death of her mother, the beloved First Queen Nzinga of the North Western Seas.

But Calla never wanted the crown. She was perfectly prepared to abdicate her throne to her younger sister, Bexely, and live a life of freedom. But her plans shatter when she uncovers a devastating truth: her treacherous stepfather, King Oceanus, was the mastermind behind her mother's death. When her loyal first aide, Kalista, warns her that the rogue king is actively plotting to assassinate both Calla and her sister to consolidate his power, Calla is forced into a desperate gamble. To survive, she must slip between the divide and flee to the mortal world—the one place she and her people have been strictly forbidden from entering for centuries. 

She expected to find a strange, hostile land. She didn't expect to crash straight into Oren...

Oren is just trying to clear his head near the lake cove when a breathtaking, frantic woman smashes directly into him, sending them both toppling to the ground. For Ren, it is instant, magnetic love at first sight. But before he can even ask her name, she gives him a clearly fake alias and sprints off into the trees.

Ren is convinced it's his destiny to find the mysterious runaway. But once he tracks her down and uncovers the truth of what she is, Calla presents him with an ultimatum. If he accepts her proposition and helps her reclaim her stolen kingdom, it won't just change his life—it will rewrite his entire existence, binding a mortal man to the dangerous magic of the deep blue sea.

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