They are born of myth, legend, and lore. Beautiful women beneath the waves, tempting sailors with playful smiles and beckoning gazed as the break the surface. It is nearly every young sailors dream to encounter a mermaid, to see the beauties of the sea. Maybe, just maybe, to catch one too. That is...until their wish comes true. They find themselves face to face with the strange enchanting girl smiling just above the surface with skin like moonlight and lips like rose petals. Just one touch, is all it takes to seal a sailors fate. Beneath the waves is not ethereal beauty. But claws, and fangs, and blades of stone. Revealed in the sea is a mermaids true face and a sailors deadly fate. And Zariel is the deadliest of them all. Daughter of Poseidon and a deep sea mermaid she is dark, powerful, and beautiful by both mermaid standards and especially that of the humans. There is nothing she enjoys more than a hunt, collecting different skulls of different types of humans. Navy men, merchants, fishermen, pirates, and travelers alike. She has them all. Her collection is as admirable as her ferociousness. Only one type of mortal is missing. One skull she has yet to collect. A royal. Royal bones for a royal mermaid. Zariel, princess of the sea, doesn't want just any royal. No. She wants a prince. One who matches her in both ferocity and blood thirst. Zariel was going to get the skull of Rowan Delacroix if it was the last thing she did. Formerly first inline to the throne. A prince turned pirate. A hunter of mermaids. His ship was one she would take pride in wreaking.

This story, which was a Mattheo Riddle fanfiction (character who belongs to @yasmineamaro), is being edited in order to become a dark romantasy Harry Potter retelling. The book will be available in English and French. Now available on Amazon! -> more infos on Instagram and TikTok : @delages_shadowed_quill Blurb : « As the centuries-long war that has torn the magical world apart takes a new turn, young and innocent Aelys finds herself trapped by her father's loyalty to the powerful and feared dark wizard, Darkvis, when he offers her hand in marriage to his heir. Mattheo, molded by his father to be the perfect soldier, loathes the very idea of marrying Aelys. Torn between his desire to please the dark wizard and his hatred for his unexpected bride, he'll be forced to make choices that will form the path towards his future. Whereas, the young witch hides many secrets that only her father and Darkvis seem to know, but which could prove crucial in the dark wizard's gloomy victory in this war that has lasted far too long. »