A stolen heirloom. A drowned kingdom. A crown that was never theirs to protect. Brianne of House Aquamina was raised to defend a legacy - noble by blood, sharp with a blade, and loyal to a throne her ancestors swore to guard. But when a hidden truth surfaces beneath her family's history, that legacy begins to crack. The crown they protect... might not be theirs to claim. Then came him. Alvise - rogue, charmer, pirate - vanished with the heirloom in hand and a riddle on his lips. He never said what it was, only that it didn't belong to her. Not really. Now, in the drowned ruins of Turivetta Magna, noble and pirate descend together - chasing ghosts, tangled histories, and secrets long buried in salt and silence. She wants answers. He holds too many. And deep below, something ancient is ready to be awakened.