Her name was Emma, and she was human.
The first time they met she was a child, they both were. She couldn't swim, but she'd fallen off a porting dock, and she happened to be there to save her. The next few days she'd come back and they'd talk, but then her family moved away.
It'd been 13 years since that day, Emma was 18 and Nerida was 17, and she's moved back.
Her name was Nerida, Greek word for mermaid, but most people called her Nair, and she just want to be happy. But the love she had? It was forbidden in her family, but she doesn't care.
He has come to claim her. She was born with the mark of the ocean. And now a merman, as terrifying as he is beautiful, will stop at nothing to make her his own.
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Disclaimer: This is not my original work! I absolutely loved this story, but it was suddenly taken down, and I couldn't find it anywhere for a while. Eventually, I came across it on another site where the stories are also available to read for free.
Because I love this story so much, I decided to share it here. If the original author sees this and does not want me to publish it, please send me a message, and I will take it down immediately.
In the original version, the author used "Y/N" as the main character's name, but I always imagined her as Selene, so I made that change.