Rescuer of My Broken Heart

With humble origins in a small mermaid community, it was never Caden's goal to end up in the capital. If it had been up to him, he would have rather stayed in his home with his family, but fate had other plans. One small mistake was all it took for him to be ripped from his home and forced to submit to a king who would rather have him dead or in the mines - out of sight and out of mind.

Now Caden has to figure out how to navigate abusive territory on his own, where his only ally seems to cause him more harm than help. As time moves on, Caden realizes that while this may not have been the path he chose, it was a path that brought him close to the throne. And when a princess returns home, he finds himself drawn to a lineage that he has sworn to hate. Is there a chance for love when Caden holds two secrets that could ruin everything, or are they the key to a new era?