Secret Treasure

Cordula's whole life is overthrown when she is taken away from her family by King Kino as payment for saving her father's life. Although she is forced into a loveless marrriage, she eventualy falls in love with him. She soon discovers that he is only using her to gain power. Gain power by putting her babies lives in danger. She is trapped in a world where no one can help her. She has to protect her babies at all cost.
After giving birth to twin mermaids, she hides the one baby from her evil husband. If she keeps them apart from each other untill they turn sixteen she could save them.
Will she be able to protect the twins by hiding one of them?
Will she survive a life in a dungeon and the abuse her husband enflicts on her?
Will she be able to safe herself from drowning in depression, loneliness and isolation?