Kellin has been mistreated his entire life by his family for being an Imus, or a submissive merperson. He was supposed to be just like his older brother, but after being presented to the king, his father, he doesn't remember a time in which he wasn't being a slave. Finally he decides to escape, going to the only place his family does not have power: land. Unfortunately, the innocent boy finds himself in the treacherous Pierced Veil territory. How will the broken and alone Kellin fare when he is announced as the mate of the Pierced Veil Alpha, Vic?