The Merman King's Sacrificial Bride

Aria marries a merman king to save her father and uncovers a conspiracy.

Aria Blackwell sacrifices her freedom by marrying Merman King Ronan Vale in her stepsister's stead, bargaining for medicine to save her dying father. The court fears Ronan as a killer of seven brides, but Aria discovers each wife was actually a covert operative sent to assassinate him. With assassins still active and political factions mobilizing in both the human kingdom and the undersea realm, Aria and Ronan are forced into a fragile partnership to survive the threats closing in from all sides.

• fantasy
• romance
• contract marriage
• enemies to lovers

1. Aria marries Ronan for father's medicine
2. Seven dead brides were assassins
3. Human and merman factions threaten them

This story suits viewers who want a fantasy romance built on a marriage of convenience that becomes a survival alliance.