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For as long as Prince Alastair can remember, his father - King Morticai, has always told him not to swim in the ocean. "The merfolk who live there are extremely dangerous. If they were to catch you alone, they would not hesitate to drag you under the surface to your death. Until we have driven them from our waters for good, no one is allowed to venture out to sea. Especially my own children!"

However, Alastair will soon discover that his father's assumptions are wrong. The merfolk are not to blame for the recent attacks. After discovering one of them washed up and wounded on the beach, Alastair forms a bond with him - and life will never again be the same.

Copyright Nicole Inkwell