Aurelia is a golden-tailed mermaid who married Prince Lucian and was killed for it, betrayed by him and by her sister Veronica. She wakes on her wedding morning with the whole betrayal intact in her head and the tide answering her moods. This time she keeps her power, gives birth to a sacred egg, and refuses to play the grateful bride.
Lucian and Veronica come for her anyway, humiliating her in front of the court while she waits. Then Kael, the Sea God, arrives at the palace, and he is not there to negotiate. He is there for his wife, and the sea does not take prisoners.
