Deep-Sea Captive: The Mermaid King’s Haughty Pet

"Big Sis, do you like boys or girls?"

When the mermaid with a silver tail fin curled his lips behind the glass, Shen Wang thought he was a delicate female creature. But on the night of the full moon, crimson-gold scales tore through his disguise. The "girl" who used to beg for affection and act cute pinned her against a coral reef, his tail fin wrapped around her waist as he whispered, "Now, I'm your king."

As a marine biologist, Shen Wang should have been uncovering the secrets of the merfolk. Instead, she gradually fell for his damp, pleading gaze. And the imprisoned mermaid turned out to be the king of his people. A deep-sea romance, from "captive pet" to "salvation," quietly unfolds amid lies and schemes.

He came to destroy humanity, but laid down his weapon for her. She was an heiress bound by an arranged marriage, yet was willing to stand against the world for him.

When the toxins of his transformation period spiral out of control, when a blood contract demands life for life, when a blade wielded by an amnesiac turns against the one he loves most, can they cross the divide between their species and forge an eternal bond between the deep blue sea and the land?

Tags: Two strong leads who dote on each other | Gender reversal | Sweet and angsty | Ocean fantasy | The pursuing spouse's long road to redemption