The day the apocalypse began, Xi Jin was filming the latest episode of a wilderness survival challenge near the coast.
A tsunami struck without warning. She had a rescue-team background and saved her fellow cast members, but was hit by a mysterious magnetic storm and fell into the sea, dizzy.
As the towering waves swept her into the deep, a beautiful merfolk rescued her.
He was beautiful and noble, the heir apparent to the throne of the merfolk.
It was mating season, but the poor royal merfolk had missed the chance to court a mate as normal because he had saved her.
Xi Jin had nothing she could give him in return, so she could only repay him with an experience he would never forget.
As they fell for each other, he clung to her and made her swear to love him forever. She gave him a vague, noncommittal answer.
A few days later, the sea was still calm, but the land was repeatedly plunged into apocalyptic peril. Xi Jin had no choice but to leave.
The merfolk floated on the surface, his face cold. His tail fin split a piece of wreckage as he watched her figure recede into the distance.
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In just one month, Xi Jin turned a seaside B&B into a safe house. She stockpiled supplies, grew vegetables, went out to sea, and gathered a team of survivors.
Wave after wave of mutant beasts attacked. She led her people in building walls, setting up defenses, and wiping them out, managing to hold the coastline.
Two months later, Xi Jin decided to enter into a "resources marriage alliance" with the captain of the marine rescue team.
But the moment the other party saw her at the restaurant, they suddenly screamed and ran away.
Xi Jin glanced at her reflection, baffled. Her pupils glowed blue, and a flowing water pattern was appearing at her collarbone.
She reached out and touched the mark without thinking.
The next second, a figure appeared right in front of her.
Only then did Xi Jin realize this was the unique summoning ability the deep-sea royal family bestowed upon their mates.
For the rest of their lives, she would never be able to escape him again, and he would be at her beck and call forever.
The merfolk took human form and walked toward her one step at a time. He lifted her chin with a fingertip, his gaze dark.
"Didn't you want a marriage alliance? ...Can't it be me?"
Calm, rational rescue-team captain × merman who gives in for love and has overwhelming possessiveness
Girlboss romance!! Both virgins, sweet romance, one-on-one, happy ending
Not a plot-only story. The leads have plenty of interaction.
Both leads are powerful, but there won't be any overpowered golden fingers. They'll work hard and level up step by step, so read with care if that's not your thing.
Theme: The spirit of contracts
