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Siren, a merman bound by the laws of the sea, was never meant to love a human. But fate had other plans.

He fell for her—softly, deeply, irrevocably. Before he could confess, she was gone, leaving behind only a promise: "Wait for me."

For 600 years, he waited. Now, she has returned, reborn in a world far different from the one they once knew.

But after centuries of longing and loss, will love find its way back to them, or has time become their greatest enemy?

The Merman's Promise

The waves lapped gently at the shore, carrying Siren's unspoken thoughts with them. He had spent centuries watching humans from a distance, but now, standing before her, the divide between their worlds felt thinner than ever.

She wasn't afraid. She wasn't running.

And for the first time, Siren wanted to stay.

The girl took a small step forward, closing the last bit of distance between them. Her fingers twitched at her sides as if she wanted to reach out but wasn't sure if she should.

Siren's chest tightened. If she touched him, would she feel the coldness of the ocean clinging to his skin? Would she realize just how different he truly was?

Her gaze searched his face, the soft glow of moonlight reflecting in her eyes. "You never answered my question," she murmured.

Siren tilted his head slightly. "Which one?"

She bit her lip before whispering, "Who are you?"

The words lingered between them, heavy yet fragile.

Siren wanted to tell her. He wanted to say his name again, wanted to hear it on her lips, wanted to belong to this moment.

But he wasn't just Siren. He was something more. Something dangerous.

His mind flashed back to the elder's words.

"You were never meant to be here."

The thought sent a strange ache through him, but then she spoke again, drawing him back.

"You don't have to tell me," she said gently. "I just… I feel like I should know."

There it was again—that feeling, that strange pull between them. As if the ocean itself had tied their fates together long before this moment.

Slowly, carefully, Siren lifted his hand from the water, reaching out just slightly. He hesitated, giving her a chance to pull away.

Instead, she mirrored him, her fingertips brushing his in the space between sea and shore.

It was subtle but undeniable. A warmth that wasn't from the sun, a hum of something ancient and unspoken.

Her lips parted slightly, a soft gasp escaping. "Did you…?"

Siren swallowed hard. He had felt it too.

Something neither of them could explain.

A World Between Us