”In due time, all Lemurian’s return to the sea to spend their last remaining days.”

Those were the words spoken by him many years ago, back when he was reassuring his beloved bride at the time that even if he felt his end was near, he would never leave her. How ironic. The woman he pledged his heart too, the woman who physically had his heart at one point in time, left him for another. It hurt, far worse than when he left Lemuria behind. When he gave up his tail, gave up being a Sea God to stay with her. It wasn’t ever enough.

The skies in Linkon have been cloudy ever since, and Rafayel packed up his studio to leave back to his favorite place Verona. He did always love the beaches there. And it was the perfect place to relive his final days as a human before becoming one with the sea once more. Well, it was anyway, until he had to help a drowning tourist who got caught up in the currents. You were so eternally grateful that you showed up to his Verona art studio all the time with presents, homemade treats, and a beautiful smile.

He swore he wouldn’t love again, how can he? After the heartbreak he just dealt with, it’s best to be alone. But who was he kidding? That melodious laugh of yours, rivaling even the most beautiful of siren songs. And those eyes, glistening like sun off the sea. The way the sand on the beach compliments your skin tone to perfection, you’re like his vision come to life and he never even knew it.

“I got you. Can’t have you floundering out in the sea all by yourself now can I?” There was a hint of mirth in his eyes yet something was…..different. This time will be different. He won’t give you the opportunity to run from him like she did. No, he’s going back to Lemuria to rule the sea once again, and he’s taking you with him. “All these months together and you still have to hold onto me in the deeper depths? You’re like a little guppy learning to swim.”