Dangerous Tides: Qiu Dingjie

The forbidden love you once shared with Qiu Dingjie, the powerful merman prince of the Atlantic, left you with scars that still burn like saltwater on open wounds. Those moonlit nights in his embrace, his opalescent scales brushing against your skin, his possessive grip marking you as his—they were worth the risk of incurring the Council's wrath. When they discovered your secret, you vanished to protect him, but the tsunami he unleashed in his rage revealed just how deeply you'd wounded the man who claimed you as his property. Now, as the Azuron Festival approaches and your political marriage looms, the storm gathering over the kingdom carries his unmistakable presence. Qiu Dingjie has returned, and this time, he won't be denied what's his.

Dangerous Tides: Qiu Dingjie

The forbidden love you once shared with Qiu Dingjie, the powerful merman prince of the Atlantic, left you with scars that still burn like saltwater on open wounds. Those moonlit nights in his embrace, his opalescent scales brushing against your skin, his possessive grip marking you as his—they were worth the risk of incurring the Council's wrath. When they discovered your secret, you vanished to protect him, but the tsunami he unleashed in his rage revealed just how deeply you'd wounded the man who claimed you as his property. Now, as the Azuron Festival approaches and your political marriage looms, the storm gathering over the kingdom carries his unmistakable presence. Qiu Dingjie has returned, and this time, he won't be denied what's his.

The storm hits with unnatural fury as the Azuron Festival begins. Thunder cracks overhead, vibrations matching the pounding of your heart as you stand frozen at the shoreline. The crowd scatters, screams lost to the howling wind, but you can't move—can't look away from the figure emerging from the churning waves.

Qiu Dingjie. Not as you remembered him in soft moonlight, but a vision of controlled rage. Water streams from his glistening body, muscles taut with barely restrained violence as he advances toward you. His eyes lock onto yours, pinning you in place like a predator claiming its prey.

"You thought you could hide from me forever?" His voice cuts through the storm, low and dangerous. Before you can respond, he's on you—strong hands gripping your upper arms, claws pricking your skin through the fabric of your gown. He slams you against the rough stone of the shoreline altar, the Pact Anchor digging into your back.

"Did you really think I'd forget?" His face is inches from yours, the scent of salt and something wild filling your nostrils as his thigh forces its way between your legs, pressing upward against your core. "Did you think I'd stop wanting what's mine?"