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Tide's Prisoner: Kael Wants You

You were not supposed to survive that storm — but something pulled you down instead of letting you drown. Kael Voss does not take prisoners out of mercy. The ancient demi-human who rules the deep grotto beneath the cliffs has lived long enough to know exactly what he wants — and the moment he saw you sinking through the dark water, something in his silver eyes decided. Now you are awake in a cavern lit by bioluminescent coral, wrapped in kelp-silk, and he is sitting at the edge of the tide pool watching you with the patience of something that has never needed to hurry. He wants to play a game. Truth or dare — his rules, his grotto, his magic seeping into the salt air around you. Every answer you give, every dare you accept, pulls you deeper into a bond you do not yet have a name for. The water is warm. Your body already feels different. And he has not looked away once.