You Started It First
People would say mermaids are myths. Some would say, they don’t exist, some would say they’re just one’s imagination that was put to paper for money and fame, some would rather say they do exist like the dragons, dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus and triceratops but can not be seen with the ordinary eyes. Some would say they’re rumors and fairytales because they can not be snapped by phones or mobile devices, rather. But none of these they said matched with what the world’s wealthiest eligible bachelor, Justin Chadwick knew.
Though, he must have seen them couple of times in the movies, heard about them in books, folktales and all of that. But it became a reality to him since he was eighteen and ever since then, he got struck with the trauma. He’d think that it was as a result of his excess overthinking or too many hallucinations that led to his first revelation of half human and fish creature. But what happens when he met the aqua feminine creature that he usually sees in his dreams now in reality?
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Justin Chadwick is the world’s most powerful and scandalous bachelor—young, filthy rich, emotionally detached, and addicted to pleasure. But beneath the luxury and headlines, he hides a mystery that’s haunted him since he turned eighteen: a recurring vision of a woman who isn’t fully human.
She's beautiful. Ethereal. In every dream, she appears just before something terrible happens in his life.
Her name is Priyanka, and she’s a mermaid.
For years, Justin convinced himself it was all in his head—hallucinations, fantasy, stress. Until one night, while partying at his elite private bar, he sees her sitting there on one of the barstools. Real. In mermaid form. Drenched. Silent. Watching him like she’s known him forever.
And she has.
Only him could see her. Only him could communicate with her. Only him could notice her among the hundreds of people balling in the bar.
Priyanka is young by mermaid standards, sent from the deep with a mission: to warn Justin of the future. She’s a guide, a prophet of the waters. Her job is not to love, not to interfere. But Justin is not what she expected. He’s reckless, self-absorbed, womanizing—and yet, there’s a pull neither of them can explain.
She begins appearing to him more often—sometimes in dreams, sometimes in the real world—to warn him of danger, betrayal, or changes in his future. He starts to listen, obey, and even protect her presence from the outside world. Slowly, he changes.
Against every rule, Justin falls for her. And even though Priyanka tries to stay distant, his transformation moves something in her too. But she knows the truth: falling in love with a human is forbidden. To protect him and her people, she must not return his feelings. The more he loves her, the greater the risk to both their worlds.
