My Cursed Merman Husband Rules the Deep

Cornered by an avaricious father and spiteful half-sister who intend to auction her off, Chloe chooses a terrifying gamble by agreeing to become the eighth bride of Duke Vance. Dark rumors claim the reclusive, disabled nobleman is a bloodthirsty fiend whose past wives perished on their wedding nights. Defying every grim expectation, Chloe endures the fateful evening and slowly dismantles the duke's icy defenses through quiet bravery. As mutual affection replaces suspicion, she uncovers the truth behind his disability: the despised aristocrat secretly reigns over the vast ocean depths as the sovereign king of the merfolk.