The Mermaid King Begged Me to Return

Ryla gives up her celestial immortality to marry Aiden, sovereign of the underwater mermaid realm, only to spend five years enduring emotional neglect. On their child's fifth birthday, the final blow lands when Aiden brings another woman to the feast, and her own son coldly wishes she were no longer his mother. Crushed by their callous disrespect, Ryla relinquishes the sacred ocean token, returns to her celestial homeland, and accepts a union with the God King where she is cherished with supreme honor. Only after she is gone do her unfaithful husband and repentant child realize the catastrophic price of taking a divine queen for granted.