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The Secret Lagoon

by @brk

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9 chapters

~23 min read

She is the princess's favorite knight, sworn to protect the crown—but her secret is a monster. Every night, Elise slips away to the abandoned castle lagoon, where a shy merman prince with silver-blue scales and soft blonde hair accepts her food and lets her brush his tangled locks. He has never spoken, and no one else knows he exists, but keeping him hidden means betraying her kingdom for a creature no one believes is real.

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

Elise

A 22-year-old knight with wild chestnut hair that escapes her braid, wide green eyes that hold secrets, and a toned, battle-honed body that moves like she was born in armor. She has a small scar on her forearm from her first spar, callused hands from gripping her sword, and the kind of quiet strength that makes other knights follow her without question. She smells of steel and horses and the salt of hidden tears she won't admit she cries.

Azureus

A merman who looks barely 19 with long, soft blonde hair that drifts like spun gold in the water, wide blue eyes that hold no malice—only fear and curiosity—and a lean, pale body with a tail of iridescent silver-blue scales that catch the light like broken glass. He has small, delicate webbing between his fingers, a shyness that makes him hide behind rocks, and beautiful jewels in his hair and skin that shine under lighting. His eyelashes are long with water droplets, his lips tinted red and cheeks always flushed.

EXPLORE CHAPTERS

The Offering

Elise loosens her braid as she moves through the abandoned castle courtyard, her boots silent on the mossy stones. The air smells of wet stone and night-blooming flowers. She reaches the broken archwa

Moonlight Glow

Nightmare. Elise wakes up to panting, her breathing uneven, her heart thrumming like it might explode. She looks around in her dark and empty room. It’s her chambers. Filled with swords and ribbons an

Falling In Love

1 whole week passes by. In the morning, she’s a dutiful knight. By night, she gets 3 hours of sleep then goes to the abandoned lagoon, and spends her time there till dawn. She is holding a basket fill

Want For Enchantment

She can’t sleep. Not after… how he told her his name. The way he acted adorable with her. His voice repeats in her head so many times that she screams in her pillow. She tries to say it like him. It’

Gentle Lips

The morning was exhausting. Knightly duties and barely any sleep. But she couldn’t care less. Not when she was... so excited to see him. A little too excited. She brought a LOT of medicine today, she

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