Duty before love... As Princess of the Kingdom of Featon, Riva doesn't bat an eye when her father arranges for her to marry King Tahoe, as a way to mend the cracks between the two warring kingdoms, but she refuses to love him. From the moment they're wed, she does everything in her power to avoid him... including sleeping in separate chambers. Obedience before love... King Tahoe is handsome and rules his kingdom with an iron fist. Some of the rumors are true while some are exaggerations of the truth. When the idea of an arranged marriage was presented to him, he balked at the thought until he laid eyes on the mermaid he was to marry. Riva was the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen and he was determined to make her his. The best laid plans... When a fight between the two goes horribly wrong, Riva flees the castle with no one the wiser. Tahoe is beside himself with both worry and anger. As the distance between them mounts and feelings are brought to light, will Riva's plan to elude him still remain or will love enslave them both?