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HOT DRAMA 2026
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00:00The night I was to tell him about our baby, my merman cut my heart open.
00:03Serafina needs your blood.
00:05No!
00:06See this as your payment for tearing us apart.
00:10When I woke up again, I was at the auction with Serafina.
00:13The mate claim is our clan's law.
00:14A woman's standing rises and falls entirely with the merman she's bonded to.
00:19So last life, when I was maneuvered into taking Serafina's leftover,
00:22a merman whose tail hung in broken scales, I had no choice.
00:26I bled my heart essence for 49 days before he was barely healed.
00:29I hunted abyssal cores at every turn, pouring them into him to elevate his bloodline.
00:34Yet the first thing he became the Siren King was to kill me, his mate, as well as our unborn
00:38baby.
00:39This is my second chance.
00:40I won't make the same mistake.
00:41I want this one.
00:43Serafina's voice cut me back to the present.
00:45She pointed towards the enormous tank in front of us.
00:47She chose Silas.
00:48My eyes found Silas instantly, cowering at the very back of the holding tank.
00:53A merman's greatest pride is his tail.
00:56Every other tail in that water prison shimmered, rippling like silk ribbons in a dark current.
01:01Silas's tail was stripped nearly bare, scales shed down to raw, ragged flesh.
01:06Serafina, pack heiress and eldest daughter, exactly as she had in our last life,
01:11gestured lazily toward the two mermen at the back.
01:18Alara, let's just take those, too, shall we?
01:23Side fast before someone else snaps up the good one.
01:27In my last life, I had believed every word.
01:31Mermen didn't come cheap, and I had assumed even Serafina wouldn't deliberately choose the most broken creature in the tank.
01:37But she had.
01:38She had actually purchased the barely breathing Silas.
01:42Our father had erupted in fury over it.
01:45Father, Alara picked him herself.
01:48You know how she is.
01:49I only paid.
01:50I chose the strong one.
01:52I'm taking mine now.
01:54And just like that, the half-dead wreck called Silas had been handed to me.
01:58This life, I would not fall for a single word.
02:00And called my bid before she could speak.
02:02Take what you want, Serafina.
02:05I pointed at the stone-faced merman in the corner.
02:08I want that one.
02:15It didn't matter who I chose.
02:17If I'd turned the broken, helpless Silas into a siren king, I could do it with anyone.
02:22Every creature in this tank would surpass him with the right hand guiding them.
02:25This time, I just wanted one who would be loyal.
02:28Serafina's smile thinned when she realized the hook hadn't landed.
02:31Alara, you gave us a fixed amount.
02:32If you use it all, what's left for me?
02:34I gave her a single, flat look.
02:35How had I spent an entire lifetime missing how well she could perform?
02:39She had engineered this from the start.
02:40Push the broken merman onto me.
02:42Keep me weak.
02:43Keep herself on top.
02:44Her trap had been set the moment we walked through these auction doors.
02:47I stared straight at Silas, who was pressing himself against the tank wall, performing desperately
02:51for any buyer.
02:52That one doesn't look bad.
02:54Feed him right, and he might amount to something.
02:56If you really can't afford your pick, buy him.
02:59Serafina laughed, sharp and incredulous.
03:02I wouldn't want him to warm my bed.
03:03I smiled, but there was nothing warm in it.
03:05Poor Silas.
03:06In our last life, he had actually believed I was the one who separated them.
03:09He had never known that Serafina wouldn't have had him on a bet.
03:12As in our last life, Serafina claimed her merman Jace without hesitation.
03:16But as I walked out with my merman Kaelin, something slammed against the walls of the holding
03:20tank.
03:21Silas, thrashing.
03:22Is he trying to get someone's attention?
03:24Broken thing like that.
03:25I glanced at Silas' frantic movement.
03:28Then at Serafina, who had gone very still.
03:30Had Silas also been reborn?
03:32His panic made sense.
03:34The woman he had spent his whole life loving had just walked away without him.
03:37I caught the fractured blue of his eyes through the water and smiled.
03:40When a dream you've chased for a lifetime shatters in an instant, that has to hurt.
03:44This life, no one punished me for leaving Silas behind.
03:47Kaelin stood before me, his tail slapping the floor in slow, rhythmic strikes.
03:51Can you shift to human form?
03:54He pressed his lips together and pulled the tail in, obedient but clearly reluctant.
04:01Unlike the others, there was no relief on his face, no gratitude for being purchased.
04:05Looking closer, his blue eyes held something else entirely.
04:08Cold detachment and a pride that hadn't been broken yet.
04:11You don't want to come home with me?
04:12Kaelin glanced at me once and said nothing.
04:14As far as I know, the holding tanks run on hierarchy.
04:18Without a buyer, you fight every day just to hold your rank.
04:21I can protect that rank, right now.
04:23He moved to the chair farthest from me and sat.
04:25I'm not the wreck who got his tail beaten to pieces.
04:28One sentence and I was already smiling.
04:30He was right.
04:31For a merman to have his tail destroyed like that, what was that if not useless?
04:35If you don't want to stay, the door is open.
04:40Something flickered in Kaelin's blue eyes.
04:42He was tempted.
04:43I could see it.
04:44Before he could act on it, I stood up.
04:47What are you doing?
04:48Since you don't want to be here, I'll go select a different merman.
04:52I'm building a Siren King.
04:53I have no room for someone with a divided heart.
04:56In my peripheral vision, Kaelin looked at me with something new on his face.
04:59Becoming the Siren King was every merman's deepest ambition.
05:02He had the raw power, but raw power could be cultivated in anyone.
05:06A backstabber like Silas wasn't worth the investment.
05:09The auction is over!
05:10I turned and smiled at him.
05:12A family that can afford a merman a senelmest in the first place?
05:15You think we worry about finding another one?
05:19The next several days, I left early and returned late.
05:23Kaelin hadn't left, but I needed my own contingency plans.
05:27What I didn't expect.
05:28The moment I stepped onto the street that afternoon, Silas came staggering toward me.
05:33Lara!
05:36Why didn't you take me?
05:37He threw his arms around my legs.
05:39Take me with you, please.
05:42You were always supposed to choose me.
05:44My heartbeat stuttered exactly once.
05:47What did you just say?
05:48Lara, look at me.
05:50Are you really not choosing me?
05:52Silas gripped my legs tightly with both hands.
05:56That confirmed it.
05:57Silas had been reborn too.
05:59But if he got a second life, why was he coming to me instead of running straight to Serafina?
06:03I shook him off without expression.
06:04What are you rambling about?
06:06Who is your owner?
06:07Don't come grabbing at strangers in the street.
06:10I turned to walk away, but Silas chased after me recklessly, following closely in haste.
06:15I was half a second from losing my composure.
06:18Then I caught sight of Kaelin, following at a distance behind me.
06:21My eyes shifted, calculating.
06:30Your tail is badly damaged.
06:33Did the other mare shifters in the tank do this to you?
06:36Silas blinked, then nodded quickly.
06:39In my peripheral vision, Kaelin had drawn several steps closer.
06:43I ran my fingers along Silas' damaged tail, the same way I had in our last life.
06:48Every wound on his body had been healed by my hand.
06:51I knew exactly where the pressure felt good, and where it burned.
06:54So when I pressed just right, a shudder rolled through Silas' entire body.
06:58He kept leaning into me, breathless.
07:00Master, will you take me home?
07:03I curved my lips.
07:05Of course, I...
07:07Before I could finish, Kaelin launched forward and smashed Silas away with its tail.
07:12He slammed him violently onto the street, five meters away.
07:15He planted himself in front of me, jaw set.
07:17I haven't left yet.
07:19Silas hit the pavement and couldn't get back up.
07:22Several failed attempts, then stillness.
07:27I blinked at Kaelin with wide eyes.
07:30Was that really necessary?
07:34Didn't you say you were leaving?
07:37Why stop me from finding another merman?
07:39The hands hanging at Kaelin's side, it's curled into slow fists.
07:42I'm not leaving.
07:44Satisfaction curved my mouth upward.
07:46Mermen had their own will.
07:48Every one of them needed to be won, not forced.
07:51He had taken the first step.
07:53I would accept the olive branch.
07:56As for Silas,
07:58he dragged himself upright and crept forward again.
08:02Master, you agreed just now.
08:06You were going to take me.
08:07I slung my arm over Kaelin's shoulder and gave Silas a bright little wave.
08:11Sorry.
08:12I changed my mind.
08:14Silas opened his mouth to protest and moved one step forward.
08:18Kaelin's tail cracked down onto the pavement directly in front of him.
08:21One more step, and the next thing that breaks will be your bones.
08:25When the tail lifted, I looked at the cracked stone beneath it.
08:28Kaelin was, without question, in another league from Silas.
08:31To prevent another betrayal, I forced Kaelin through the blood bond ritual.
08:35You can actually make me Siren King?
08:37I said nothing.
08:38A master speaks.
08:39She doesn't explain herself.
08:40In my last life, I had poured everything into making Silas a king
08:43and forgotten to make myself stronger first.
08:46If Kaelin performed, the title was his.
08:48If he showed one flicker of divided loyalty,
08:50he would spend this lifetime as nothing but a bed warmer.
08:53If you don't want to walk out, then don't.
08:55I turned to leave, but before I'd taken a single step,
08:58Kaelin drew a blade across his own tail and pressed the blood from it.
09:02I'll do it.
09:03After the bond sealed, Kaelin stood beside me, stiff and stilted.
09:07I'm your merman now.
09:08Up close, a faint flush had crept across his pale face.
09:13Oddly endearing, I tilted my chin toward the bed.
09:16Go lie down.
09:17Just to watch his reaction.
09:20Kaelin's face went a deeper red.
09:22He shuffled to the bed, one careful step at a time,
09:25and let his bleeding tail hang off the edge so it wouldn't stay in the sheets.
09:28What are you doing?
09:29The crimson flooding his face nearly made me laugh.
09:32All that menace, and this was what was underneath it?
09:34I ran a deliberate hand along his tail.
09:37You know the custom.
09:38When our family brings home a mermond, there's a mate claim.
09:41Which means, technically, you're my husband now.
09:44Kaelin said nothing, but the moment my fingers made contact,
09:47his tail gave a small, involuntary shiver.
09:49Our eyes met, and something in his expression shifted.
09:51A quiet resignation, and he closed his eyes.
09:54A soft laugh escaped me, as I turned and reached for the medical kit.
09:58With his eyes still shut, I leaned in and blew a gentle breath across his bleeding wound.
10:03Does it hurt?
10:04Kaelin's tail began to sway side to side in small, helpless arcs.
10:08In merman body language, that meant only one thing.
10:11Pleasure.
10:12I packed the wound, and settled back into my chair.
10:14Stay out of water for a few days.
10:16It'll heal.
10:17Less painful now?
10:18The flush hadn't left Kaelin's face.
10:19He darted one glance at me, and turned to look pointedly at the wall.
10:23Heiris doesn't belong on my tail.
10:25Hmm.
10:26Then why was it still swaying?
10:27Once his tail healed, we fell into a daily training rhythm.
10:30Unlike my last life, this time I trained too.
10:33What kind of woman builds a siren king, and leaves herself defenseless?
10:37We hadn't been at it long when Serafina arrived with her merman, Jace.
10:41My little sister, so committed you've thrown yourself into the sparring too.
10:44You spent so long choosing at the auction I expected something impressive, but honestly,
10:47he's not even half of what my Jace is.
10:49I stopped, and looked at Serafina and Jace without expression.
10:52Jace was built impressively, yes.
10:54But in our last life, he had been thoroughly ordinary, and Serafina was no handler.
10:58After her mate claim, our father had handed house authority to me instead.
11:02I said nothing, but Kaelin stepped in front of me.
11:04Ha! A mermane? Challenging me?
11:07Let me make this clear.
11:09I am this family's pack heiress, and when the time comes, I run this house.
11:15Jace, teach him.
11:17Jace lunged.
11:18Kaelin moved without urgency.
11:19He even had time to guide me to a clear position before turning to face the attack.
11:24Good.
11:24I wanted to see what he could actually do.
11:26The two of them clashed hard, but within a handful of exchanges, it was obvious Jace was losing ground.
11:32Serafina, who had opened with absolute confidence.
11:36Kill him! Just kill him!
11:37Why are you holding back? Finish him, and I'll take the blame!
11:40Jace showed no visible improvement, but Kaelin had stopped pulling his strikes.
11:44He was half a second away from crushing Jace's shoulder completely.
11:47No.
11:47Serafina screamed.
11:48How dare you!
11:50Alara! Look at what your pet did to my immersion!
11:53I smiled.
11:54Serafina, weren't you the one who let Jake start it?
11:57You were screaming at him to kill Kaelin. Everyone present heard you.
12:00Serafina couldn't win the argument, so she crossed the floor and put herself in my face.
12:04If Jace is injured, I will have father come down on you so hard!
12:07You cost a fortune.
12:07I held her gaze for a long moment, then told Kaelin to let Jace go.
12:13Smart girl.
12:14Eldest is eldest.
12:15No matter what, this house will never be yours to run.
12:18She snatched Jace by the arm and swept out, hurling curses the entire way.
12:22I should have finished him.
12:23What's the rush?
12:24Serafina had taken her first loss.
12:26She would come back with real hatred now.
12:28Let her rage.
12:29Let her spiral.
12:30The one who goes mad first loses everything.
12:33Serafina began watching me the way a predator watches an open wound.
12:36I had expected her to undermine me in front of our father.
12:39What I hadn't expected, she had brought Silas home and put into work as a house servant.
12:44The moment he blocked my path in the corridor and begged, my step stuttered.
12:47How are you here?
12:49Serafina stepped out from around the corner, smiling, with our father right behind her.
12:53So the rumors are true.
12:55I stared at her.
12:57What rumors?
12:59Father's expression was stoned.
13:00Elora, you already have a mate claim. Why are you still tangled up with him?
13:04Your sister was fortunate enough to run into him today.
13:06She brought him here to keep him quiet.
13:08Otherwise, your reputation would be ruined.
13:10I had no words.
13:13Serafina strolled toward me with pure delight on her face,
13:15hooking Silas' chin up with the toe of her shoe.
13:18Little sister, he's been asking around outside,
13:20trying every connection he has to get through our gates to reach you.
13:22You should have said something.
13:24If there was something between you two, you could have just bought him at the auction.
13:28Why bother bringing Kaylin home?
13:30The more she talked, the darker father's face became...
13:33Elora, clean this up or get out of this house.
13:36He turned and left without another word.
13:38Serafina beamed at me.
13:40My capable little sister.
13:43Take your time sorting it out.
13:48Silas knelt half on the floor, his face tilted up toward mine.
13:52His eyes full of naked wanting.
13:55You love being near me that much?
13:58Then stay.
13:58Better to keep him where I could watch him than to throw him out blind.
14:01In this life, without my heart essence,
14:04Silas surviving it all was already uncertain.
14:06He started drifting through every room I occupied.
14:08Kaylin, on the other hand, had gone cold on me again.
14:11When I cornered him in the back garden one morning...
14:13You're coming to me right now?
14:14Shouldn't you be with that pathetic Silas?
14:16That whole scene on the street was staged.
14:19You two tricked me into the blood bond.
14:21Kaylin's tail hit the ground in sharp, irritated slaps.
14:24I watched him with genuine interest.
14:25You already bonded.
14:27There's no running from that.
14:29The real question is...
14:31Do you still want to be Siren King?
14:33He gave me a flat, suspicious look.
14:35Like I was setting another trap.
14:37There's a mermin tournament in two months.
14:39Whether you become Siren King depends entirely on what you do with that time.
14:43Really?
14:44There's truly nothing between you and that mermin?
14:46I was half a breath from swearing on it.
14:49Kaylin finally let out a grudging huff and fell into step beside me.
14:52We drilled repeatedly in the draining field, while Silas kept finding reasons to wander past.
14:58Let me break his tail.
15:00See how he walks after that.
15:02Kaylin!
15:04I have plans for him.
15:05All that heart essence I'd fed him in our last life was not going to be wasted.
15:10He walked right up to us.
15:11What happened next was on him.
15:13Do you still
15:13have any time-to-
15:13Go ahead!
15:13Bye!
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