Chapter 1

Hecuba, the sea monster reflects on the love of her life, Albert. 

“I’ll be back for you, Hecuba.” Albert promises her with a final kiss before he swims off for the merman navy.

As Hecuba watches her love go off, she silently cries tears of sadness, knowing she will have to wait 2 years for her merman!

2 years later, Albert comes back looking for Hecuba, only to find out that Russell, a manipulative merman has informed Albert that Hecuba has moved on with him.  Heartbroken, Albert leaves and heads to the Mermaid Tavern to drown his sorrows.  But instead he meets the beautiful Liza and is instantly smitten.   On the day of the wedding of Albert and Liza, Hecuba comes back from her mission after discovering that Albert has returned, but is horrified to learn that Albert has moved on with the fair Liza, her classmate in school.

Watching the wedding from afar, Hecuba vows revenge on the prince, who would become King. 

Today, King Albert and Queen Liza are a happy royal couple with 3 daughters:  Tara and Taryn (their twin daughters) and the youngest, Cassie (a beautiful mermaid with the sweetest voice ever).

Hecuba, who has turned into an evil sea monster due to her jealousy, sets her sights on Cassie, as she concocts her revenge plot on King Albert and his Queen Liza.

Now, Cassie and her older twin sisters, Tara and Taryn, are in school learning how to become royal princesses who will one day succeed to the throne.

“Cassie, you will never be Queen!” Taryn tells her matter-of-factly.

“That’s right, Cassie.” Tara agrees.  “Everyone knows it’s the older child who succeeds.”

“But you two are the same age?  Which one of you succeeds?” Cassie asked innocently.

“Well, naturally me!” Tara explained.  “Since I’m the older by 3 minutes.”

Cassie didn’t care anyway.  She was way to interested in finding love from an amazing merman.  She just wanted to be a wife to a merman.  But for now, Cassie enjoyed playing with her friends, Simon, a dolphin, Bobby, a crab, and Lyssa, a turtle.

Cassie never seemed to make friends with other mermaids or mermans.  She found it difficult to open up to other mermaids and mermans.