Claimed by the Tentacle King

Fallen socialite Aliya was put up for auction as collateral by her gambling fiancé, where she accidentally awakened Caspar, a sea demon of the deep ocean. He strangled the gambler to death and took Aliya away, seeing her as the "pearl" he had sought for a thousand years. This secret global billionaire imprisoned her aboard a luxurious yacht, unleashing his obsessive, possessive love. A scheming mastermind sowed discord between them, yet Caspar shielded her at the cost of his own life. Bound by life-or-death reliance, the two forged a "Life-Bond Pact". Aliya awakened her priestess bloodline and joined forces with Caspar to fend off the Old Gods. In the end, their true love broke the ancient curse. With the entire ocean as his betrothal gift, Caspar placed the Heart of the Deep Sea upon his queen.