HUSBANDS BENEATH MY SKIN

Nyxara, heir to a ruthless deep-sea empire, accidentally kills her first suitor during a forbidden fusion ritual—only to discover his consciousness still living beneath her skin. Forced to secure her throne through marriage, she turns courtship into conquest, collecting dangerous husbands, stealing their abilities, exposing traitors, and rewriting the laws that once controlled her body. As rival queens, assassins, surgeons, and her own mother weaponize love and loyalty against her, Nyxara builds an army from devotion, jealousy, and fear. To become Abyss Empress, she must destroy the woman who designed her—and decide whether power can exist without ownership.