Chapter 97

Briar’s POV

The moment my siren merged with me, everything changed.

The underwater realm exploded into vivid clarity—colors I’d never seen before painted the coral gardens in impossible hues, and I could suddenly understand the language of the currents, hear the songs that fish sang to each other, feel the ancient magic that pulsed through every drop of water around us.

But more than that, I felt complete. For the first time in my life, I wasn’t fighting against part of myself. My siren and I were one, harmonious, powerful beyond anything I’d ever imagined.

My grandmother—Queen Seraphina, I somehow knew her name now—smiled with such radiance that the water around us seemed to shimmer with starlight.

"There she is," she whispered, her voice filled with wonder and love. "There’s our true Moon Weaver princess."

Before I could respond, the water around us began to ripple with movement. Sirens emerged from the coral gardens,