The Salt King Cannot Touch Dawn

by Velvet Crown Tales

Salvage diver Imani Baptiste finds a shard of the Salt King’s crown inside a claw-torn wreck. A false engagement to immortal Cael Mercer can save the archipelago, but their binding vow demands that one of them drown at dawn.

A salvage diver fakes an engagement to the Salt King, then learns their vow requires him to drown her before dawn.

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Prologue
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Chapter 1 – The Weight of the WreckChapter 1 - The Weight of the Wreck
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Chapter 2 – The Salt MasqueradeChapter 2 - The Salt Masquerade
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Chapter 3 – The Tide of SecretsChapter 3 - The Tide of Secrets
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Chapter 4 – The Lighthouse at the Edge of the WorldChapter 4 - The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World
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Chapter 5 – The Drowning VowChapter 5 - The Drowning Vow
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Chapter 6 – The Sovereign’s TrapChapter 6 - The Sovereign's Trap
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Chapter 7 – Breaking the TideChapter 7 - Breaking the Tide
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Chapter 8 – The Dawn We ChooseChapter 8 - The Dawn We Choose
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