Reeled into a fake marriage with a merman

How was I supposed to know my new boss was the owner's nephew? Now, I've been fired for speaking up about his roaming hands. And if that isn't bad enough, I get home early to find my boyfriend bumping the girl next door!

With nowhere to go, I decide to join the Starlight Lottery. The promise of fresh air and a job on an alien planet where no one knows me sounds just about perfect. I'm ecstatic when I'm accepted immediately.

But when I arrive at Aquaria, it's not a job as a marine botanist that awaits me, but marriage to a triton! Cetius has a powerful tail and an upper body that puts the best bodybuilder to shame. But there's a catch.

He doesn't really want a wife. He just needs me to pretend to make his aging grandsire happy in his last days. After, I can choose between a pampered life under the waves or trying my luck on a small human settlement at the surface.

Too bad not everyone's happy with the arrangement. Some would rather I end up as sushi for the sharks of this planet. And worst yet, I think I'm falling for my pretend triton mate.